Standard Airworthiness Certificate
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A standard airworthiness certificate is an airworthiness certificate issued for an aircraft by the national aviation authority in the state in which the aircraft is registered. A standard airworthiness certificate is one of the certificates that are mandatory if an aircraft is to be used in commercial operations. In the USA, Australia and some other countries, a standard airworthiness certificate is issued in one of the following categories:[1]
- Transport
- Commuter
- Normal
- Utility
- Acrobatic
- Manned free balloons
- Special class of aircraft
The airworthiness certificate must be carried on board the aircraft and must be presented to a representative of the aviation authority upon request.
A standard airworthiness certificate remains valid as long as the aircraft meets its approved type design and is in a condition for safe operation. In the USA, a standard airworthiness certificate remains effective providing the maintenance, preventive maintenance and alterations are performed in accordance with relevant requirements and the aircraft remains registered in the USA.[2]
A standard airworthiness certificate ceases to be valid when the aircraft ceases to be registered. Change of ownership of an aircraft does not require re-issue or re-validation of that aircraft’s standard airworthiness certificate.
In contrast to a standard airworthiness certificate, an aircraft may be issued with a special airworthiness certificate. Examples of aircraft which are not eligible for standard airworthiness certificates but may be eligible for special airworthiness certificates include agricultural aircraft, experimental aircraft, and some ex-military aircraft.[1]
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- ^ a b 14 CFR, 21.175, http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/0/BE37118203B1EC1386256EDF00510289?OpenDocument, retrieved 2010-06-17
- ^ 14 CFR, 21.181, http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/0/F78C76CD861A096886256EDF00510302?OpenDocument, retrieved 2010-06-17
