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§ 125.27 

(2) A list of flight crewmembers with 

the type of airman certificate held, in-
cluding ratings and certificate num-
bers. 

[Docket No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as 
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
125–68, 83 FR 9173, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 125.23 Rules applicable to operations 

subject to this part. 

Each person operating an aircraft in 

operations under this part shall— 

(a) While operating inside the United 

States, comply with the applicable 
rules in part 91 of this chapter; and 

(b) While operating outside the 

United States, comply with Annex 2, 
Rules of the Air, to the Convention on 
International Civil Aviation or the reg-
ulations of any foreign country, which-
ever applies, and with any rules of 
parts 61 and 91 of this chapter and this 
part that are more restrictive than 
that Annex or those regulations and 
that can be complied with without vio-
lating that Annex or those regulations. 
Annex 2 is incorporated by reference in 
§ 91.703(b) of this chapter. 

[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as 
amended by Amdt. 125–12, 54 FR 34331, Aug. 
18, 1989; Docket No. FAA–2022–1563; Amdt. 
No. 125–74, 88 FR 48090, July 26, 2023] 

§ 125.25 Management personnel re-

quired. 

(a) Each applicant for a certificate 

under this part must show that it has 
enough management personnel, includ-
ing at least a director of operations, to 
assure that its operations are con-
ducted in accordance with the require-
ments of this part. 

(b) Each applicant shall— 
(1) Set forth the duties, responsibil-

ities, and authority of each of its man-
agement personnel in the general pol-
icy section of its manual; 

(2) List in the manual the names and 

addresses of each of its management 
personnel; 

(3) Designate a person as responsible 

for the scheduling of inspections re-
quired by the manual and for the up-
dating of the approved weight and bal-
ance system on all airplanes. 

(c) Each certificate holder shall no-

tify the responsible Flight Standards 
office charged with the overall inspec-
tion of the certificate holder of any 

change made in the assignment of per-
sons to the listed positions within 10 
days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, 
and Federal holidays, of such change. 

[Docket No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as 
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
125–68, 83 FR 9173, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 125.26 Employment of former FAA 

employees. 

(a) Except as specified in paragraph 

(c) of this section, no certificate holder 
may knowingly employ or make a con-
tractual arrangement which permits an 
individual to act as an agent or rep-
resentative of the certificate holder in 
any matter before the Federal Aviation 
Administration if the individual, in the 
preceding 2 years— 

(1) Served as, or was directly respon-

sible for the oversight of, a Flight 
Standards Service aviation safety in-
spector; and 

(2) Had direct responsibility to in-

spect, or oversee the inspection of, the 
operations of the certificate holder. 

(b) For the purpose of this section, an 

individual shall be considered to be 
acting as an agent or representative of 
a certificate holder in a matter before 
the agency if the individual makes any 
written or oral communication on be-
half of the certificate holder to the 
agency (or any of its officers or em-
ployees) in connection with a par-
ticular matter, whether or not involv-
ing a specific party and without regard 
to whether the individual has partici-
pated in, or had responsibility for, the 
particular matter while serving as a 
Flight Standards Service aviation safe-
ty inspector. 

(c) The provisions of this section do 

not prohibit a certificate holder from 
knowingly employing or making a con-
tractual arrangement which permits an 
individual to act as an agent or rep-
resentative of the certificate holder in 
any matter before the Federal Aviation 
Administration if the individual was 
employed by the certificate holder be-
fore October 21, 2011. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2008–1154, 76 FR 52235, Aug. 22, 
2011] 

§ 125.27 Issue of certificate. 

(a) An applicant for a certificate 

under this subpart is entitled to a cer-
tificate if the Administrator finds that 

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§ 125.29 

the applicant is properly and ade-
quately equipped and able to conduct a 
safe operation in accordance with the 
requirements of this part and the oper-
ations specifications provided for in 
this part. 

(b) The Administrator may deny an 

application for a certificate under this 
subpart if the Administrator finds— 

(1) That an operating certificate re-

quired under this part or part 121, 123, 
or 135 of this chapter previously issued 
to the applicant was revoked; or 

(2) That a person who was employed 

in a management position under § 125.25 
of this part with (or has exercised con-
trol with respect to) any certificate 
holder under part 121, 123, 125, or 135 of 
this chapter whose operating certifi-
cate has been revoked, will be em-
ployed in any of those positions or a 
similar position with the applicant and 
that the person’s employment or con-
trol contributed materially to the rea-
sons for revoking that certificate. 

§ 125.29 Duration of certificate. 

(a) A certificate issued under this 

part is effective until surrendered, sus-
pended, or revoked. 

(b) The Administrator may suspend 

or revoke a certificate under section 
609 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 
and the applicable procedures of part 13 
of this chapter for any cause that, at 
the time of suspension or revocation, 
would have been grounds for denying 
an application for a certificate. 

(c) If the Administrator suspends or 

revokes a certificate or it is otherwise 
terminated, the holder of that certifi-
cate shall return it to the Adminis-
trator. 

§ 125.31 Contents of certificate and op-

erations specifications. 

(a) Each certificate issued under this 

part contains the following: 

(1) The holder’s name. 
(2) A description of the operations 

authorized. 

(3) The date it is issued. 
(b) The operations specifications 

issued under this part contain the fol-
lowing: 

(1) The kinds of operations author-

ized. 

(2) The types and registration num-

bers of airplanes authorized for use. 

(3) Approval of the provisions of the 

operator’s manual relating to airplane 
inspections, together with necessary 
conditions and limitations. 

(4) Registration numbers of airplanes 

that are to be inspected under an ap-
proved airplane inspection program 
under § 125.247. 

(5) Procedures for control of weight 

and balance of airplanes. 

(6) Any other item that the Adminis-

trator determines is necessary to cover 
a particular situation. 

§ 125.33 Operations specifications not 

a part of certificate. 

Operations specifications are not a 

part of an operating certificate. 

§ 125.35 Amendment of operations 

specifications. 

(a) The responsible Flight Standards 

office charged with the overall inspec-
tion of the certificate holder may 
amend any operations specifications 
issued under this part if— 

(1) It determines that safety in air 

commerce requires that amendment; or 

(2) Upon application by the holder, 

the responsible Flight Standards office 
determines that safety in air com-
merce allows that amendment. 

(b) The certificate holder must file 

an application to amend operations 
specifications at least 15 days before 
the date proposed by the applicant for 
the amendment to become effective, 
unless a shorter filing period is ap-
proved. The application must be on a 
form and in a manner prescribed by the 
Administrator and be submitted to the 
responsible Flight Standards office 
charged with the overall inspection of 
the certificate holder. 

(c) Within 30 days after a notice of re-

fusal to approve a holder’s application 
for amendment is received, the holder 
may petition the Executive Director, 
Flight Standards Service, to reconsider 
the refusal to amend. 

(d) When the responsible Flight 

Standards office charged with the over-
all inspection of the certificate holder 
amends operations specifications, the 
responsible Flight Standards office 
gives notice in writing to the holder of 
a proposed amendment to the oper-
ations specifications, fixing a period of 
not less than 7 days within which the