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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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