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§ 65.101

comply with paragraphs (a)(1) through
(5) of this section for the first year of
the 2-year inspection authorization pe-
riod.

er who does not complete one of the ac-
tivities set forth in § 65.93(a) (1)
through (5) of this section by March 31
of the first year of the 2-year inspec-
tion authorization period may not ex-
ercise inspection authorization privi-
leges after March 31 of the first year.
The inspection authorization holder
may resume exercising inspection au-
thorization privileges after passing an
oral test from an FAA inspector to de-
termine that the applicant’s knowledge
of the applicable regulations and stand-
ards is current. An inspection author-
ization holder who passes this oral test
is deemed to have completed the re-
quirements of § 65.93(a) (1) through (5)
by March 31 of the first year.

[Doc. No. FAA–2007–27108, 72 FR 4404, Jan. 30,
2007, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119,
Amdt. 65–57A, 83 FR 9171, Mar. 5, 2018]

§ 65.95

Inspection authorization: Privi-

leges and limitations.

(a) The holder of an inspection au-

thorization may—

(1) Inspect and approve for return to

service any aircraft or related part or
appliance (except any aircraft main-
tained in accordance with a continuous
airworthiness program under part 121
of this chapter) after a major repair or
major alteration to it in accordance
with part 43 [New] of this chapter, if
the work was done in accordance with
technical data approved by the Admin-
istrator; and

(2) Perform an annual, or perform or

supervise a progressive inspection ac-
cording to §§ 43.13 and 43.15 of this chap-
ter.

(b) When he exercises the privileges

of an inspection authorization the
holder shall keep it available for in-
spection by the aircraft owner, the me-
chanic submitting the aircraft, repair,
or alteration for approval (if any), and
shall present it upon the request of the
Administrator or an authorized rep-
resentative of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, or of any Federal,
State, or local law enforcement officer.

thorization changes his fixed base of

operation, he may not exercise the
privileges of the authorization until he
has notified the responsible Flight
Standards office or International Field
Office for the area in which the new
base is located, in writing, of the
change.

[Doc. No. 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, as
amended by Amdt. 65–2, 29 FR 5451, Apr. 23,
1964; Amdt. 65–4, 30 FR 3638, Mar. 14, 1965;
Amdt. 65–5, 31 FR 3337, Mar. 3, 1966; Amdt. 65–
9, 31 FR 13524, Oct. 20, 1966; 32 FR 5769, Apr.
11, 1967; Amdt. 65–35, 54 FR 39292, Sept. 25,
1989; Amdt. 65–41, 66 FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001;
Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 65–57A, 83 FR
9171, Mar. 5, 2018]

Subpart E—Repairmen

§ 65.101

Eligibility requirements: Gen-

eral.

(a) To be eligible for a repairman cer-

tificate a person must—

(1) Be at least 18 years of age;
(2) Be specially qualified to perform

maintenance on aircraft or components
thereof, appropriate to the job for
which he is employed;

(3) Be employed for a specific job re-

quiring those special qualifications by
a certificated repair station, or by a
certificated commercial operator or
certificated air carrier, that is required
by its operating certificate or approved
operations specifications to provide a
continuous airworthiness maintenance
program according to its maintenance
manuals;

(4) Be recommended for certification

by his employer, to the satisfaction of
the Administrator, as able to satisfac-
torily maintain aircraft or compo-
nents, appropriate to the job for which
he is employed;

(5) Have either—
(i) At least 18 months of practical ex-

perience in the procedures, practices,
inspection methods, materials, tools,
machine tools, and equipment gen-
erally used in the maintenance duties
of the specific job for which the person
is to be employed and certificated; or

(ii) Completed formal training that is

acceptable to the Administrator and is
specifically designed to qualify the ap-
plicant for the job on which the appli-
cant is to be employed; and

(6) Be able to read, write, speak, and

understand the English language, or, in

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§ 65.103

the case of an applicant who does not
meet this requirement and who is em-
ployed outside the United States by a
certificated repair station, a certifi-
cated U.S. commercial operator, or a
certificated U.S. air carrier, described
in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, have
this certificate endorsed ‘‘Valid only
outside the United States.’’

(b) This section does not apply to the

issuance of a repairman certificate (ex-
perimental aircraft builder) under
§ 65.104 or to a repairman certificate
(light-sport aircraft) under § 65.107.

[Doc. No. 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, as
amended by Amdt. 65–11, 32 FR 13506, Sept.
27, 1967; Amdt. 65–24, 44 FR 46781, Aug. 9, 1979;
Amdt. 65–27, 47 FR 13316, Mar. 29, 1982; Amdt.
65–45, 69 FR 44879, July 27, 2004; 72 FR 7739,
Feb. 20, 2007]

§ 65.103

Repairman certificate: Privi-

leges and limitations.

(a) A certificated repairman may per-

form or supervise the maintenance,
preventive maintenance, or alteration
of aircraft or aircraft components ap-
propriate to the job for which the re-
pairman was employed and certifi-
cated, but only in connection with du-
ties for the certificate holder by whom
the repairman was employed and rec-
ommended.

(b) A certificated repairman may not

perform or supervise duties under the
repairman certificate unless the repair-
man understands the current instruc-
tions of the certificate holder by whom
the repairman is employed and the
manufacturer’s instructions for contin-
ued airworthiness relating to the spe-
cific operations concerned.

holder of a repairman certificate
(light-sport aircraft) while that repair-
man is performing work under that
certificate.

[Doc. No. 18241, 45 FR 46738, July 10, 1980, as
amended by Amdt. 65–45, 69 FR 44879, July 27,
2004]

§ 65.104

Repairman certificate—experi-

mental aircraft builder—Eligibility,
privileges and limitations.

(a) To be eligible for a repairman cer-

tificate (experimental aircraft builder),
an individual must—

(1) Be at least 18 years of age;

(2) Be the primary builder of the air-

craft to which the privileges of the cer-
tificate are applicable;

(3) Show to the satisfaction of the

Administrator that the individual has
the requisite skill to determine wheth-
er the aircraft is in a condition for safe
operations; and

(4) Be a citizen of the United States

or an individual citizen of a foreign
country who has lawfully been admit-
ted for permanent residence in the
United States.

(b) The holder of a repairman certifi-

cate (experimental aircraft builder)
may perform condition inspections on
the aircraft constructed by the holder
in accordance with the operating limi-
tations of that aircraft.

the holder of a repairman certificate
(experimental aircraft builder) while
performing under that certificate.

[Doc. No. 18739, 44 FR 46781, Aug. 9, 1979]

§ 65.105

Display of certificate.

Each person who holds a repairman

certificate shall keep it within the im-
mediate area where he normally exer-
cises the privileges of the certificate
and shall present it for inspection upon
the request of the Administrator or an
authorized representative of the Na-
tional Transportation Safety Board, or
of any Federal, State, or local law en-
forcement officer.

[Doc. No. 7258, 31 FR 13524, Oct. 20, 1966, as
amended by Doc. No. 8084, 32 FR 5769, Apr. 11,
1967]

§ 65.107

Repairman certificate (light-

sport aircraft): Eligibility, privi-
leges, and limits.

(a) Use the following table to deter-

mine your eligibility for a repairman
certificate (light-sport aircraft) and ap-
propriate rating:

To be eligible for

You must

(1) A repairman certificate

(light-sport aircraft).

(i) Be at least 18 years old,
(ii) Be able to read, speak,

write, and understand
English. If for medical rea-
sons you cannot meet one
of these requirements, the
FAA may place limits on
your repairman certificate
necessary to safely per-
form the actions authorized
by the certificate and rat-
ing,