1.0Advanced Aircrew Academyhttps://www.aircrewacademy.com/blogAdvanced Aircrew Academyhttps://www.aircrewacademy.com/blog/author/advanced-aircrew-academy/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IzaVxhgwib"><a href="https://www.aircrewacademy.com/blog/grace-provisions/">Grace Provisions</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.aircrewacademy.com/blog/grace-provisions/embed/#?secret=IzaVxhgwib" width="600" height="338" title="“Grace Provisions” — Advanced Aircrew Academy" data-secret="IzaVxhgwib" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> In a recent discussion with a Part 135 operator, I was asked whether the grace month provisions in 14 CFR 135.301 that apply to checking also apply to training. I had to admit that I have not committed the entire book of regulations to memory, but had always assumed that 135.301 applied to training as well as checking. If not, a pilot whose recurrent training and check ride was scheduled for later in his or her grace-late month would not be legal to fly in the beginning of that month because the training would be considered overdue. No one involved in our discussion had ever heard of a POI raising this issue. However, even if a POI interpretation allowed an operator to consider 135.301 as applicable to training, what would a judge or a jury say about it in the aftermath of an accident? Let’s review the regulations on this subject. Crewmember testing (a.k.a. checking) requirements are in 135 Subpart G. The completion of an Initial or Requalification check ride, such as a competency check required by 135.293, establishes the pilot’s base month for that check. Thereafter, recurrent checks are required at the interval called for in the applicable regulation, in the case of a 293 check, every 12 months. The due month for these recurrent checks is based on the Initial checkunless the pilot’s qualification lapses and a Requalification check is required, which then establishes a new base month. Fortunately, the FAA recognized the need for more flexibility for operators and pilots and made provisions for grace months in 135.301(a):