The flight instructor instrument rating or rating with instrument privileges must include: At least 50 hours of flight time under actual or simulated instrument conditions; At least 500 hours as pilot in command; Instrument flight instructor experience, acquired as either a certificated flight instructor-instrument or an instructor in a military pilot flight training program, 1 year and a total of 125 flight hours; or 200 flight hours; For a course of training other than one leading to the issuance of a recreational or private pilot certificate or rating, or an instrument rating or a rating with instrument privileges, an assistant chief instructor must have: (1) At least 1,000 hours as pilot in command; and (2) Flight training experience, acquired as either a certificated flight instructor or an instructor in a military pilot flight training program, or a combination thereof, consisting of at least 11⁄2 years and a total of 500 flight hours; or 750 flight hours or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. The certificates must contain the appropriate aircraft category, class, and instrument ratings if required for the category and class of aircraft used; Flight training experience as a certified flight instructor, as a commercial or military pilot training program, or a combination thereof that must include: 1 year and a total of 250 flight hours; or 500 flight hours.