# 14 CFR § 63.15: Duration of certificates

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.15

## Section

- **Citation:** 14 CFR § 63.15
- **Heading:** Duration of certificates
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 14—Aeronautics and Space > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > SUBCHAPTER D—AIRMEN > PART 63—CERTIFICATION: FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS OTHER THAN PILOTS > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) Except as provided in § 63.23 and paragraph (b) of this section, a certificate or rating issued under this part is effective until it is surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
(b) A flight engineer certificate (with any amendment thereto) issued under § 63.42 expires at the end of the 24th month after the month in which the certificate was issued or renewed. However, the holder may exercise the privileges of that certificate only while the foreign flight engineer license on which that certificate is based is effective.
(c) Any certificate issued under this part ceases to be effective if it is surrendered, suspended, or revoked. The holder of any certificate issued under this part that is suspended or revoked shall, upon the Administrator's request, return it to the Administrator.
(d) Except for temporary certificate issued under § 63.13, the holder of a paper certificate issued under this part may not exercise the privileges of that certificate after March 31, 2013.
(Sec. 6, 80 Stat. 937, 49 U.S.C. 1655; secs. 313, 601, 602, Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1354, 1421, and 1422); sec. 6(c), Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655(c)); Title V, Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 (31 U.S.C. 483(a)); sec. 28, International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. 1159(b)))
[Docket 8846, 33 FR 18613, Dec. 17, 1968, as amended by Amdt. 63-22, 47 FR 35693, Aug. 16, 1982; Amdt. 63-36, 73 FR 10668, Feb. 28, 2008]

## Nearby sections

- [14 CFR § 63.1 § 63.1 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.1.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.2 § 63.2 Certification of foreign flight crewmembers other than pilots.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.2.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.3 § 63.3 Certificates and ratings required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.3.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.11 § 63.11 Application and issue.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.11.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.12 § 63.12 Offenses involving alcohol or drugs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.12.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.12a § 63.12a Refusal to submit to an alcohol test or to furnish test results.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.12a.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.13 § 63.13 Temporary certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.13.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.15 § 63.15 Duration of certificates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.15.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.16 § 63.16 Change of name; replacement of lost or destroyed certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.16.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.17 § 63.17 Tests: General procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.17.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.18 § 63.18 Written tests: Cheating or other unauthorized conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.18.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.19 § 63.19 Operations during physical deficiency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.19.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.21 § 63.21 Change of address.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.21.md)
- [14 CFR § 63.23 § 63.23 Special purpose flight engineer and flight navigator certificates: Operation of U.S.-registered civil airplanes leased by a person not a U.S. citizen.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-63.23.md)

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