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G. Category Freeze
1. A pilot who is awarded an AE or VD will incur a 24-month category freeze.
Exception one: A domestic category pilot will incur a 9-month category freeze if:
a. the award is an AE or VD for the same status in an international category, and
b. he requires no qualification training, other than transoceanic ground school
Exception two: Subject to Section 22 G. 1. Exception one b., a pilot currently under a
category freeze may be awarded an AE or VD to the same position at a different base.
Exception three: A B-767/B-757 or a B-767/B-757 (International) pilot who is awarded
an AE or VD in the same status for the B-767-400ER and undergoes B-757/767 to B-
767-400ER qualification training will incur a 9-month category freeze.
Exception four: A B-767-400ER pilot who is awarded an AE or VD in the same status
for the B-767/B-757 or the B-767/B-757 (International) and undergoes B-767-400ER to
B-757/767 qualification training will incur a 9-month category freeze.
2. A category freeze applies to a pilot who is awarded an AE or VD whether or not he is
bypassed under Section 22 E. 14. A pilot who has been bypassed will be deemed to hold the category to which he is being pay protected to determine his eligibility for another
AE or VD.
3. A pilot who, during his category freeze, is awarded a subsequent AE to the same position
at another base may be held in the category of his freeze until a replacement is trained
and converted. When such replacement is trained and converted, the pilot will be
converted in accordance with the subsequent AE.
4. A pilot who is under a category freeze and who has not previously completed training for
a mainline Captain position shall nevertheless be eligible to be awarded a Captain
position. In such event, the balance of such pilot’s existing category freeze shall be
added to the category freeze resulting from the Captain position award.