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This ICAO amendment triggers the sunset of the statutory
authority that provides the basis for the crew pairing
limitations in title 14. DATES: Effective November 13,
2014. If implementation by the International Civil
Aviation Organization of Amendment 172 to Annex 1 is
delayed, the FAA will publish notification of the date
changes.
Section 44729(c) specified a pilot pairing limitation
for PICs serving on international flights. Specifically,
section 44729(c)(1) provides, ‘‘A pilot who has attained
60 years of age may serve as pilot-in-command in covered
operations between the United States and another country
only if there is another pilot in the flight deck crew
who has not yet attained 60 years of age.’’ The pilot
pairing requirement in section 44729(c)(1) is consistent
with the pilot pairing standard in ICAO Annex 1
(Personnel Licensing), Chapter 2 (Licenses and Ratings
for Pilots), Standard 2.1.10.
The crew pairing requirement in section 44729(c)(1) will
sunset in accordance with section 44729(c)(2), on the
date that ICAO removes the pilot pairing limitation in
Standard 2.1.10. Section 44729(c)(2) states, ‘‘Paragraph
[c](1), shall cease to be effective on such date as the
Convention on International Civil Aviation provides that
a pilot who has attained 60 years of age may serve as
pilot-in-command in international commercial operations
without regard to whether there is another pilot in the
flight deck crew who has not attained age 60.’’
During a meeting of the ICAO Council on March 3,
2014, Council members adopted Amendment 172 to Annex
1, Personnel Licensing. The amendment removes the
requirement in Standard 2.1.10 to pair a pilot in
command over age 60 with a pilot under age 60.
Without the pairing requirement, all pilots on
multi-pilot crews serving in international air
transport commercial operations may continue to
serve as long as they have not reached 65 years of
age.2 The Council anticipates implementation of
Amendment 172 to Annex 1, Personnel Licensing, to be
November 13, 2014.3 Accordingly, on November 13,
2014, the pilot pairing limitation in 49 U.S.C.
44729(c)(1) ceases to be effective (see
Fair Treatment of Experienced Pilots Act (The
Age 65 Law)
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