Part 01

Part

01

534

General operation rules. [Added] Foreign air carrier regulations. [Added]

Transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles. [Added]

Flying school rating. [Amended] Ground instructor rating. [Amended]

Part

43

44

49

50

51

Airline transport pilot rating.

[Note]

61

Lighter-than-air pilot certificates.

Scheduled air carrier rules.

[Amended]

[Amended]

66

Foreign air carrier regulations. [Revoked]

03.62 Approved Operating Limitations.

03.7

Identification data.

03.70 Nameplate. 03.71

Airworthiness certificate number.

AUTHORITY: $$ 03.0 to 03.7, inclusive, issued under 52 Stat. 984, 1007; 49 U. S. C. 425, 551.

SOURCE: $ 03.0 to 03.71, inclusive, contained in Amendment 03-0, Civil Air Regulations, effective Nov. 13, 1945, 11 F.R. 409.

§ 03.0 Scope. An airplane shall be shown to comply with the airworthiness requirements set forth in this part and shall have no characteristic which, according to the findings of the Administrator, makes the airplane unairworthy in order to become eligible for type and airworthiness certificates; Provided, That,

(a) If any of these requirements become inapplicable to a particular airplane because of increased knowledge of aeronautics or of the development of unforeseen design features, the Administrator shall accept designs shown to provide an equivalent standard of safety.

(b) Other requirements with respect to airworthiness found by the Administrator to provide an equivalent standard of safety shall be accepted in lieu of the requirements set forth in this part.

§ 03.00 Date of effectiveness. Airplanes certificated as a type on or after November 13, 1945, shall comply either with (1) the entire provisions of Part 04 of this chapter in effect immediately prior to November 9, 1945, or (2) the entire provisions prescribed herein except that airplanes certificated under (1) may incorporate provisions of (2) when the Administrator finds the standard of safety to be equivalent to the particular and all related items of the latter.

Airplanes certificated as a type on or after January 1, 1947, shall comply with the provisions contained herein. If the prototype is not flown prior to January 1, 1947, and satisfactory evidence is presented indicating that the design work of the type was well advanced prior to November 13, 1945, and the delay of completion of the airplane was due to causes beyond the manufacturer's control, the Administrator may certificate the airplane as a type under the provisions of Part 04 which were in effect prior to November 9, 1945.

Unless otherwise specified, compliance with an amendment to this part shall be mandatory only for airplanes for which application for a type certificate has been received subsequent to the effective date of such amendment.

§ 03.01 Airplane categories. In this part airplanes are divided upon the basis of their intended operation into the following categories for the purposes of certification:

Airplanes in this category are intended to be operated for restricted purposes not logically encompassed by the foregoing categories. The requirements of this category shall consist of all of the provisions for any one of the foregoing categories which are not rendered inapplicable by the nature of the special purpose involved, plus suitable operating restrictions which the Administrator finds will provide a level of safety equivalent to that contemplated for the foregoing categories.

An airplane may be certificated under the requirements of a particular category, or in more than one category, provided that all of the requirements of such categories are met. Sections of this part which apply to only one or more, but not all, categories are identified in this part by the appropriate suffixes as indicated above, added to the section number. All sections not identified by a suffix are applicable to all categories except as otherwise specified.

§ 03.02 Airworthiness certificates. Airworthiness certificates are classified as follows:

(a) NC certificates. In order to become eligible for an NC certificate, an airplane must be shown to comply with all of the requirements contained in this part for at least one category, but not the restricted purpose category.

(b) NR certificates. In order to become eligible for an NR certificate, an airplane must be shown to comply with all of the requirements of the restricted purpose category.

(c) NX certificates. An airplane will become eligible for an NX certificate when the applicant presents satisfactory evidence that the airplane is to be flown for experimental purposes and the Administrator finds it may, with appropriate restrictions, be operated for that purpose in a manner which does not endanger the general public. Airplanes used in racing and exhibition flying may be issued NX certificates under the terms of this section. The applicant shall submit sufficient data such as photographs to identify the airplane satisfactorily and, upon inspection of the airplane, any pertinent information found necessary by the Administrator to safeguard the general public.

An airplane manufactured in accordance with a type certificate (See § 03.03) and conforming with the type design will become eligible for an airworthiness certificate when, upon inspection of the airplane, the Administrator determines it so to conform and that the airplane is in a condition for safe operation. For each newly manufactured airplane this determination shall include a flight check by the applicant.

§ 03.03 Type certificates. A type certificate will be issued when the following requirements are met:

§ 03.031 Data required for NC and NR certification. The applicant for a type certificate shall submit to the Administrator the following:

Such descriptive data, test reports, and computations as are necessary to demonstrate that the airplane complies with the airworthiness requirements. The descriptive data shall be known as the type design and shall consist of drawings and specifications disclosing the configuration of the airplane and all design features covered in the airworthiness requirements as well as sufficient information on dimensions, materials, and processes to define the strength of the structure. The type design shall describe the airplane in sufficient detail to permit the airworthiness of subsequent airplanes of the same type to be determined by comparison with the type design.

§ 03.032 Inspection and tests for NC and NR certification. The authorized representatives of the Administrator shall have access to the airplane and may witness or conduct such inspections and tests as are necessary to determine compliance with the airworthiness requirements.

§ 03.0320 Inspection. Inspections and tests shall include all those found necessary by the Administrator to insure that the airplane conforms with the following:

(a) All materials and products are in accordance with the specification given in the type design.

(b) All parts of the airplane are constructed in accordance with the drawings contained in the type design.

(c) All manufacturing processes, construction, and assembly are such that the design strength and safety contemplated by the type design will be realized in service.