Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 135.501

(a)
The
records
specified
in
Section 135.439(a)(2).
(b)
The
records
specified
in
Section 135.439(a)(1) which are not included in
the records covered by paragraph (a) of
this section, except that the purchaser
may allow the seller to keep physical
custody of such records. However, custody of records by the seller does not
relieve the purchaser of its responsibility under Section 135.439(c) to make the
records available for inspection by the
Administrator or any representative of
the National Transportation Safety
Board.
Section 135.443 Airworthiness release or aircraft maintenance log entry.
(a) No certificate holder may operate
an aircraft after maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations are
performed on the aircraft unless the
certificate holder prepares, or causes
the person with whom the certificate
holder arranges for the performance of
the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, to prepare - 
(1) An airworthiness release; or
(2) An appropriate entry in the aircraft maintenance log.
(b) The airworthiness release or log
entry required by paragraph (a) of this
section must - 
(1) Be prepared in accordance with
the procedure in the certificate holder-s manual;
(2) Include a certification that - 
(i) The work was performed in accordance with the requirements of the
certificate holder-s manual;
(ii) All items required to be inspected
were inspected by an authorized person
who determined that the work was satisfactorily completed;
(iii) No known condition exists that
would make the aircraft unairworthy;
and
(iv) So far as the work performed is
concerned, the aircraft is in condition
for safe operation; and
(3) Be signed by an authorized certificated mechanic or repairman, except
that a certificated repairman may sign
the release or entry only for the work
for which that person is employed and
for which that person is certificated.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(3)
of this section, after maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations

performed by a repair station located
outside the United States , the airworthiness release or log entry required by paragraph (a) of this section
may be signed by a person authorized
by that repair station.
(d) Instead of restating each of the
conditions of the certification required
by paragraph (b) of this section, the
certificate holder may state in its
manual that the signature of an authorized certificated mechanic or repairman constitutes that certification.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-29, 53 FR 47375, Nov.
22, 1988; Amdt. 135-82, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6,
2001]

Subpart K - Hazardous Materials
Training Program
SOURCE: Docket No. FAA-2003-15085, 70 FR
58829, Oct. 7, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

Section 135.501 Applicability and definitions.
(a) This subpart prescribes the requirements applicable to each certificate holder for training each crewmember and person performing or directly supervising any of the following
job functions involving any item for
transport on board an aircraft:
(1) Acceptance;
(2) Rejection;
(3) Handling;
(4) Storage incidental to transport;
(5) Packaging of company material;
or
(6) Loading.
(b) Definitions. For purposes of this
subpart, the following definitions
apply:
(1) Company material (COMAT) - Material owned or used by a certificate
holder.
(2) Initial hazardous materials training - The basic training required for
each newly hired person, or each person changing job functions, who performs or directly supervises any of the
job functions specified in paragraph (a)
of this section.
(3) Recurrent hazardous materials
training - The training required every
24 months for each person who has satisfactorily completed the certificate
holder-s approved initial hazardous materials training program and performs
or directly supervises any of the job

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