Originally Posted by
Roper92
You didn't answer the question.
If the aircraft requires 1 pilot, but insurance requires 2, can the right seat pilot log SIC?
If not, what does the right seat pilot put in their logbook?
No! Absolutely not!
You can only log SIC if
a) The airplane is type certificated for two pilots. If the airplane is typed for either single OR two-pilot operations, you may chose to conduct two-pilot ops, even if one or both pilots is typed for single-pilot.
b) The FAR you are operating under requires two pilots. This usually means a single-pilot airplane operated under 135 or 121, with an OPSPEC requirement for two pilots.
Non-FAA requirements for a second pilot do NOT allow logging of legal SIC. This includes insurance or company policy. Note that an FAA-approved company OPSPEC is regulatory...but other documents like company memos, bulletins, policy do not count.
You are going for an airplane ride...don't log it. There is no law against logging total time, but some employers might take issue with that when they find out the time was not FAA time. I would not want to have to explain it.