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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 145.53 

(i) U.S.-registered aircraft and arti-

cles for use on U.S.-registered aircraft, 
or 

(ii) Foreign-registered aircraft oper-

ated under the provisions of part 121 or 
part 135, and articles for use on these 
aircraft. 

(2) The applicant must show that the 

fee prescribed by the FAA has been 
paid. 

(d) An application for an additional 

rating, amended repair station certifi-
cate, or renewal of a repair station cer-
tificate must be made in a format ac-
ceptable to the FAA. The application 
must include only that information 
necessary to substantiate the change 
or renewal of the certificate. 

(e) The FAA may deny an application 

for a repair station certificate if the 
FAA finds that: 

(1) The applicant holds a repair sta-

tion certificate in the process of being 
revoked, or previously held a repair 
station certificate that was revoked; 

(2) The applicant intends to fill or 

fills a management position with an in-
dividual who exercised control over or 
who held the same or a similar position 
with a certificate holder whose repair 
station certificate was revoked, or is in 
the process of being revoked, and that 
individual materially contributed to 
the circumstances causing the revoca-
tion or causing the revocation process; 
or 

(3) An individual who will have con-

trol over or substantial ownership in-
terest in the applicant had the same or 
similar control or interest in a certifi-
cate holder whose repair station cer-
tificate was revoked, or is in the proc-
ess of being revoked, and that indi-
vidual materially contributed to the 
circumstances causing the revocation 
or causing the revocation process. 

(f) If the FAA revokes a repair sta-

tion certificate, an individual described 
in paragraphs (e)(2) and (3) of this sec-
tion is subject to an order under the 
procedures set forth in 14 CFR 13.20, 
finding that the individual materially 
contributed to the circumstances caus-
ing the revocation or causing the rev-
ocation process. 

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

§ 145.53 Issue of certificate. 

(a) Except as provided in § 145.51(e) or 

paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this section, 
a person who meets the requirements 
of subparts A through E of this part is 
entitled to a repair station certificate 
with appropriate ratings prescribing 
such operations specifications and lim-
itations as are necessary in the inter-
est of safety. 

(b) If the person is located in a coun-

try with which the United States has a 
bilateral aviation safety agreement, 
the FAA may find that the person 
meets the requirements of this part 
based on a certification from the civil 
aviation authority of that country. 
This certification must be made in ac-
cordance with implementation proce-
dures signed by the Administrator or 
the Administrator’s designee. 

(c) Before a repair station certificate 

can be issued for a repair station that 
is located within the United States, the 
applicant shall certify in writing that 
all ‘‘hazmat employees’’ (see 49 CFR 
171.8) for the repair station, its con-
tractors, or subcontractors are trained 
as required in 49 CFR part 172 subpart 
H. 

(d) Before a repair station certificate 

can be issued for a repair station that 
is located outside the United States, 
the applicant shall certify in writing 
that all employees for the repair sta-
tion, its contractors, or subcontractors 
performing a job function concerning 
the transport of dangerous goods (haz-
ardous material) are trained as out-
lined in the most current edition of the 
International Civil Aviation Organiza-
tion Technical Instructions for the 
Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by 
Air. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2003–15085, 70 FR 58831, Oct. 7, 
2005, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR 
46984, Aug. 12, 2014] 

§ 145.55 Duration and renewal of cer-

tificate. 

(a) A certificate or rating issued to a 

repair station located in the United 
States is effective from the date of 
issue until the repair station surren-
ders the certificate and the FAA ac-
cepts it for cancellation, or the FAA 
suspends or revokes it. 

(b) A certificate or rating issued to a 

repair station located outside the 

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§ 145.59 

United States is effective from the date 
of issue until the last day of the 12th 
month after the date of issue unless 
the repair station surrenders the cer-
tificate and the FAA accepts it for can-
cellation, or the FAA suspends or re-
vokes it. The FAA may renew the cer-
tificate or rating for 24 months if the 
repair station has operated in compli-
ance with the applicable requirements 
of part 145 within the preceding certifi-
cate duration period. 

(c) A certificated repair station lo-

cated outside the United States that 
applies for a renewal of its repair sta-
tion certificate must— 

(1) Submit its request for renewal no 

later than 30 days before the repair sta-
tion’s current certificate expires. If a 
request for renewal is not made within 
this period, the repair station must fol-
low the application procedures in 
§ 145.51. 

(2) Send its request for renewal to the 

FAA office that has jurisdiction over 
the certificated repair station. 

(3) Show that the fee prescribed by 

the FAA has been paid. 

(d) The holder of an expired, surren-

dered, suspended, or revoked certifi-
cate must return it to the FAA. 

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

§ 145.57 Amendment to or transfer of 

certificate. 

(a) A repair station certificate holder 

applying for a change to its certificate 
must submit a request in a format ac-
ceptable to the Administrator. A 
change to the certificate must include 
certification in compliance with 
§ 145.53(c) or (d), if not previously sub-
mitted. A certificate change is nec-
essary if the certificate holder— 

(1) Changes the name or location of 

the repair station, or 

(2) Requests to add or amend a rat-

ing. 

(b) If the holder of a repair station 

certificate sells or transfers its assets 
and the new owner chooses to operate 
as a repair station, the new owner must 
apply for an amended or new certifi-
cate in accordance with § 145.51. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2006–26408, 79 FR 46984, Aug. 
12, 2014] 

§ 145.59 Ratings. 

The following ratings are issued 

under this subpart: 

(a) 

Airframe ratings. 

(1) 

Class 1: 

Com-

posite construction of small aircraft. 

(2) 

Class 2: 

Composite construction of 

large aircraft. 

(3) 

Class 3: 

All-metal construction of 

small aircraft. 

(4) 

Class 4: 

All-metal construction of 

large aircraft. 

(b) 

Powerplant ratings. 

(1) 

Class 1: 

Re-

ciprocating engines of 400 horsepower 
or less. 

(2) 

Class 2: 

Reciprocating engines of 

more than 400 horsepower. 

(3) 

Class 3: 

Turbine engines. 

(c) 

Propeller ratings. 

(1) 

Class 1: 

Fixed- 

pitch and ground-adjustable propellers 
of wood, metal, or composite construc-
tion. 

(2) 

Class 2: 

Other propellers, by make. 

(d) 

Radio ratings. 

(1) 

Class 1: 

Commu-

nication equipment. Radio transmit-
ting and/or receiving equipment used in 
an aircraft to send or receive commu-
nications in flight, regardless of carrier 
frequency or type of modulation used. 
This equipment includes auxiliary and 
related aircraft interphone systems, 
amplifier systems, electrical or elec-
tronic intercrew signaling devices, and 
similar equipment. This equipment 
does not include equipment used for 
navigating or aiding navigation of air-
craft, equipment used for measuring al-
titude or terrain clearance, other 
measuring equipment operated on 
radio or radar principles, or mechan-
ical, electrical, gyroscopic, or elec-
tronic instruments that are a part of 
communications radio equipment. 

(2) 

Class 2: 

Navigational equipment. A 

radio system used in an aircraft for en 
route or approach navigation. This 
does not include equipment operated 
on radar or pulsed radio frequency 
principles, or equipment used for meas-
uring altitude or terrain clearance. 

(3) 

Class 3: 

Radar equipment. An air-

craft electronic system operated on 
radar or pulsed radio frequency prin-
ciples. 

(e) 

Instrument ratings. 

(1) 

Class 1: 

Me-

chanical. A diaphragm, bourdon tube, 
aneroid, optical, or mechanically driv-
en centrifugal instrument used on air-
craft or to operate aircraft, including