Excerpts from  14 CFR Part 135
On-Demand Operations
Less Than 10 Passenger Seats
SUBPART H Training

135.323 Training program: General 135.329 Crewmember training requirements 135.338 Qualifications: Flight instructors (aircraft) and flight instructors (simulator) 135.345 Pilots: Initial, transition, and upgrade ground training
135.324 Training program: Special Rules 135.331 Crewmember emergency training 135.339 Initial and transition training and checking: 
Check airmen (aircraft), check airmen (simulator)
135.347 Pilots: Initial, transition, upgrade, and differences flight training
135.325 Training program and revision: Initial and final approval 135.333 Training requirements: Handling and carriage of hazardous materials

135.340 Initial and transition training and checking:
Flight instructors (aircraft), flight instructors (simulator) 

135.351 Recurrent training
135.327 Training program: Curriculum 135.337 Qualifications: Check airmen (aircraft) and check airmen (simulator) 135.341 Pilot and flight attendant crewmember training programs 135.353 Prohibited drugs

14CFR 135 index


135.323 Training program: General Index

    (a) Each certificate holder required to have a training program under Sec.
  135.341 shall:
    (1) Establish, obtain the appropriate initial and final approval of, and
  provide a training program that meets this subpart and that ensures that each
  crewmember, flight instructor, check airman, and each person assigned duties
  for the carriage and handling of hazardous materials (as defined in 49 CFR
  171.8) is adequately trained to perform their assigned duties.
    (2) Provide adequate ground and flight training facilities and properly
  qualified ground instructors for the training required by this subpart.
    (3) Provide and keep current for each aircraft type used and, if
  applicable, the particular variations within the aircraft type, appropriate
  training material, examinations, forms, instructions, and procedures for use
  in conducting the training and checks required by this subpart.
    (4) Provide enough flight instructors, check airmen, and simulator
  instructors to conduct required flight training and flight checks, and
  simulator training courses allowed under this subpart.
    (b) Whenever a crewmember who is required to take recurrent training under
  this subpart completes the training in the calendar month before, or the
  calendar month after, the month in which that training is required, the
  crewmember is considered to have completed it in the calendar month in which
  it was required.
    (c) Each instructor, supervisor, or check airman who is responsible for a
  particular ground training subject, segment of flight training, course of
  training, flight check, or competence check under this part shall certify as
  to the proficiency and knowledge of the crewmember, flight instructor, or
  check airman concerned upon completion of that training or check. That
  certification shall be made a part of the crewmember's record. When the
  certification required by this paragraph is made by an entry in a
  computerized recordkeeping system, the certifying instructor, supervisor, or
  check airman, must be identified with that entry. However, the signature of
  the certifying instructor, supervisor, or check airman, is not required for
  computerized entries.
    (d) Training subjects that apply to more than one aircraft or crewmember
  position and that have been satisfactorily completed during previous training
  while employed by the certificate holder for another aircraft or another
  crewmember position, need not be repeated during subsequent training other
  than recurrent training.
    (e) Aircraft simulators and other training devices may be used in the
  certificate holder's training program if approved by the Administrator.


135.324 Training program: Special Rules Index

    (a) Other than the certificate holder, only another certificate holder
  certificated under this part or a training center certificated under part 142
  of this chapter is eligible under this subpart to provide training, testing,
  and checking under contract or other arrangement to those persons subject to
  the requirements of this subpart.
    (b) A certificate holer may contract with, or otherwise arrange to use the
  services of, a training center certificated under part 142 of this chapter to
  provide training, testing, and checking required by this part only if the
  training center--
    (1) Holds applicable training specifications issued under part 142 of this
  chapter;
    (2) Has facilities, training equipment, and courseware meeting the
  applicable requirements of part 142 of this chapter;
    (3) Has approved curriculums, curriculum segments, and portions of
  curriculum segments applicable for use in training courses required by this
  subpart; and
    (4) Has sufficient instructor and check airmen qualified under the
  applicable requirements of Secs. 135.337 through 135.340 to provide training,
  testing, and checking to persons subject to the requirements of this subpart.

135.325 Training program and revision:
Initial and final approval
  Index

    (a) To obtain initial and final approval of a training program, or a
  revision to an approved training program, each certificate holder must submit
  to the Administrator--
    (1) An outline of the proposed or revised curriculum, that provides enough
  information for a preliminary evaluation of the proposed training program or
  revision; and
    (2) Additional relevant information that may be requested by the
  Administrator.
    (b) If the proposed training program or revision complies with this
  subpart, the Administrator grants initial approval in writing after which the
  certificate holder may conduct the training under that program. The
  Administrator then evaluates the effectiveness of the training program and
  advises the certificate holder of deficiencies, if any, that must be
  corrected.
    (c) The Administrator grants final approval of the proposed training
  program or revision if the certificate holder shows that the training
  conducted under the initial approval in paragraph (b) of this section ensures
  that each person who successfully completes the training is adequately
  trained to perform that person's assigned duties.
    (d) Whenever the Administrator finds that revisions are necessary for the
  continued adequacy of a training program that has been granted final
  approval, the certificate holder shall, after notification by the
  Administrator, make any changes in the program that are found necessary by
  the Administrator. Within 30 days after the certificate holder receives the
  notice, it may file a petition to reconsider the notice with the
  Administrator. The filing of a petition to reconsider stays the notice
  pending a decision by the Administrator. However, if the Administrator finds
  that there is an emergency that requires immediate action in the interest of
  safety, the Administrator may, upon a statement of the reasons, require a
  change effective without stay.

135.327 Training program: Curriculum  Index

    (a) Each certificate holder must prepare and keep current a written
  training program curriculum for each type of aircraft for each crewmember
  required for that type aircraft. The curriculum must include ground and
  flight training required by this subpart.
    (b) Each training program curriculum must include the following:
    (1) A list of principal ground training subjects, including emergency
  training subjects, that are provided.
    (2) A list of all the training devices, mockups, systems trainers,
  procedures trainers, or other training aids that the certificate holder will
  use.
    (3) Detailed descriptions or pictorial displays of the approved normal,
  abnormal, and emergency maneuvers, procedures and functions that will be
  performed during each flight training phase or flight check, indicating those
  maneuvers, procedures and functions that are to be performed during the
  inflight portions of flight training and flight checks.

135.329 Crewmember training requirements Index

    (a) Each certificate holder must include in its training program the
  following initial and transition ground training as appropriate to the
  particular assignment of the crewmember:
    (1) Basic indoctrination ground training for newly hired crewmembers
  including instruction in at least the--
    (i) Duties and responsibilities of crewmembers as applicable;
    (ii) Appropriate provisions of this chapter;
    (iii) Contents of the certificate holder's operating certificate and
  operations specifications (not required for flight attendants); and
    (iv) Appropriate portions of the certificate holder's operating manual.
    (2) The initial and transition ground training in Secs. 135.345 and
  135.349, as applicable.
    (3) Emergency training in 135.331.
    (b) Each training program must provide the initial and transition flight
  training in 135.347, as applicable.
    (c) Each training program must provide recurrent ground and flight training
  in 135.351.
    (d) Upgrade training in Secs. 135.345 and 135.347 for a particular type
  aircraft may be included in the training program for crewmembers who have
  qualified and served as second in command on that aircraft.
    (e) In addition to initial, transition, upgrade and recurrent training,
  each training program must provide ground and flight training, instruction,
  and practice necessary to ensure that each crewmember--
    (1) Remains adequately trained and currently proficient for each aircraft,
  crewmember position, and type of operation in which the crewmember serves;
  and
    (2) Qualifies in new equipment, facilities, procedures, and techniques,
  including modifications to aircraft.


135.331 Crewmember emergency training Index

    (a) Each training program must provide emergency training under this
  section for each aircraft type, model, and configuration, each crewmember,
  and each kind of operation conducted, as appropriate for each crewmember and
  the certificate holder.
    (b) Emergency training must provide the following:
    (1) Instruction in emergency assignments and procedures, including
  coordination among crewmembers.
    (2) Individual instruction in the location, function, and operation of
  emergency equipment including--
    (i) Equipment used in ditching and evacuation;
    (ii) First aid equipment and its proper use; and
    (iii) Portable fire extinguishers, with emphasis on the type of
  extinguisher to be used on different classes of fires.
    (3) Instruction in the handling of emergency situations including--
    (i) Rapid decompression;
    (ii) Fire in flight or on the surface and smoke control procedures with
  emphasis on electrical equipment and related circuit breakers found in cabin
  areas;
    (iii) Ditching and evacuation;
    (iv) Illness, injury, or other abnormal situations involving passengers or
  crewmembers; and
    (v) Hijacking and other unusual situations.
    (4) Review of the certificate holder's previous aircraft accidents and
  incidents involving actual emergency situations.
    (c) Each crewmember must perform at least the following emergency drills,
  using the proper emergency equipment and procedures, unless the Administrator
  finds that, for a particular drill, the crewmember can be adequately trained
  by demonstration:
    (1) Ditching, if applicable.
    (2) Emergency evacuation.
    (3) Fire extinguishing and smoke control.
    (4) Operation and use of emergency exits, including deployment and use of
  evacuation chutes, if applicable.
    (5) Use of crew and passenger oxygen.
    (6) Removal of life rafts from the aircraft, inflation of the life rafts,
  use of life lines, and boarding of passengers and crew, if applicable.
    (7) Donning and inflation of life vests and the use of other individual
  flotation devices, if applicable.
    (d) Crewmembers who serve in operations above 25,000 feet must receive
  instruction in the following:
    (1) Respiration.
    (2) Hypoxia.
    (3) Duration of consciousness without supplemental oxygen at altitude.
    (4) Gas expansion.
    (5) Gas bubble formation.
    (6) Physical phenomena and incidents of decompression.


135.333 Training requirements:
Handling and carriage of hazardous materials
Index 

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, no certificate
  holder may use any person to perform, and no person may perform, any assigned
  duties and responsibilities for the handling or carriage of hazardous
  materials (as defined in 49 CFR 171.8), unless within the preceding 12
  calendar months that person has satisfactorily completed initial or recurrent
  training in an appropriate training program established by the certificate
  holder, which includes instruction regarding--
    (1) The proper shipper certification, packaging, marking, labeling, and
  documentation for hazardous materials; and
    (2) The compatibility, loading, storage, and handling characteristics of
  hazardous materials.
    (b) Each certificate holder shall maintain a record of the satisfactory
  completion of the initial and recurrent training given to crewmembers and
  ground personnel who perform assigned duties and responsibilities for the
  handling and carriage of hazardous materials.
    (c) Each certificate holder that elects not to accept hazardous materials
  shall ensure that each crewmember is adequately trained to recognize those
  items classified as hazardous materials.
    (d) If a certificate holder operates into or out of airports at which
  trained employees or contract personnel are not available, it may use persons
  not meeting the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section to
  load, offload, or otherwise handle hazardous materials if these persons are
  supervised by a crewmember who is qualified under paragraphs (a) and (b) of
  this section.


135.337 Qualifications: Check airmen (aircraft)
and check airmen (simulator)
  Index

    (a) For the purposes of this section and 135.339:
    (1) A check airman (aircraft) is a person who is qualified to conduct
  flight checks in an aircraft, in a flight simulator, or in a flight training
  device for a particular type aircraft.
    (2) A check airman (simulator) is a person who is qualified to conduct
  flight checks, but only in a flight simulator, in a flight training device,
  or both, for a particular type aircraft.
    (3) Check airmen (aircraft) and check airmen (simulator) are those check
  airmen who perform the functions described in Secs. 135.321 (a) and
  135.323(a)(4) and (c).
    (b) No certificate holder may use a person, nor may any person serve as a
  check airman (aircraft) in a training program established under this subpart
  unless, with respect to the aircraft type involved, that person--
    (1) Holds the airman certificates and ratings required to serve as a pilot
  in command in operations under this part;
    (2) Has satisfactorily completed the training phases for the aircraft,
  including recurrent training, that are required to serve as a pilot in
  command in operations under this part;
    (3) Has satisfactorily completed the proficiency or competency checks that
  are required to serve as a pilot in command in operations under this part;
    (4) Has satisfactorily completed the applicable training requirements of
  135.339;
    (5) Holds at least a Class III medical certificate unless serving as a
  required crewmember, in which case holds a Class I or Class II medical
  certificate as appropriate.
    (6) Has satisfied the recency of experience requirements of 135.247;
  and
    (7) Has been approved by the Administrator for the check airman duties
  involved.
    (c) No certificate holder may use a person, nor may any person serve as a
  check airman (simulator) in a training program established under this subpart
  unless, with respect to the aircraft type involved, that person meets the
  provisions of paragraph (b) of this section, or--
    (1) Holds the applicable airman certificates and ratings, except medical
  certificate, required to serve as a pilot in command in operations under this
  part;
    (2) Has satisfactorily completed the appropriate training phases for the
  aircraft, including recurrent training, that are required to serve as a pilot
  in command in operations under this part;
    (3) Has satisfactorily completed the appropriate proficiency or competency
  checks that are required to serve as a pilot in command in operations under
  this part;
    (4) Has satisfactorily completed the applicable training requirements of
  135.339; and
    (5) Has been approved by the Administrator for the check airman (simulator)
  duties involved.
    (d) Completion of the requirements in paragraphs (b) (2), (3), and (4) or
  (c) (2), (3), and (4) of this section, as applicable, shall be entered in the
  individual's training record maintained by the certificate holder.
    (e) Check airmen who do not hold an appropriate medical certificate may
  function as check airmen (simulator), but may not serve as flightcrew members
  in operations under this part.
    (f) A check airman (simulator) must accomplish the following--
    (1) Fly at least two flight segments as a required crewmember for the type,
  class, or category aircraft involved within the 12-month preceding the
  performance of any check airman duty in a flight simulator; or
    (2) Satisfactorily complete an approved line-observation program within the
  period prescribed by that program and that must precede the performance of
  any check airman duty in a flight simulator.
    (g) The flight segments or line-observation program required in paragraph
  (f) of this section are considered to be completed in the month required if
  completed in the calendar month before or the calender month after the month
  in which they are due.

135.338 Qualifications:
Flight instructors (aircraft) and
flight instructors (simulator)
Index

    (a) For the purposes of this section and 135.340:
    (1) A flight instructor (aircraft) is a person who is qualified to instruct
  in an aircraft, in a flight simulator, or in a flight training device for a
  particular type, class, or category aircraft.
    (2) A flight instructor (simulator) is a person who is qualified to
  instruct in a flight simulator, in a flight training device, or in both, for
  a particular type, class, or category aircraft.
    (3) Flight instructors (aircraft) and flight instructors (simulator) are
  those instructors who perform the functions described in 135.321(a) and
  135.323 (a)(4) and (c).
    (b) No certificate holder may use a person, nor may any person serve as a
  flight instructor (aircraft) in a training program established under this
  subpart unless, with respect to the type, class, or category aircraft
  involved, that person--
    (1) Holds the airman certificates and ratings required to serve as a pilot
  in command in operations under this part;
    (2) Has satisfactorily completed the training phases for the aircraft,
  including recurrent training, that are required to serve as a pilot in
  command in operations under this part;
    (3) Has satisfactorily completed the proficiency or competency checks that
  are required to serve as a pilot in command in operations under this part;
    (4) Has satisfactorily completed the applicable training requirements of
  135.340;
    (5) Holds at least a Class III medical certificate; and
    (6) Has satisfied the recency of experience requirements of 135.247.
    (c) No certificate holder may use a person, nor may any person serve as a
  flight instructor (simulator) in a training program established under this
  subpart, unless, with respect to the type, class, or category aircraft
  involved, that person meets the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section,
  or--
    (1) Holds the airman certificates and ratings, except medical certificate,
  required to serve as a pilot in command in operations under this part except
  before March 19, 1997 that person need not hold a type rating for the type,
  class, or category of aircraft involved.
    (2) Has satisfactorily completed the appropriate training phases for the
  aircraft, including recurrent training, that are required to serve as a pilot
  in command in operations under this part;
    (3) Has satisfactorily completed the appropriate proficiency or competency
  checks that are required to serve as a pilot in command in operations under
  this part; and
    (4) Has satisfactorily completed the applicable training requirements of
  135.340.
    (d) Completion of the requirements in paragraphs (b) (2), (3), and (4) or
  (c) (2), (3), and (4) of this section, as applicable, shall be entered in the
  individual's training record maintained by the certificate holder.
    (e) An airman who does not hold a medical certificate may function as a
  flight instructor in an aircraft if functioning as a non-required crewmember,
  but may not serve as a flightcrew member in operations under this part.
    (f) A flight instructor (simulator) must accomplish the following--
    (1) Fly at least two flight segments as a required crewmember for the type,
  class, or category aircraft involved within the 12-month period preceding the
  performance of any flight instructor duty in a flight simulator; or
    (2) Satisfactorily complete an approved line-observation program within the
  period prescribed by that program and that must precede the performance of
  any check airman duty in a flight simulator.
    (g) The flight segments or line-observation program required in paragraph
  (f) of this section are considered completed in the month required if
  completed in the calendar month before, or in the calendar month after, the
  month in which they are due.

135.339 Initial and transition training and checking: 
Check airmen (aircraft), check airmen (simulator)
Index

    (a) No certificate holder may use a person nor may any person serve as a
  check airman unless--
    (1) That person has satisfactorily completed initial or transition check
  airman training; and
    (2) Within the preceding 24 calendar months, that person satisfactorily
  conducts a proficiency or competency check under the observation of an FAA
  inspector or an aircrew designated examiner employed by the operator. The
  observation check may be accomplished in part or in full in an aircraft, in a
  flight simulator, or in a flight training device. This paragraph applies
  after March 19, 1997.
    (b) The observation check required by paragraph (a)(2) of this section is
  considered to have been completed in the month required if completed in the
  calendar month before or the calendar month after the month in which it is
  due.
    (c) The initial ground training for check airmen must include the
  following:
    (1) Check airman duties, functions, and responsibilities.
    (2) The applicable Code of Federal Regulations and the certificate holder's
  policies and procedures.
    (3) The applicable methods, procedures, and techniques for conducting the
  required checks.
    (4) Proper evaluation of student performance including the detection of--
    (i) Improper and insufficient training; and
    (ii) Personal characteristics of an applicant that could adversely affect
  safety.
    (5) The corrective action in the case of unsatisfactory checks.
    (6) The approved methods, procedures, and limitations for performing the
  required normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures in the aircraft.
    (d) The transition ground training for check airmen must include the
  approved methods, procedures, and limitations for performing the required
  normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures applicable to the aircraft to
  which the check airman is in transition.
    (e) The initial and transition flight training for check airmen (aircraft)
  must include the following--
    (1) The safety measures for emergency situations that are likely to develop
  during a check;
    (2) The potential results of improper, untimely, or nonexecution of safety
  measures during a check;
    (3) Training and practice in conducting flight checks from the left and
  right pilot seats in the required normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures
  to ensure competence to conduct the pilot flight checks required by this
  part; and
    (4) The safety measures to be taken from either pilot seat for emergency
  situations that are likely to develop during checking.
    (f) The requirements of paragraph (e) of this section may be accomplished
  in full or in part in flight, in a flight simulator, or in a flight training
  device, as appropriate.
    (g) The initial and transition flight training for check airmen (simulator)
  must include the following:
    (1) Training and practice in conducting flight checks in the required
  normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures to ensure competence to conduct
  the flight checks required by this part. This training and practice must be
  accomplished in a flight simulator or in a flight training device.
    (2) Training in the operation of flight simulators, flight training
  devices, or both, to ensure competence to conduct the flight checks required
  by this part.

135.340 Initial and transition training and checking:
Flight instructors (aircraft), flight instructors (simulator)
  Index

    (a) No certificate holder may use a person nor may any person serve as a
  flight instructor unless--
    (1) That person has satisfactorily completed initial or transition flight
  instructor training; and
    (2) Within the preceding 24 calendar months, that person satisfactorily
  conducts instruction under the observation of an FAA inspector, an operator
  check airman, or an aircrew designated examiner employed by the operator. The
  observation check may be accomplished in part or in full in an aircraft, in a
  flight simulator, or in a flight training device. This paragraph applies
  after March 19, 1997.
    (b) The observation check required by paragraph (a)(2) of this section is
  considered to have been completed in the month required if completed in the
  calendar month before, or the calendar month after, the month in which it is
  due.
    (c) The initial ground training for flight instructors must include the
  following:
    (1) Flight instructor duties, functions, and responsibilities.
    (2) The applicable Code of Federal Regulations and the certificate holder's
  policies and procedures.
    (3) The applicable methods, procedures, and techniques for conducting
  flight instruction.
    (4) Proper evaluation of student performance including the detection of--
    (i) Improper and insufficient training; and
    (ii) Personal characteristics of an applicant that could adversely affect
  safety.
    (5) The corrective action in the case of unsatisfactory training progress.
    (6) The approved methods, procedures, and limitations for performing the
  required normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures in the aircraft.
    (7) Except for holders of a flight instructor certificate--
    (i) The fundamental principles of the teaching-learning process;
    (ii) Teaching methods and procedures; and
    (iii) The instructor-student relationship.
    (d) The transition ground training for flight instructors must include the
  approved methods, procedures, and limitations for performing the required
  normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures applicable to the type, class, or
  category aircraft to which the flight instructor is in transition.
    (e) The initial and transition flight training for flight instructors
  (aircraft) must include the following--
    (1) The safety measures for emergency situations that are likely to develop
  during instruction;
    (2) The potential results of improper or untimely safety measures during
  instruction;
    (3) Training and practice from the left and right pilot seats in the
  required normal, abnormal, and emergency maneuvers to ensure competence to
  conduct the flight instruction required by this part; and
    (4) The safety measures to be taken from either the left or right pilot
  seat for emergency situations that are likely to develop during instruction.
    (f) The requirements of paragraph (e) of this section may be accomplished
  in full or in part in flight, in a flight simulator, or in a flight training
  device, as appropriate.
    (g) The initial and transition flight training for a flight instructor
  (simulator) must include the following:
    (1) Training and practice in the required normal, abnormal, and emergency
  procedures to ensure competence to conduct the flight instruction required by
  this part. These maneuvers and procedures must be accomplished in full or in
  part in a flight simulator or in a flight training device.
    (2) Training in the operation of flight simulators, flight training
  devices, or both, to ensure competence to conduct the flight instruction
  required by this part.

135.341 Pilot and flight attendant crewmember training programs Index

    (a) Each certificate holder, other than one who uses only one pilot in the
  certificate holder's operations, shall establish and maintain an approved
  pilot training program, and each certificate holder who uses a flight
  attendant crewmember shall establish and maintain an approved flight
  attendant training program, that is appropriate to the operations to which
  each pilot and flight attendant is to be assigned, and will ensure that they
  are adequately trained to meet the applicable knowledge and practical testing
  requirements of Secs. 135.293 through 135.301. However, the Administrator may
  authorize a deviation from this section if the Administrator finds that,
  because of the limited size and scope of the operation, safety will allow a
  deviation from these requirements.
    (b) Each certificate holder required to have a training program by
  paragraph (a) of this section shall include in that program ground and flight
  training curriculums for--
    (1) Initial training;
    (2) Transition training;
    (3) Upgrade training;
    (4) Differences training; and
    (5) Recurrent training.
    (c) Each certificate holder required to have a training program by
  paragraph (a) of this section shall provide current and appropriate study
  materials for use by each required pilot and flight attendant.
    (d) The certificate holder shall furnish copies of the pilot and flight
  attendant crewmember training program, and all changes and additions, to the
  assigned representative of the Administrator. If the certificate holder uses
  training facilities of other persons, a copy of those training programs or
  appropriate portions used for those facilities shall also be furnished.
  Curricula that follow FAA published curricula may be cited by reference in
  the copy of the training program furnished to the representative of the
  Administrator and need not be furnished with the program.

  

135.345 Pilots: Initial, transition, and upgrade ground training Index

    Initial, transition, and upgrade ground training for pilots must include
  instruction in at least the following, as applicable to their duties:
    (a) General subjects--
    (1) The certificate holder's flight locating procedures;
    (2) Principles and methods for determining weight and balance, and runway
  limitations for takeoff and landing;
    (3) Enough meteorology to ensure a practical knowledge of weather
  phenomena, including the principles of frontal systems, icing, fog,
  thunderstorms, windshear and, if appropriate, high altitude weather
  situations;
    (4) Air traffic control systems, procedures, and phraseology;
    (5) Navigation and the use of navigational aids, including instrument
  approach procedures;
    (6) Normal and emergency communication procedures;
    (7) Visual cues before and during descent below DH or MDA; and
    (8) Other instructions necessary to ensure the pilot's competence.
    (b) For each aircraft type--
    (1) A general description;
    (2) Performance characteristics;
    (3) Engines and propellers;
    (4) Major components;
    (5) Major aircraft systems (i.e., flight controls, electrical, and
  hydraulic), other systems, as appropriate, principles of normal, abnormal,
  and emergency operations, appropriate procedures and limitations;
    (6) Knowledge and procedures for--
    (i) Recognizing and avoiding severe weather situations;
    (ii) Escaping from severe weather situations, in case of inadvertent
  encounters, including low-altitude windshear (except that rotorcraft pilots
  are not required to be trained in escaping from low-altitude windshear);
    (iii) Operating in or near thunderstorms (including best penetrating
  altitudes), turbulent air (including clear air turbulence), icing, hail, and
  other potentially hazardous meteorological conditions; and
    (iv) Operating airplanes during ground icing conditions, (i.e., any time
  conditions are such that frost, ice, or snow may reasonably be expected to
  adhere to the airplane), if the certificate holder expects to authorize
  takeoffs in ground icing conditions, including:
    (A) The use of holdover times when using deicing/anti-icing fluids;
    (B) Airplane deicing/anti-icing procedures, including inspection and check
  procedures and responsibilities;
    (C) Communications;
    (D) Airplane surface contamination (i.e., adherence of frost, ice, or snow)
  and critical area identification, and knowledge of how contamination
  adversely affects airplane performance and flight characteristics;
    (E) Types and characteristics of deicing/anti-icing fluids, if used by the
  certificate holder;
    (F) Cold weather preflight inspection procedures;
    (G) Techniques for recognizing contamination on the airplane;
    (7) Operating limitations;
    (8) Fuel consumption and cruise control;
    (9) Flight planning;
    (10) Each normal and emergency procedure; and
    (11) The approved Aircraft Flight Manual, or equivalent.

  

135.347 Pilots: Initial, transition, upgrade, and differences flight training Index

    (a) Initial, transition, upgrade, and differences training for pilots must
  include flight and practice in each of the maneuvers and procedures in the
  approved training program curriculum.
    (b) The maneuvers and procedures required by paragraph (a) of this section
  must be performed in flight, except to the extent that certain maneuvers and
  procedures may be performed in an aircraft simulator, or an appropriate
  training device, as allowed by this subpart.
    (c) If the certificate holder's approved training program includes a course
  of training using an aircraft simulator or other training device, each pilot
  must successfully complete--
    (1) Training and practice in the simulator or training device in at least
  the maneuvers and procedures in this subpart that are capable of being
  performed in the aircraft simulator or training device; and
    (2) A flight check in the aircraft or a check in the simulator or training
  device to the level of proficiency of a pilot in command or second in
  command, as applicable, in at least the maneuvers and procedures that are
  capable of being performed in an aircraft simulator or training device.


135.351 Recurrent training Index

    (a) Each certificate holder must ensure that each crewmember receives
  recurrent training and is adequately trained and currently proficient for the
  type aircraft and crewmember position involved.
    (b) Recurrent ground training for crewmembers must include at least the
  following:
    (1) A quiz or other review to determine the crewmember's knowledge of the
  aircraft and crewmember position involved.
    (2) Instruction as necessary in the subjects required for initial ground
  training by this subpart, as appropriate, including low-altitude windshear
  training and training on operating during ground icing conditions, as
  prescribed in 135.341 and described in 135.345, and emergency
  training.
    (c) Recurrent flight training for pilots must include, at least, flight
  training in the maneuvers or procedures in this subpart, except that
  satisfactory completion of the check required by 135.293 within the
  preceding 12 calendar months may be substituted for recurrent flight
  training.

135.353 Prohibited drugs Index

    (a) Each certificate holder or operator shall provide each employee
  performing a function listed in Appendix I to Part 121 of this chapter and
  his or her supervisor with the training specified in that appendix.
    (b) No certificate holder or operator may use any contractor to perform a
  function specified in Appendix I to Part 121 of this chapter unless that
  contractor provides each of its employees performing that function for the
  certificate holder or the operator and his or her supervisor with the
  training specified in that appendix.
  

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