61.153 Eligibility requirements: General.
To be eligible for an airline transport pilot certificate, a
person must:
(a) Be at least 23 years of age;
(b) Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English
language. If the applicant is unable to meet one of these requirements due to
medical reasons, then the Administrator may place such operating limitations on
that applicant's pilot certificate as are necessary for the safe operation of
the aircraft;
(c) Be of good moral character;
(d) Meet at least one of the following requirements:
(1) Hold at least a commercial pilot certificate and an
instrument rating;
(2) Meet the military experience requirements under § 61.73
of this part to qualify for a commercial pilot certificate, and an instrument
rating if the person is a rated military pilot or former rated military pilot of
an Armed Force of the United States; or
(3) Hold either a foreign airline transport pilot or foreign
commercial pilot license and an instrument rating, without limitations, issued
by a contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
(e) Meet the aeronautical experience requirements of this
subpart that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought before
applying for the practical test;
(f) Pass a knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas
of § 61.155(c) of this part that apply to the aircraft category and class
rating sought;
(g) Pass the practical test on the areas of operation listed
in § 61.157(e) of this part that apply to the aircraft category and class
rating sought; and
(h) Comply with the sections of this part that apply to the
aircraft category and class rating sought.