The article, "Safety Pilot Rules" (March 2020 IFR), talked about the ins and outs of safety pilot roles, qualifications, responsibilities, and logging. Under 14 C.F.R. §91.109(c) safety pilots are considered required crewmembers. The minimum requirements for acting as a safety pilot are (1) a private pilot or higher certificate, (2) the applicable aircraft category and class ratings, and (3) an appropriate current medical certificate. Safety pilots could, but need not, be acting as the pilot in command (PIC) of the flight in which they are required crewmembers. Those who act as PIC must, as usual, meet all PIC requirements, including currency and appropriate endorsements. If they do and the pilots agree the safety pilot will be acting as PIC, the safety pilot is permitted to log the time the flying pilot is under the hood, using the pilot in command column of their logbooks. Safety pilots who cannot meet PIC requirements can act as safety pilots but they may neither act as pilot in command, nor may they log the time as PIC. They may log the time as SIC if they choose.
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