Ratings for an Amphibian

("John Godwin" wrote)
Since the Mermaid has a Vh of greater than 87 KCAS you must have:
A Sport Pilot Certificate with an AP-8 Endorsement ... or
A Recreational Pilot Certificate with SES rating ... or
A Private, Commercial, or ATP with SES rating.


I found it on page 13 of:
"CFI’s Guide to Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft"

Appendix 4
Sets of Aircraft

Example: A sport pilot received all of her training in an Aeronca Champ. She
is signed off for the set "Airplane, 87 KCAS, tailwheel" (set "AP-2"). She
is able to fly, without any additional training or endorsement, any
tailwheel airplane that is sport pilot eligible and has a VH of 87KCAS or
below.

She is interested in buying one of the new, fast tricycle-geared S-LSAs.
Before she can act as PIC of the aircraft she purchases, she will need to
train with a CFI in a sport pilot-eligible tricycle geared aircraft with a
VH of 87 KCAS and receive an endorsement for aircraft set "AP-5".

A sport pilot could end up with up to 8 logbook endorsements in order to fly
every type of sport pilot-eligible airplane.


Airplane: 87 KCAS (VH) or BELOW
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Tricycle gear ....... (AP-1)
Tailwheel ............. (AP-2)
Ski equipped ...... (AP-3)
Float equipped ... (AP-4)

Airplane: 87 KCAS (VH) and ABOVE
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Tricycle gear ........ (AP-5)
Tailwheel .............. (AP-6)
Ski equipped ....... (AP-7)
Float equipped .... (AP-8)
Turbine ................. (AP-9)

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