Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:15:p21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 15 (pt 21/182)
Character Range: 187396–190310

applicant may include a special inspection and preventive maintenance program, designed to be accomplished by the pilot‑owner of the aircraft, as part of the aircraft's type design or supplemental type design.
 (3) For aircraft manufactured outside Australian territory in a country with which Australia has a bilateral agreement for the acceptance of these aircraft, and from which the aircraft is to be imported into Australian territory, the statement required by subparagraph (1)(b)(i) must be made by the national aviation authority of the exporting country.
Source FARs section 21.24 modified.

21.025  Issue of type certificate: restricted category aircraft
 (1) An applicant is entitled to a type certificate for an aircraft in the restricted category for one or more of the special purpose operations mentioned in subregulation (2) if:
 (a) the aircraft can reasonably be expected to be safe for its intended use when it is operated under any conditions limiting its intended use; and
 (b) the aircraft:
 (i) meets the airworthiness requirements of the normal, utility, acrobatic, commuter or transport category, except those requirements that CASA considers are inappropriate for the special purpose for which the aircraft is to be used; or
 (ii) is of a type that has been manufactured in accordance with the requirements of, and accepted for use by, the Defence Force, or an armed force of Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States of America, and has been later modified for the special purpose operation or operations.
 (2) For subregulation (1), the special purpose operations are:
 (a) agricultural operations (for example, spraying, dusting, and seeding, and livestock and feral animal control); and
 (b) forest and wildlife conservation; and
 (c) firefighting; and
 (d) aerial surveying or scientific research (for example, photography, mapping, and oil and mineral exploration); and
 (e) patrolling (for example, pipelines, power lines, and canals); and
 (f) weather control and atmospheric research (for example, cloud seeding); and
 (g) aerial advertising (for example, skywriting, banner towing, airborne signs and public address systems); and
 (h) glider towing; and
 (i) target towing; and
 (j) target designation; and
 (k) any other operation similar to any of these operations.
Source FARs section 21.25 modified.

21.026  Type certificate: intermediate category aircraft
 (1) The applicant is entitled to a type certificate for an aircraft in the intermediate category if:
 (a) the aircraft:
 (i) is an aeroplane with a 61 knots or less VS0 stall speed as defined in FARs section 23.49; or is a rotorcraft with a 29.3 kgm‑2 main rotor disc loading limitation, under sea level standard day conditions; and
 (ii) has a maximum take‑off weight of not more than 1750 kg; and
 (iii) has a maximum seating capacity of 4 persons, including the pilot; and
 (iv) has an unpressurised cabin;