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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. 

(c) An inspection authorization hold-

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. 

(c) If the holder of an inspection au-

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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