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§ 133.33
§ 133.25 Amendment of certificate.
(a) The holder of a Rotorcraft Exter-
nal-Load Certificate may apply to the
responsible Flight Standards office for
the area in which the applicant’s home
base of operation is located, or to the
responsible Flight Standards office for
the area in which operations are to be
conducted, for an amendment of the
applicant’s certificate, to add or delete
a rotorcraft-load combination author-
ization, by executing the appropriate
portion of the form used in applying for
a Rotorcraft External-Load Operator
Certificate. If the applicant for the
amendment shows compliance with
§§ 133.19 and 133.49, the responsible
Flight Standards office issues an
amended Rotorcraft External-Load Op-
erator Certificate to the applicant with
authorization to operate with those
classes of rotorcraft-load combinations
for which the applicant complies with
the applicable provisions of subpart D
of this part.
(b) The holder of a rotorcraft exter-
nal-load certificate may apply for an
amendment to add or delete a rotor-
craft authorization by submitting to
the responsible Flight Standards office
a new list of rotorcraft, by registration
number, with the classes of rotorcraft-
load combinations for which authoriza-
tion is requested.
[Doc. No. 18434, 43 FR 52206, Nov. 9, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 133–9, 51 FR 40707, Nov. 7,
1986; Amdt. 133–11, 54 FR 39294, Sept. 25, 1989;
Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 133–16, 83 FR
9174, Mar. 5, 2018]
§ 133.27 Availability, transfer, and sur-
render of certificate.
(a) Each holder of a rotorcraft exter-
nal-load operator certificate shall keep
that certificate and a list of authorized
rotorcraft at the home base of oper-
ations and shall make it available for
inspection by the Administrator upon
request.
(b) Each person conducting a rotor-
craft external-load operation shall
carry a facsimile of the Rotorcraft Ex-
ternal-Load Operator Certificate in
each rotorcraft used in the operation.
(c) If the Administrator suspends or
revokes a Rotorcraft External-Load
Operator Certificate, the holder of that
certificate shall return it to the Ad-
ministrator. If the certificate holder,
for any other reason, discontinues op-
erations under his certificate, and does
not resume operations within two
years, he shall return the certificate to
the responsible Flight Standards office.
[Doc. No. 1529, 29 FR 603, Jan. 24, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 133–9, 51 FR 40708, Nov. 7,
1986; Amdt. 133–11, 54 FR 39294, Sept. 25, 1989;
Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 133–16, 83 FR
9174, Mar. 5, 2018]
Subpart C—Operating Rules and
Related Requirements
§ 133.31 Emergency operations.
(a) In an emergency involving the
safety of persons or property, the cer-
tificate holder may deviate from the
rules of this part to the extent required
to meet that emergency.
(b) Each person who, under the au-
thority of this section, deviates from a
rule of this part shall notify the Ad-
ministrator within 10 days after the de-
viation. Upon the request of the Ad-
ministrator, that person shall provide
the responsible Flight Standards office
a complete report of the aircraft oper-
ation involved, including a description
of the deviation and reasons for it.
[Doc. No. 24550, 51 FR 40708, Nov. 7, 1986, as
amended by Amdt. 133–11, 54 FR 39294, Sept.
25, 1989; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 133–16,
83 FR 9175, Mar. 5, 2018]
§ 133.33 Operating rules.
(a) No person may conduct a rotor-
craft external-load operation without,
or contrary to, the Rotorcraft-Load
Combination Flight Manual prescribed
in § 133.47.
(b) No person may conduct a rotor-
craft external-load operation unless—
(1) The rotorcraft complies with
§ 133.19; and
(2) The rotorcraft and rotorcraft-load
combination is authorized under the
Rotorcraft External-Load Operator
Certificate.
(c) Before a person may operate a
rotorcraft with an external-load con-
figuration that differs substantially
from any that person has previously
carried with that type of rotorcraft
(whether or not the rotorcraft-load
combination is of the same class), that
person must conduct, in a manner that
will not endanger persons or property
on the surface, such of the following
