§ 61.165. Additional aircraft category and class ratings.
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(a)Rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating. A person applying for an airline transport certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating who holds an airline transport pilot certificate with another aircraft category rating must:
(1)Meet the eligibility requirements of § 61.153 of this part;
(2)Pass a knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas of § 61.155(c) of this part;
(3)Comply with the requirements in § 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate;
(4)Meet the applicable aeronautical experience requirements of § 61.161 of this part; and
(5)Pass the practical test on the areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(4) of this part.
(b)Airplane category rating with a single-engine class rating. A person applying for an airline transport certificate with an airplane category and single-engine class rating who holds an airline transport pilot certificate with another aircraft category rating must:
(1)Meet the eligibility requirements of § 61.153 of this part;
(2)Pass a knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas of § 61.155(c) of this part;
(3)Comply with the requirements in § 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate;
(4)Meet the applicable aeronautical experience requirements of § 61.159 of this part; and
(5)Pass the practical test on the areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(1) of this part.
(c)Airplane category rating with a multiengine class rating. A person applying for an airline transport certificate with an airplane category and multiengine class rating who holds an airline transport certificate with another aircraft category rating must:
(1)Meet the eligibility requirements of § 61.153 of this part;
(2)Successfully complete the airline transport pilot certification training program specified in § 61.156;
(3)Pass a knowledge test for an airplane category multiengine class rating or type rating on the aeronautical knowledge areas of § 61.155(c);
(4)Comply with the requirements in § 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate;
(5)Meet the aeronautical experience requirements of § 61.159 or § 61.160; and
(6)Pass the practical test on the areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(2) of this part.
(d)Powered-lift category. A person applying for an airline transport pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating who holds an airline transport certificate with another aircraft category rating must:
(1)Meet the eligibility requirements of § 61.153 of this part;
(2)Pass a required knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas of § 61.155(c) of this part;
(3)Comply with the requirements in § 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate;
(4)Meet the applicable aeronautical experience requirements of § 61.163 of this part; and
(5)Pass the required practical test on the areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(3) of this part.
(e)Additional class rating within the same aircraft category. Except as provided in paragraph
(f)of this section, a person applying for an airline transport pilot certificate with an additional class rating who holds an airline transport certificate in the same aircraft category must—
(1)Meet the eligibility requirements of § 61.153, except paragraph
(g)of that section;
(2)Comply with the requirements in § 61.157(b) of this part, if applicable;
(3)Meet the applicable aeronautical experience requirements of subpart G of this part; and
(4)Pass a practical test on the areas of operation of § 61.157(e) appropriate to the aircraft rating sought.
(f)Adding a multiengine class rating to an airline transport pilot certificate with a single engine class rating. A person applying to add a multiengine class rating, or a multiengine class rating concurrently with a multiengine airplane type rating, to an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane category single engine class rating must—
(1)Meet the eligibility requirements of § 61.153;
(2)Pass a required knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas of § 61.155(c), as applicable to multiengine airplanes;
(3)Comply with the requirements in § 61.157(b), if applicable;
(4)Meet the applicable aeronautical experience requirements of § 61.159; and
(5)Pass a practical test on the areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(2). [Docket 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; Amdt. 61-103, 62 FR 40906, July 30, 1997, as amended by Amdt. 61-110, 69 FR 44869, July 27, 2004; Amdt. 61-130, 78 FR 42376, July 15, 2013; Amdt. 61-130B, 78 FR 77574, Dec. 24, 2013; Amdt. 61-130C, 81 FR 2, Jan. 4, 2016; FAA-2023-1275, Amdt. 61-157, 89 FR 92485, Nov. 21, 2024]