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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
§ 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
