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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 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to the applicant was revoked; or 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cate has been revoked, will be em-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 

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holder may submit written informa-
tion, views, and arguments concerning 
the proposed amendment. After consid-
eration of all relevant matter pre-
sented, the responsible Flight Stand-
ards office notifies the holder of any 
amendment adopted, or a rescission of 
the notice. That amendment becomes 
effective not less than 30 days after the 
holder receives notice of the adoption 
of the amendment, unless the holder 
petitions the Executive Director, 
Flight Standards Service, for reconsid-
eration of the amendment. In that 
case, the effective date of the amend-
ment is stayed pending a decision by 
the Executive Director. If the Execu-
tive Director finds there is an emer-
gency requiring immediate action as to 
safety in air commerce that makes the 
provisions of this paragraph impracti-
cable or contrary to the public inter-
est, the Executive Director notifies the 
certificate holder that the amendment 
is effective on the date of receipt, with-
out previous notice. 

[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as 
amended by Amdt. 125–13, 54 FR 39294, Sept. 
25, 1989; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 125–68, 
83 FR 9173, 9174, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 125.37 Duty period limitations. 

(a) Each flight crewmember and 

flight attendant must be relieved from 
all duty for at least 8 consecutive 
hours during any 24-hour period. 

(b) The Administrator may specify 

rest, flight time, and duty time limita-
tions in the operations specifications 
that are other than those specified in 
paragraph (a) of this section. 

[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as 
amended by Amdt. 125–21, 59 FR 42993, Aug. 
19, 1994] 

§ 125.39 Carriage of narcotic drugs, 

marihuana, and depressant or stim-

ulant drugs or substances. 

If the holder of a certificate issued 

under this part permits any airplane 
owned or leased by that holder to be 
engaged in any operation that the cer-
tificate holder knows to be in violation 
of § 91.19(a) of this chapter, that oper-
ation is a basis for suspending or re-
voking the certificate. 

[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as 
amended by Amdt. 125–12, 54 FR 34331, Aug. 
18, 1989] 

§ 125.41 Availability of certificate and 

operations specifications. 

Each certificate holder shall make 

its operating certificate and operations 
specifications available for inspection 
by the Administrator at its principal 
operations base. 

§ 125.43 Use of operations specifica-

tions. 

(a) Each certificate holder shall keep 

each of its employees informed of the 
provisions of its operations specifica-
tions that apply to the employee’s du-
ties and responsibilities. 

(b) Each certificate holder shall 

maintain a complete and separate set 
of its operations specifications. In ad-
dition, each certificate holder shall in-
sert pertinent excerpts of its oper-
ations specifications, or reference 
thereto, in its manual in such a man-
ner that they retain their identity as 
operations specifications. 

§ 125.45 Inspection authority. 

Each certificate holder shall allow 

the Administrator, at any time or 
place, to make any inspections or tests 
to determine its compliance with the 
Federal Aviation Act of 1958, the Fed-
eral Aviation Regulations, its oper-
ating certificate and operations speci-
fications, its letter of deviation author-
ity, or its eligibililty to continue to 
hold its certificate or its letter of devi-
ation authority. 

§ 125.47 Change of address. 

Each certificate holder shall notify 

the responsible Flight Standards office 
charged with the overall inspection of 
its operations, in writing, at least 30 
days in advance, of any change in the 
address of its principal business office, 
its principal operations base, or its 
principal maintenance base. 

[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] 

§ 125.49 Airport requirements. 

(a) No certificate holder may use any 

airport unless it is adequate for the 
proposed operation, considering such 
items as size, surface, obstructions, 
and lighting.