A PIC WAS MISLED REGARDING AN ACTING SIC'S QUALIFICATIONS; AND; AS A RESULT; THE CORPORATE JET WAS OPERATED WITH AN UNQUALIFIED CREWMEMBER.

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I WAS HIRED AS A CONTRACT PLT BY A MAJOR; GA ACFT MANUFACTURER TO FLY WITH A BUYER OF 1 OF THEIR ACFT. THE CONTRACT WAS TO BE FOR 30 DAYS; WITH A POSSIBLE 30 DAY EXTENSION. THE MANUFACTURER'S DEMO PLT FLEW THE FIRST LEG INTO ILG WITH THE OWNER/PLT; THE ACFT TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP; AND THE OWNER/PLT AND MYSELF DEPARTED ILG. I HAD BEEN TOLD THE OWNER HAD BEEN TO RECURRENT TRAINING WITHIN THE PAST MONTH ON THIS TYPE ACFT; AND HAD BEEN FLYING ANOTHER JET FOR THE LAST 2 YRS; (THE ONE HE TRADED IN ON THIS ONE). I WAS HIRED ON THE BASIS OF HIS ACTING AS PIC; AND MYSELF AS SIC; AND TO ASSIST HIM WITH ANY QUESTIONS HE MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS MODEL. HE WAS RATED IN TYPE; BUT HAD OWNED A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT MODEL 2 AND 1/2 YRS BEFORE. DURING OUR FIRST LEG TOGETHER THE FLT WENT AS PLANNED; EXCEPT FOR A LNDG AT TJSJ COMPLETELY ON THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. THE DEMO PLT SAID TO ME EARLIER IN THE DAY THAT THIS PLT LIKED THE L SIDE OF THE RWY; SO I WASN'T SURPRISED. DURING THIS LEG; THE OWNER/PLT'S USUAL COPLT WAS RIDING THE JUMPSEAT; THERE TO HANDLE THE RADIO; AS NECESSARY; (BECAUSE WE WERE GOING INTO SOME NON- ENGLISH SPEAKING FIELDS -- I WAS TOLD). IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM; I BEGAN TO DOUBT WHETHER THE OWNER/PLT WAS CURRENT AS PIC. THIS WAS NOT A PROB FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS CURRENT AS PIC; TO CARRY PAX IN THIS TYPE ACFT. ALSO ON BOARD DURING THIS LEG WAS THE ACFT SALESMAN; WHO REPRESENTED THE BUYER/PLT IN THE TRANSACTION. HE IS AN A&P MECH; AND COULD BE CONSTRUED AS NECESSARY TO THE FLT. I MENTION THIS PART HERE BECAUSE OF MY STATEMENT AS TO TYPE OF SIT; IE; POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF FAR 61.55(6)(2II). WHEN WE DEPARTED; I THOUGHT THE OWNER/PLT WAS PIC; I WAS SIC; AND WE HAD 2 PAX ON BOARD. WHEN I DISCOVERED AFTER OUR ARR AT THE DEST THE NEXT DAY THAT THE 'PIC' WAS NOT EVEN QUALIFIED AS SIC; THE 2 PAX IMMEDIATELY WERE TRANSFORMED INTO PERSONS 'NECESSARY FOR THE OP' PER 61.55. THIS FIRST LEG WAS CONDUCTED DAY; IFR. THE SIMPLE SOLUTION TO THIS PROB OF CURRENCY IS TO HAVE A COPY OF THE OTHER PLT'S LICENSE; MOST RECENT MEDICAL; AND MOST RECENT TRAINING RECORD OR PPE SIGNOFF. IN THE FUTURE; THAT IS WHAT I WILL DO. I ENDED UP FLYING 5 MORE LEGS WITH THIS OWNER/PLT. YOU WILL SEE 5 MORE ASRS RPTS FOLLOWING THIS ONE. IT GETS SERIOUS DURING THE LAST 2 LEGS; ILLUSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL PARTIES AGREEING TO COMMAND AUTH BEFORE GETTING INTO THE ACFT.