[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR61.75]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

PART 61_CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS

--Table of Contents

 

           Subpart B_Aircraft Ratings and Pilot Authorizations

 

Sec. 61.75  Private pilot certificate issued on the basis of a foreign 

pilot license.



    (a) General. A person who holds a current foreign pilot license 

issued by a contracting State to the Convention on International Civil 

Aviation may apply for and be issued a private pilot certificate with 

the appropriate ratings when the application is based on the foreign 

pilot license that meets the requirements of this section.

    (b) Certificate issued. A U.S. private pilot certificate that is 

issued under this section shall specify the person's foreign license 

number and country of issuance. A person who holds a current foreign 

pilot license issued by a contracting State to the Convention on 

International Civil Aviation may be issued a private pilot certificate 

based on the foreign pilot license without any further showing of 

proficiency, provided the applicant:

    (1) Meets the requirements of this section;

    (2) Holds a foreign pilot license that--

    (i) Is not under an order of revocation or suspension by the foreign 

country that issued the foreign pilot license; and

    (ii) Does not contain an endorsement stating that the applicant has 

not met all of the standards of ICAO for that license;

    (3) Does not currently hold a U.S. pilot certificate;

    (4) Holds a current medical certificate issued under part 67 of this 

chapter or a current medical certificate issued by the country that 

issued the person's foreign pilot license; and

    (5) Is able to read, speak, write, and understand the English 

language. If the applicant is unable to meet one of these requirements 

due to medical reasons, then the Administrator may place such operating 

limitations on that applicant's pilot certificate as are necessary for 

the safe operation of the aircraft.

    (c) Aircraft ratings issued. Aircraft ratings listed on a person's 

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pilot license, in addition to any issued after testing under the 

provisions of this part, may be placed on that person's U.S. pilot 

certificate.

    (d) Instrument ratings issued. A person who holds an instrument 

rating on the foreign pilot license issued by a contracting State to the 

Convention on International Civil Aviation may be issued an instrument 

rating on a U.S. private pilot certificate provided:

    (1) The person's foreign pilot license authorizes instrument 

privileges;

    (2) Within 24 months preceding the month in which the person applies 

for the instrument rating, the person passes the appropriate knowledge 

test; and

    (3) The person is able to read, speak, write, and understand the 

English language. If the applicant is unable to meet one of these 

requirements due to medical reasons, then the Administrator may place 

such operating limitations on that applicant's pilot certificate as are 

necessary for the safe operation of the aircraft.

    (e) Operating privileges and limitations. A person who receives a 

U.S. private pilot certificate that has been issued under the provisions 

of this section:

    (1) May act as a pilot of a civil aircraft of U.S. registry in 

accordance with the private pilot privileges authorized by this part;

    (2) Is limited to the privileges placed on the certificate by the 

Administrator;

    (3) Is subject to the limitations and restrictions on the person's 

U.S. certificate and foreign pilot license when exercising the 

privileges of that U.S. pilot certificate in an aircraft of U.S. 

registry operating within or outside the United States; and

    (4) Shall not exercise the privileges of that U.S. private pilot 

certificate when the person's foreign pilot license has been revoked or 

suspended.

    (f) Limitation on licenses used as the basis for a U.S. certificate. 

Only one foreign pilot license may be used as a basis for issuing a U.S. 

private pilot certificate. The foreign pilot license and medical 

certification used as a basis for issuing a U.S. private pilot 

certificate under this section must be in the English language or 

accompanied by an English language transcription that has been signed by 

an official or representative of the foreign aviation authority that 

issued the foreign pilot license.

    (g) Limitation placed on a U.S. private pilot certificate. A U.S. 

private pilot certificate issued under this section is valid only when 

the holder has the foreign pilot license upon which the issuance of the 

U.S. private pilot certificate was based in the holder's personal 

possession or readily accessible in the aircraft.