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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 145.151 

must have the equipment, tools, and 
materials necessary to perform the 
maintenance, preventive maintenance, 
or alterations under its repair station 
certificate and operations specifica-
tions in accordance with part 43. The 
equipment, tools, and material must be 
located on the premises and under the 
repair station’s control when the work 
is being done. 

(b) A certificated repair station must 

ensure all test and inspection equip-
ment and tools used to make air-
worthiness determinations on articles 
are calibrated to a standard acceptable 
to the FAA. 

(c) The equipment, tools, and mate-

rial must be those recommended by the 
manufacturer of the article or must be 
at least equivalent to those rec-
ommended by the manufacturer and 
acceptable to the FAA. 

(d) A certificated repair station must 

maintain, in a format acceptable to the 
FAA, the documents and data required 
for the performance of maintenance, 
preventive maintenance, or alterations 
under its repair station certificate and 
operations specifications in accordance 
with part 43. The following documents 
and data must be current and acces-
sible when the relevant work is being 
done: 

(1) Airworthiness directives, 
(2) Instructions for continued air-

worthiness, 

(3) Maintenance manuals, 
(4) Overhaul manuals, 
(5) Standard practice manuals, 
(6) Service bulletins, and 
(7) Other applicable data acceptable 

to or approved by the FAA. 

Subpart D—Personnel 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 

41117, Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 145.151 Personnel requirements. 

Each certificated repair station 

must— 

(a) Designate a repair station em-

ployee as the accountable manager; 

(b) Provide qualified personnel to 

plan, supervise, perform, and approve 
for return to service the maintenance, 
preventive maintenance, or alterations 
performed under the repair station cer-
tificate and operations specifications; 

(c) Ensure it has a sufficient number 

of employees with the training or 
knowledge and experience in the per-
formance of maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, or alterations authorized 
by the repair station certificate and 
operations specifications to ensure all 
work is performed in accordance with 
part 43; and 

(d) Determine the abilities of its non-

certificated employees performing 
maintenance functions based on train-
ing, knowledge, experience, or prac-
tical tests. 

§ 145.153 Supervisory personnel re-

quirements. 

(a) A certificated repair station must 

ensure it has a sufficient number of su-
pervisors to direct the work performed 
under the repair station certificate and 
operations specifications. The super-
visors must oversee the work per-
formed by any individuals who are un-
familiar with the methods, techniques, 
practices, aids, equipment, and tools 
used to perform the maintenance, pre-
ventive maintenance, or alterations. 

(b) Each supervisor must— 
(1) If employed by a repair station lo-

cated inside the United States, be ap-
propriately certificated as a mechanic 
or repairman under part 65 of this 
chapter for the work being supervised. 

(2) If employed by a repair station lo-

cated outside the United States— 

(i) Have a minimum of 18 months of 

practical experience in the work being 
performed; or 

(ii) Be trained in or thoroughly fa-

miliar with the methods, techniques, 
practices, aids, equipment, and tools 
used to perform the maintenance, pre-
ventive maintenance, or alterations. 

(c) A certificated repair station must 

ensure its supervisors understand, 
read, and write English. 

[Doc. No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, 
2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR 
46984, Aug. 12, 2014] 

§ 145.155 Inspection personnel require-

ments. 

(a) A certificated repair station must 

ensure that persons performing inspec-
tions under the repair station certifi-
cate and operations specifications 
are—