{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-125.283","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 125.283","heading":"Second-in-command qualifications.","body":"No certificate holder may use any person, nor may any person serve, as second in command of an airplane unless that person—\n(a) Holds at least a commercial pilot certificate with appropriate category and class ratings, and an instrument rating; and\n(b) For flight under IFR, meets the recent instrument experience requirements prescribed for a pilot in command in part 61 of this chapter.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER G—AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS","PART 125—CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS: AIRCRAFT HAVING A SEATING CAPACITY OF 20 OR MORE PASSENGERS OR A MAXIMUM PAYLOAD CAPACITY OF 6,000 POUNDS OR MORE; AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT","Subpart I—Flight Crewmember Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"e10977b959d8f9a263e4f14cc5e3235b7e8d95bcc72f2b1a003e27951f3b6087","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-125.281","next":"us/14-cfr-125.285"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}