14 CFR § 129.15 - Flightcrew member certificates.

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title: "14 CFR § 129.15 - Flightcrew member certificates."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "129.15"
section_name: "Flightcrew member certificates."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS"
part_number: "129"
part_name: "OPERATIONS: FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS AND FOREIGN OPERATORS OF U.S.-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT ENGAGED IN COMMON CARRIAGE"
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regulatory_source: "Docket 1994, 29 FR 1720, Feb. 5, 1964, unless otherwise noted."
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# 129.15 Flightcrew member certificates.

Each person acting as a flightcrew member must hold a certificate or license that shows the person's ability to perform duties in connection with the operation of the aircraft. The certificate or license must have been issued or rendered valid by:

(a) The State in which the aircraft is registered; or

(b) The State of the Operator, provided that the State of the Operator and the State of Registry have entered into an agreement under Article 83*bis* of the Convention on International Civil Aviation that covers the aircraft.

[Docket FAA-2009-0140, 76 FR 7491, Feb. 10, 2011]