Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 133.21

business name that is not on that certificate.

which he complies with the applicable
provisions of subpart D of this part.

[Doc. No. 15176, 42 FR 24198, May 12, 1977, as
amended by Amdt. 133-7, 42 FR 32531, June
27, 1977; Amdt. 133-9, 51 FR 40707, Nov. 7, 1986]

Section 133.19

Section 133.13 Duration of certificate.
Unless sooner surrendered, suspended, or revoked, a Rotorcraft External-Load Operator Certificate expires
at the end of the twenty-fourth month
after the month in which it is issued or
renewed.
[Doc. No. 15176, 42 FR 24198, May 12, 1977, as
amended by Amdt. 133-7, 42 FR 32531, June
27, 1977; Amdt. 133-9, 51 FR 40707, Nov. 7, 1986]

Section 133.14 Carriage of narcotic drugs,
marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances.
If the holder of a certificate issued
under this part permits any aircraft
owned or leased by that holder to be
engaged in any operation that the certificate holder knows to be in violation
of Section 91.19(a) of this chapter, that operation is a basis for suspending or revoking the certificate.
[Doc. No. 12035, 38 FR 17493, July 2, 1973, as
amended by Amdt. 133-10, 54 FR 34332, Aug.
18, 1989]

Section 133.15 Application
for
certificate
issuance or renewal.
Application for an original certificate or renewal of a certificate issued
under this part is made on a form, and
in a manner, prescribed by the Administrator. The form may be obtained
from a Flight Standards office. The
completed application is sent to the responsible Flight Standards office for
the area in which the applicant-s home
base of operation is located.
[Doc. No. 15176, 42 FR 24198, May 12, 1977, as
amended by Amdt. 133-11, 54 FR 39294, Sept.
25, 1989; Docket FAA-2018-0119, Amdt. 133-16,
83 FR 9174, Mar. 5, 2018]

Section 133.17 Requirements for issuance of
a rotorcraft external-load operator
certificate.
If an applicant shows that he complies with SectionSection 133.19, 133.21, and 133.23,
the Administrator issues a Rotorcraft
External-Load Operator Certificate to
him with an authorization to operate
specified rotorcraft with those classes
of rotorcraft-load combinations for

Rotorcraft.

(a) The applicant must have the exclusive use of at least one rotorcraft
that - 
(1) Was type certificated under, and
meets the requirements of, part 27 or 29
of this chapter (but not necessarily
with external-load-carrying attaching
means installed) or of Section 21.25 of this
chapter for the special purpose of
rotorcraft external-load operations;
(2) Complies with the certification
provisions in subpart D of this part
that apply to the rotorcraft-load combinations for which authorization is requested; and
(3) Has a valid standard or restricted
category airworthiness certificate.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a)
of this section, a person has exclusive
use of a rotorcraft if he has the sole
possession, control, and use of it for
flight, as owner, or has a written agreement (including arrangements for the
performance of required maintenance)
giving him that possession, control,
and use for at least six consecutive
months.
[Doc. No. 15176, 42 FR 24198, May 12, 1977]

Section 133.21

Personnel.

(a) The applicant must hold, or have
available the services of at least one
person who holds, a current commercial or airline transport pilot certificate, with a rating appropriate for the
rotorcraft prescribed in Section 133.19, issued
by the Administrator.
(b) The applicant must designate one
pilot, who may be the applicant, as
chief pilot for rotorcraft external-load
operations. The applicant also may
designate qualified pilots as assistant
chief pilots to perform the functions of
the chief pilot when the chief pilot is
not readily available. The chief pilot
and assistant chief pilots must be acceptable to the Administrator and each
must hold a current Commercial or
Airline Transport Pilot Certificate,
with a rating appropriate for the rotorcraft prescribed in Section 133.19.
(c) The holder of a Rotorcraft External-Load Operator Certificate shall report any change in designation of chief

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