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Code · CFR · Title 14 — Aeronautics and Space · Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors · § 61.5

§ 61.5. Certificates and ratings issued under this part.

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(a)The following certificates are issued under this part to an applicant who satisfactorily accomplishes the training and certification requirements for the certificate sought:
(1)Pilot certificates—
(i)Student pilot.
(ii)Sport pilot.
(iii)Recreational pilot.
(iv)Private pilot.
(v)Commercial pilot.
(vi)Airline transport pilot.
(2)Flight instructor certificates.
(3)Ground instructor certificates.
(b)The following ratings are placed on a pilot certificate (other than student pilot) when an applicant satisfactorily accomplishes the training and certification requirements for the rating sought:
(1)Aircraft category ratings—
(i)Airplane.
(ii)Rotorcraft.
(iii)Glider.
(iv)Lighter-than-air.
(v)Powered-lift.
(vi)Powered parachute.
(vii)Weight-shift-control aircraft.
(2)Airplane class ratings—
(i)Single-engine land.
(ii)Multiengine land.
(iii)Single-engine sea.
(iv)Multiengine sea.
(3)Rotorcraft class ratings—
(i)Helicopter.
(ii)Gyroplane.
(4)Lighter-than-air class ratings—
(i)Airship.
(ii)Balloon.
(5)Weight-shift-control aircraft class ratings—
(i)Weight-shift-control aircraft land.
(ii)Weight-shift-control aircraft sea.
(6)Powered parachute class ratings—
(i)Powered parachute land.
(ii)Powered parachute sea.
(7)Aircraft type ratings—
(i)Large aircraft other than lighter-than-air.
(ii)Turbojet-powered airplanes.
(iii)Powered-lift.
(iv)Other aircraft type ratings specified by the Administrator through the aircraft type certification procedures.
(8)Instrument ratings (on private and commercial pilot certificates only)—
(i)Instrument—Airplane.
(ii)Instrument—Helicopter.
(iii)Instrument—Powered-lift.
(9)Second-in-command pilot type rating for aircraft that is certificated for operations with a minimum crew of at least two pilots.
(c)The following ratings are placed on a flight instructor certificate when an applicant satisfactorily accomplishes the training and certification requirements for the rating sought:
(1)Aircraft category ratings—
(i)Airplane.
(ii)Rotorcraft.
(iii)Glider.
(iv)Powered-lift.
(2)Airplane class ratings—
(i)Single-engine.
(ii)Multiengine.
(3)Rotorcraft class ratings—
(i)Helicopter.
(ii)Gyroplane.
(4)Instrument ratings—
(i)Instrument—Airplane.
(ii)Instrument—Helicopter.
(iii)Instrument—Powered-lift.
(5)Sport pilot rating.
(d)The following ratings are placed on a ground instructor certificate when an applicant satisfactorily accomplishes the training and certification requirements for the rating sought:
(1)Basic.
(2)Advanced.
(3)Instrument. [Docket 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as amended by Amdt. 61-110, 69 FR 44864, July 27, 2004; Amdt. 61-113, 70 FR 45271, Aug. 4, 2005; Docket FAA-2023-1275, Amdt. 61-157, 89 FR 92484, Nov. 21, 2024]
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