Sec. 258. Part 135 check airmen reforms
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The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall assign to the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the Committee ) the task of reviewing all regulations and policies related to check airmen for air carrier operations conducted under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. The Committee shall— review the processes and requirements by which authorized check airmen are selected, trained, and approved by the Administrator, and provide recommendations with respect to the regulatory and policy changes necessary to ensure efficient training and utilization of such check airmen; review differences in qualification standards between an inspector of the Federal Aviation Administration and an authorized check airmen in evaluating and certifying the knowledge and skills of pilots; and make recommendations with respect to the regulatory and policy changes necessary to allow authorized check airmen to perform duties beyond the duties permitted on the date of enactment of this Act.
Not later than 1 year after receiving recommendations under subsection (a), the Administrator shall take such action as the Administrator considers appropriate with respect to such recommendations. In this section, the term authorized check airman means an individual employed by an air carrier that meets the qualifications and training requirements of sections 135.337 and 135.339 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and is approved to evaluate and certify the knowledge and skills of pilots employed by such air carrier.