Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsAircraft manufactured under a production certificate or type certificate only
(1) An applicant for the original issue of a special certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft type certificated in the restricted category, that was not previously type certificated in any other category, is entitled to the certificate if the applicant complies with the appropriate provisions of regulation 21.183.
Imported aircraft
(2) An applicant for the original issue of a restricted category certificate of airworthiness for an imported aircraft type certificated only in the restricted category under regulation 21.029 or 21.029A is entitled to a certificate of airworthiness if CASA or an authorised person is satisfied that:
(a) the aircraft conforms to the type design; and
(b) any modifications or repairs to the aircraft have been carried out in accordance with a supplemental type certificate or an approved modification/repair design; and
(c) the aircraft is in a condition for safe operation.
Other aircraft
(3) An applicant for a special certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft type certificated in the restricted category, that was a surplus aircraft of the Defence Force, or of an armed force of Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States of America, or was previously certificated in another category, is entitled to the certificate if CASA or an authorised person is satisfied, after inspection, that the aircraft is in a good state of preservation and repair and is in a condition for safe operation.
(3A) Subregulation (3B) applies to an aircraft:
(a) that is type certificated in the normal, utility, acrobatic, commuter or transport category; and
(b) that has been modified for 1 or more of the special purpose operations mentioned in regulation 21.025; and
(c) the modifications to which have been carried out in accordance with:
(i) an approved modification/repair design; or
(ii) a supplemental type certificate.
(3B) An applicant for a special certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft to which this subregulation applies is entitled to the certificate as if the aircraft were type certificated in the restricted category if CASA or an authorised person finds, after inspection, that:
(a) the aircraft meets the requirements of the normal utility, acrobatic, commuter or transport category except the requirements that CASA or the authorised person considers are inappropriate for the special purpose for which the aircraft is to be used; and
(b) the aircraft can reasonably be expected to be safe for its intended use when it is operated under any conditions limiting its intended use.
(4) CASA or an authorised person may inspect an aircraft mentioned in subregulation (1) or (3) to determine whether:
(a) it conforms to the type design; and
(b) any modifications or repairs to it have been carried out in accordance with a supplemental type certificate or an approved modification/repair design; and
(c) it is in a condition for safe operation.
Source FARs section 21.185 modified.