14 CFR 65.117
§ 65.117 Military riggers or former military riggers: Special certification rule.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 65.117, § 65.117 Military riggers or former military riggers: Special certification rule, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/55685
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In place of the procedure in § 65.115, an applicant for a senior parachute rigger certificate is entitled to it if he passes a written test on the regulations of this subpart and presents satisfactory documentary evidence that he—
(a) Is a member or civilian employee of an Armed Force of the United States, is a civilian employee of a regular armed force of a foreign country, or has, within the 12 months before he applies, been honorably discharged or released from any status covered by this paragraph;
(b) Is serving, or has served within the 12 months before he applies, as a parachute rigger for such an Armed Force; and
(c) Has the experience required by § 65.115(a).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.