14 CFR § 63.31 - Eligibility requirements; general.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s63.31"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 63.31 - Eligibility requirements; general."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "63.31"
section_name: "Eligibility requirements; general."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "AIRMEN"
part_number: "63"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION: FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS OTHER THAN PILOTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-44711, 45102-45103, 45301-45302."
cfr_part: "63"
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# 63.31 Eligibility requirements; general.
To be eligible for a flight engineer certificate, a person must—
(a) Be at least 21 years of age;
(b) Be able to read, speak, and understand the English language, or have an appropriate limitation placed on his flight engineer certificate;
(c) Hold at least a second-class medical certificate issued under part 67 of this chapter within the 12 months before the date he applies, or other evidence of medical qualification accepted for the issue of a flight engineer certificate under § 63.42; and
(d) Comply with the requirements of this subpart that apply to the rating he seeks.
(Sec. 6, 80 Stat. 937, 49 U.S.C. 1655)
[Docket 6458, 30 FR 14559, Nov. 23, 1965, as amended by Amdt. 63-9, 33 FR 18614, Dec. 17, 1968]