(1) Except as set out in subregulation (2), an applicant for a certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft must show that the aircraft is identified:
(a) as required by regulation 21.820; or
(b) in the case of an imported aircraft:
(i) as required by the NAA of the Contracting State in which it was certificated; or
(ii) in another way acceptable to CASA.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to an applicant:
(a) if the applicant is applying for an experimental certificate for an aircraft that is not amateur-built or kit-built; or
(b) if:
(i) a different certificate of airworthiness is in force for the aircraft; and
(ii) the applicant for the issue of that certificate complied with subregulation (1).
Source FARs section 21.182 modified.
[5] Regulation 21.192
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[6] Part 21, after Subpart O
Subpart Q Identification of aircraft and aeronautical products
Division 1 Preliminary
21.805 Applicability of this Subpart
This Subpart applies to an aircraft, aircraft engine, aircraft propeller, critical part or other aircraft part manufactured after this Subpart commences.
21.810 Meaning of fireproof
(1) A reference in this Subpart to a fireproof manufacturer’s data plate is a reference to a data plate that:
(a) is made of material that withstands the heat of a fire at least as well as a steel plate of the same size and thickness; and
(b) on which the details that it is required to bear are legibly marked by a fireproof method.
(2) In this Subpart:
fireproof method of marking means marking by:
(a) etching, stamping or engraving; or
(b) another similar method of marking approved for a particular purpose.
Division 2 Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft propellers
21.815 Applicability of this Division
This Division applies to an aircraft (or an aircraft engine or aircraft propeller) manufactured after this Subpart commences.
21.820 Manufacturer’s data plate must be attached to aircraft
(1) This regulation sets out the requirements for attaching a manufacturer’s data plate to an aircraft to which this Division applies.
(2) The holder of the type certificate or production certificate under which such an aircraft is manufactured must attach to it, as set out in subregulations (3) and (4), a fireproof manufacturer’s data plate bearing the following information:
(a) the name of the manufacturer;
(b) the name of the holder of the type certificate (if any);
(c) the name of the holder of the production certificate (if any);
(d) the aircraft’s model designation;
(e) the aircraft’s serial number.
(3) The data plate must be attached in a way that ensures that it is not likely to be defaced or removed during normal service, nor lost or destroyed in an accident.
(4) The data plate must be attached:
(a) to a manned balloon — to the lower section of the balloon’s envelope in a place where the operator can read it when the balloon is inflated; or
(b) to a glider — in a visible place inside the cockpit; or
(c) to any other aircraft — in a place where it is clearly legible:
(i) on the frame of the aircraft’s rearmost entrance; or
(ii) near, but aft of, the aircraft’s rearmost entrance; or
(iii) on the aircraft’s fuselage near its tail.
Note For the definition of aircraft see subsection 3 (1) of the Act. For the definitions of identification number, manned balloon, production certificate and type certificate see the Dictionary.
21.825 Manufacturer’s data plate must be attached to basket of manned free balloon
(1) This regulation sets out an additional requirement for attaching a manufacturer’s data plate to the basket of a manned free balloon to which this Division applies.
(2) This regulation applies to the holder of the type certificate or production certificate under which such a balloon is manufactured.
(3) The holder of the type certificate must attach to the basket of the balloon, as set out in subregulation (4), a heat-resistant metal plate on which the following information is legibly marked by a fireproof method:
(a) the name of the manufacturer;
(b) the name of the holder of the type certificate (if any);
(c) the name of the holder of the production certificate (if any);
(d) the basket’s part number;
(e) the basket’s serial number.
(4) The manufacturer’s data plate must be attached to the basket in a way that ensures that the plate is not likely to be defaced or removed during normal service, nor to be lost or destroyed in an accident.
Note For the definitions of manned balloon, production certificate and type certificate see the Dictionary.
21.830 Heater assembly of manned balloon must carry identification mark
(1) This regulation applies to a manned balloon to which this Division applies that has a heater assembly.
(2) The holder of the type certificate or production certificate under which the balloon is manufactured must, as set out in subregulation (3), also mark on the heater assembly, by a fireproof method, the information mentioned in subregulation (4).
(4) The information is:
(a) the name of the heater’s manufacturer; and
(b) its part number; and
(c) its serial number.
Note For the definitions of manned balloon, production certificate and type certificate see the Dictionary.
21.835 Manufacturer’s data plate must be attached to aircraft engine
(1) This regulation sets out the requirements for attaching a manufacturer’s data plate to an aircraft engine to which this Division applies.
(2) This regulation applies to the holder of the type certificate or production certificate under which such an aircraft engine is manufactured.
(3) The holder of the type certificate or production certificate must attach to the engine, as set out in subregulation (4), a fireproof manufacturer’s data plate bearing the following information:
(a) the manufacturer’s name;
(b) for an aircraft engine manufactured under a type certificate — the name of the holder, and the identification number, of the certificate;
(c) for an aircraft engine manufactured under a production certificate — the name of the holder, and the identification number, of the certificate, and the identification number of the engine’s type certificate;
(d) the engine’s model designation;
(e) its serial number;
(f) if its rating is stated in its type certificate, that rating.
(4) The data plate must be attached to the engine:
(a) in a place where somebody carrying out maintenance on the engine can read it; and
(b) in a way that ensures that the plate is not likely to be defaced or become detached from the engine during normal service, nor to be lost or destroyed in an accident.
Note For the definitions of identification number, production certificate and type certificate see the Dictionary.
21.840 Aircraft propellers, blades and hubs must carry identification marks
(1) This regulation sets out the requirements to mark information on, or attach a manufacturer’s data plate to, an aircraft propeller, propeller blade or propeller hub to which this Division applies.
(2) The holder of the type certificate or production certificate under which such a propeller, blade or hub is manufactured must:
(a) legibly mark on it by a fireproof method, as set out in subregulation (3), the information mentioned in subregulation (5); or
(b) attach to it, as set out in subregulation (4), a manufacturer’s data plate on which that information is legibly marked by a fireproof method.
(3) If information is marked on a propeller, blade or hub, it must be marked in a way that ensures that it is not likely to be defaced.
(4) If a manufacturer’s data plate is attached to a propeller, blade or hub, the plate must be attached to a non-critical surface in a way that ensures that the plate is not likely to be defaced or become detached during normal service, nor lost in an accident.
(5) The information is:
(a) the manufacturer’s name; and
(b) for a propeller, blade or hub manufactured under a type certificate — the name of the holder, and the identification number, of the certificate; and
(c) for a propeller, blade or hub manufactured under a production certificate — the name of the holder, and the identification number, of the certificate and the identification number of the propeller’s type certificate; and
(d) the model designation of the propeller, blade or hub; and
(e) its serial number.
Note For the definitions of identification number, production certificate and type certificate see the Dictionary.
Division 3 Critical parts
21.845 Applicability of this Division
This Division applies to a critical part manufactured after the commencement of this Subpart.
21.850 Identification of critical parts
(1) This regulation applies to a person who manufactures, in Australia, a critical part to which this Division applies.
(2) The person must legibly and permanently mark on the part, as set out in subregulation (3), the following information:
(a) the part’s part number;
(b) its serial number.
21.855 Removal or alteration of identification on critical parts
(1) Except with CASA’s written approval, a person must not remove or alter any of the information marked, in accordance with this Division, on a critical part to which this Division applies.
(2) CASA must not grant an approval under subregulation (1) if the granting of the approval would adversely affect the safety of air navigation.
Division 4 Replacement or modification of parts
21.860 Applicability of this Division
This Division applies to an aircraft part produced, under an APMA, after the commencement of this Subpart.
Note For the definition of APMA see the Dictionary.
21.865 Identification of parts
(1) Subregulation (2) applies to the holder of the APMA under which a part to which this Division applies is manufactured.
(2) Subject to regulation 21.870, the holder of the APMA must legibly and permanently mark on the part, as set out in subregulation (3), the information required by subregulation (4).
(4) The information is:
(a) the capital letters APMA; and
(b) the trade mark, name or symbol of the holder; and
(c) the part’s part number; and
(d) its serial number (if any).
21.870 Exemption from obligation to mark
(1) Subregulation (2) applies to a part to which this Division applies if CASA and the holder of the APMA under which the part is manufactured agree that it is impracticable to mark on it the information required by subregulation 21.865 (4).
(2) If this subregulation applies to a part, the holder of the APMA need not comply with regulation 21.865.
(3) However, the holder of the APMA is guilty of an offence punishable by a fine of 20 penalty units if he or she does not include the information in the authorised release certificate supplied with the part or with each container of the parts.
Note For the definition of authorised release certificate see the Dictionary.