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§ 133.33 

§ 133.25

Amendment of certificate. 

(a) The holder of a Rotorcraft Exter-

nal-Load Certificate may apply to the 
responsible Flight Standards office for 
the area in which the applicant’s home 
base of operation is located, or to the 
responsible Flight Standards office for 
the area in which operations are to be 
conducted, for an amendment of the 
applicant’s certificate, to add or delete 
a rotorcraft-load combination author-
ization, by executing the appropriate 
portion of the form used in applying for 
a Rotorcraft External-Load Operator 
Certificate. If the applicant for the 
amendment shows compliance with 
§§ 133.19 and 133.49, the responsible 
Flight Standards office issues an 
amended Rotorcraft External-Load Op-
erator Certificate to the applicant with 
authorization to operate with those 
classes of rotorcraft-load combinations 
for which the applicant complies with 
the applicable provisions of subpart D 
of this part. 

(b) The holder of a rotorcraft exter-

nal-load certificate may apply for an 
amendment to add or delete a rotor-
craft authorization by submitting to 
the responsible Flight Standards office 
a new list of rotorcraft, by registration 
number, with the classes of rotorcraft- 
load combinations for which authoriza-
tion is requested. 

[Doc. No. 18434, 43 FR 52206, Nov. 9, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 133–9, 51 FR 40707, Nov. 7, 
1986; Amdt. 133–11, 54 FR 39294, Sept. 25, 1989; 
Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 133–16, 83 FR 
9174, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 133.27

Availability, transfer, and sur-

render of certificate. 

(a) Each holder of a rotorcraft exter-

nal-load operator certificate shall keep 
that certificate and a list of authorized 
rotorcraft at the home base of oper-
ations and shall make it available for 
inspection by the Administrator upon 
request. 

(b) Each person conducting a rotor-

craft external-load operation shall 
carry a facsimile of the Rotorcraft Ex-
ternal-Load Operator Certificate in 
each rotorcraft used in the operation. 

(c) If the Administrator suspends or 

revokes a Rotorcraft External-Load 
Operator Certificate, the holder of that 
certificate shall return it to the Ad-
ministrator. If the certificate holder, 

for any other reason, discontinues op-
erations under his certificate, and does 
not resume operations within two 
years, he shall return the certificate to 
the responsible Flight Standards office. 

[Doc. No. 1529, 29 FR 603, Jan. 24, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 133–9, 51 FR 40708, Nov. 7, 
1986; Amdt. 133–11, 54 FR 39294, Sept. 25, 1989; 
Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 133–16, 83 FR 
9174, Mar. 5, 2018] 

Subpart C—Operating Rules and 

Related Requirements 

§ 133.31

Emergency operations. 

(a) In an emergency involving the 

safety of persons or property, the cer-
tificate holder may deviate from the 
rules of this part to the extent required 
to meet that emergency. 

(b) Each person who, under the au-

thority of this section, deviates from a 
rule of this part shall notify the Ad-
ministrator within 10 days after the de-
viation. Upon the request of the Ad-
ministrator, that person shall provide 
the responsible Flight Standards office 
a complete report of the aircraft oper-
ation involved, including a description 
of the deviation and reasons for it. 

[Doc. No. 24550, 51 FR 40708, Nov. 7, 1986, as 
amended by Amdt. 133–11, 54 FR 39294, Sept. 
25, 1989; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 133–16, 
83 FR 9175, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 133.33

Operating rules. 

(a) No person may conduct a rotor-

craft external-load operation without, 
or contrary to, the Rotorcraft-Load 
Combination Flight Manual prescribed 
in § 133.47. 

(b) No person may conduct a rotor-

craft external-load operation unless— 

(1) The rotorcraft complies with 

§ 133.19; and 

(2) The rotorcraft and rotorcraft-load 

combination is authorized under the 
Rotorcraft External-Load Operator 
Certificate. 

(c) Before a person may operate a 

rotorcraft with an external-load con-
figuration that differs substantially 
from any that person has previously 
carried with that type of rotorcraft 
(whether or not the rotorcraft-load 
combination is of the same class), that 
person must conduct, in a manner that 
will not endanger persons or property 
on the surface, such of the following 

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