Sec.
143.1 Applicability.
143.3 Application and issue.
143.5 Temporary certificate.
143.7 Duration of certificate.
143.8 Change of name; replacement of lost or destroyed certificate.
143.9 Eligibility requirements: General.
143.11 Knowledge requirements.
143.15 Tests: General procedures.
143.17 Re-testing after failure.
143.18 Written tests: Cheating or other unauthorized conduct.
143.19 Recent experience.
143.20 Applications, certificates, logbooks, reports, and records;
falsification, reproduction, or alteration.
143.21 Display of certificate.
143.23 Change of address.
Authority: Secs. 313(a), 314, 601, and 607, 72 Stat. 752; 49 U.S.C.
1354(a), 1355, 1421, and 1427.
This part prescribes the requirements for issuing ground instructor
certificates and associated ratings and the general operating rules for the
holders of those certificates and ratings.
Sec. 143.3 Application and issue.
(a) An application for a certificate and rating, or for an additional
rating, under this part, is made on a form and in a manner prescribed by the
Administrator. However, a person whose ground instructor certificate has been
revoked may not apply for a new certificate for a period of one year after
the effective date of the revocation unless the order of revocation provides
otherwise.
(b) An applicant who meets the requirements of this part is entitled to an
appropriate certificate with ratings naming the ground school subjects that
he is authorized to teach.
(c) Unless authorized by the Administrator, a person whose ground
instructor certificate is suspended may not apply for any rating to be added
to that certificate during the period of suspension.
(d) Unless the order of revocation provides otherwise, a person whose
ground instructor certificate is revoked may not apply for any ground
instructor certificate for 1 year after the date of revocation.
[Doc. No. 1157, 27 FR 6661, July 13, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 143-2, 31 FR
13524, Oct. 20, 1966]
Sec. 143.5 Temporary certificate.
A certificate or rating effective for a period of not more than 90 days may
be issued to a qualified applicant, pending the issue of the certificate or
rating for which he applied.
Sec. 143.7 Duration of certificate.
(a) A certificate or rating issued under this part is effective until it is
surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
(b) The holder of any certificate issued under this part that is suspended
or revoked shall upon the Administrator's request, return it to the
Administrator.
[Doc. No. 1157, 27 FR 6661, July 13, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 143-2, 31 FR
13524, Oct. 20, 1966]
Sec. 143.8 Change of name; replacement of lost or destroyed certificate.
(a) An application for a change of name on a certificate issued under this
part must be accompanied by the applicant's current certificate and the
marriage license, court order, or other document verifying the change. The
documents are returned to the applicant after inspection.
(b) An application for a replacement of a lost or destroyed certificate is
made by letter to the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, Airman Certification Branch, Post Office Box 25082, Oklahoma
City, Okla. 73125. The letter must--
(1) Contain the name in which the certificate was issued, the permanent
mailing address (including zip code), social security number (if any), and
date and place of birth of the certificate holder, and any available
information regarding the grade, number, and date of issue of the
certificate, and the ratings on it; and
(2) Be accompanied by a check or money order for $2, payable to the Federal
Aviation Administration.
(c) A person whose certificate issued under this part has been lost may
obtain a telegram from the FAA confirming that it was issued. The telegram
may be carried as a certificate for a period not to exceed 60 days pending
his receiving a duplicate certificate under paragraph (b) of this section,
unless he has been notified that the certificate has been suspended or
revoked. The request for such a telegram may be made by prepaid telegram,
stating the date upon which a duplicate certificate was requested, or
including the request for a duplicate and a money order for the necessary
amount. The request for a telegraphic certificate should be sent to the
office prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section.
To be eligible for a certificate under this part, a person must be at least
18 years of age, be of good moral character, and comply with Sec. 143.11.
Sec. 143.11 Knowledge requirements.
Each applicant for a ground instructor certificate must show his practical
and theoretical knowledge of the subject for which he seeks a rating by
passing a written test on that subject.
Sec. 143.15 Tests: General procedures.
(a) Tests prescribed by or under this part are given at times and places,
and by persons, designated by the Administrator.
(b) The minimum passing grade for each test is 70 percent.
Sec. 143.17 Re-testing after failure.
An applicant for a ground instructor rating who fails a test under this
part may apply for re-testing--
(a) After 30 days after the date he failed that test; or
(b) Upon presenting a statement from a certificated ground instructor,
rated for the subject of the test failed, certifying that he has given the
applicant at least five hours additional instruction in that subject and now
considers that he can pass the test.
Sec. 143.18 Written tests: Cheating or other unauthorized conduct.
(a) Except as authorized by the Administrator, no person may--
(1) Copy, or intentionally remove, a written test under this part;
(2) Give to another, or receive from another, any part or copy of that
test;
(3) Give help on that test to, or receive help on that test from, any
person during the period that test is being given;
(4) Take any part of that test in behalf of another person;
(5) Use any material or aid during the period that test is being given; or
(6) Intentionally cause, assist, or participate in any act prohibited by
this paragraph.
(b) No person who commits an act prohibited by paragraph (a) of this
section is eligible for any airman or ground instructor certificate or rating
under this chapter for a period of 1 year after the date of that act. In
addition, the commission of that act is a basis for suspending or revoking
any airman or ground instructor certificate or rating held by that person.
[Amdt. 143-1, 30 FR 2197, Feb. 18, 1965]
Sec. 143.19 Recent experience.
The holder of a ground instructor certificate may not perform the duties of
a ground instructor unless, within the 12 months before he intends to perform
them--
(a) He has served for at least three months as a ground instructor; or
(b) The Administrator has determined that he meets the standards prescribed
in this part for the certificate and rating.
Sec. 143.20 Applications, certificates, logbooks, reports, and records;
falsification, reproduction, or alteration.
(a) No person may make or cause to be made--
(1) Any fraudulent or intentionally false statement on any application for
a certificate or rating under this part;
(2) Any fraudulent or intentionally false entry in any logbook, record, or
report that is required to be kept, made, or used, to show compliance with
any requirement for any certificate or rating under this part;
(3) Any reproduction, for fraudulent purpose, of any certificate or rating
under this part; or
(4) Any alteration of any certificate or rating under this part.
(b) The commission by any person of an act prohibited under paragraph (a)
of this section is a basis for suspending or revoking any airman or ground
instructor certificate or rating held by that person.
[Amdt. 143-1, 30 FR 2197, Feb. 18, 1965]
Sec. 143.21 Display of certificate.
Each person who holds a ground instructor certificate shall keep it readily
available to him while instructing and shall present it for inspection upon
the request of the Administrator or an authorized representative of the
National Transportation Safety Board, or of any Federal, State, or local law
enforcement officer.
[Amdt. 143-2, 31 FR 13525, Oct. 20, 1966, as amended by Doc. No. 8084, 32 FR
5769, Apr. 11, 1967]
Sec. 143.23 Change of address.
Within 30 days after any change in his permanent mailing address, the
holder of a ground instructor certificate shall notify the Department of
Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Airman Certification Branch,
Post Office Box 25082, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73125, in writing, of his new
address.
