14 CFR §61.165
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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).