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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 145.57 

(d) The holder of an expired, surren-

dered, suspended, or revoked certifi-
cate must return it to the FAA. 

[Doc. No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, 
2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR 
46984, Aug. 12, 2014] 

§ 145.57

Amendment to or transfer of 

certificate. 

(a) A repair station certificate holder 

applying for a change to its certificate 
must submit a request in a format ac-
ceptable to the Administrator. A 
change to the certificate must include 
certification in compliance with 
§ 145.53(c) or (d), if not previously sub-
mitted. A certificate change is nec-
essary if the certificate holder— 

(1) Changes the name or location of 

the repair station, or 

(2) Requests to add or amend a rat-

ing. 

(b) If the holder of a repair station 

certificate sells or transfers its assets 
and the new owner chooses to operate 
as a repair station, the new owner must 
apply for an amended or new certifi-
cate in accordance with § 145.51. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2006–26408, 79 FR 46984, Aug. 
12, 2014] 

§ 145.59

Ratings. 

The following ratings are issued 

under this subpart: 

(a) 

Airframe ratings. 

(1) 

Class 1: 

Com-

posite construction of small aircraft. 

(2) 

Class 2: 

Composite construction of 

large aircraft. 

(3) 

Class 3: 

All-metal construction of 

small aircraft. 

(4) 

Class 4: 

All-metal construction of 

large aircraft. 

(b) 

Powerplant ratings. 

(1) 

Class 1: 

Re-

ciprocating engines of 400 horsepower 
or less. 

(2) 

Class 2: 

Reciprocating engines of 

more than 400 horsepower. 

(3) 

Class 3: 

Turbine engines. 

(c) 

Propeller ratings. 

(1) 

Class 1: 

Fixed- 

pitch and ground-adjustable propellers 
of wood, metal, or composite construc-
tion. 

(2) 

Class 2: 

Other propellers, by make. 

(d) 

Radio ratings. 

(1) 

Class 1: 

Commu-

nication equipment. Radio transmit-
ting and/or receiving equipment used in 
an aircraft to send or receive commu-
nications in flight, regardless of carrier 
frequency or type of modulation used. 

This equipment includes auxiliary and 
related aircraft interphone systems, 
amplifier systems, electrical or elec-
tronic intercrew signaling devices, and 
similar equipment. This equipment 
does not include equipment used for 
navigating or aiding navigation of air-
craft, equipment used for measuring al-
titude or terrain clearance, other 
measuring equipment operated on 
radio or radar principles, or mechan-
ical, electrical, gyroscopic, or elec-
tronic instruments that are a part of 
communications radio equipment. 

(2) 

Class 2: 

Navigational equipment. A 

radio system used in an aircraft for en 
route or approach navigation. This 
does not include equipment operated 
on radar or pulsed radio frequency 
principles, or equipment used for meas-
uring altitude or terrain clearance. 

(3) 

Class 3: 

Radar equipment. An air-

craft electronic system operated on 
radar or pulsed radio frequency prin-
ciples. 

(e) 

Instrument ratings. 

(1) 

Class 1: 

Me-

chanical. A diaphragm, bourdon tube, 
aneroid, optical, or mechanically driv-
en centrifugal instrument used on air-
craft or to operate aircraft, including 
tachometers, airspeed indicators, pres-
sure gauges drift sights, magnetic com-
passes, altimeters, or similar mechan-
ical instruments. 

(2) 

Class 2: 

Electrical. Self-syn-

chronous and electrical-indicating in-
struments and systems, including re-
mote indicating instruments, cylinder 
head temperature gauges, or similar 
electrical instruments. 

(3) 

Class 3: 

Gyroscopic. An instru-

ment or system using gyroscopic prin-
ciples and motivated by air pressure or 
electrical energy, including automatic 
pilot control units, turn and bank indi-
cators, directional gyros, and their 
parts, and flux gate and gyrosyn com-
passes. 

(4) 

Class 4: 

Electronic. An instrument 

whose operation depends on electron 
tubes, transistors, or similar devices, 
including capacitance type quantity 
gauges, system amplifiers, and engine 
analyzers. 

(f) 

Accessory ratings. 

(1) 

Class 1: 

A me-

chanical accessory that depends on 
friction, hydraulics, mechanical link-
age, or pneumatic pressure for oper-
ation, including aircraft wheel brakes, 

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