CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 21.081 Requirements for issue and amendment of Class I provisional type certificates
CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 21.081
Requirements for issue and amendment of Class I provisional type certificates(1) An applicant for a type certificate or a supplemental type certificate is entitled to the issue of a Class I provisional type certificate, or an approval of an amendment of a Class I provisional type certificate, if the applicant shows compliance with this regulation and CASA is satisfied that the relevant aircraft can reasonably be expected to be safe for its intended use when operated in accordance with the requirements and limitations:
(a) established by the applicant under subregulation (4); and
(2) The applicant must certify that:
(a) the aircraft has been designed and constructed in accordance with the airworthiness requirements applicable to the issue of the type certificate or supplemental type certificate applied for; and
(b) the aircraft substantially meets the applicable flight characteristic requirements for the type certificate or supplemental type certificate applied for; and
(c) the aircraft can be operated safely under the appropriate operating limitations specified in subregulation (1).
(3) The applicant must submit a report to CASA showing that the aircraft had been flown in all manoeuvres necessary to show compliance with the flight requirements for the issue of the type certificate or supplemental type certificate applied for, and to establish that the aircraft can be operated safely in accordance with the limitations contained in these Regulations.
(4) The applicant must establish all limitations required for the issue of the type certificate or supplemental type certificate applied for, including limitations on weights, speeds, flight manoeuvres, loading, and operation of controls and equipment unless, for each limitation not established, appropriate operating restrictions are established for the aircraft.
(5) The applicant must establish an inspection and maintenance program for the continued airworthiness of the aircraft.
(6) The applicant must show CASA that a prototype aircraft has been flown for at least 50 hours under an experimental certificate or under the auspices of the Defence Force, or an armed force of Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States of America. However, in the case of an approval of an amendment to a provisional type certificate, CASA may reduce the number of required flight hours.
Source FARs section 21.81 modified.