Regulation Text
(a) Except for maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, and required inspections performed by repair stations located outside the United States certificated under the provisions of part 145 of this chapter, each person who is directly in charge of maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations for a CAMP, and each person performing required inspections for a CAMP must hold an appropriate airman certificate.
(b) For the purpose of this section, a person “directly in charge” is each person assigned to a position in which that person is responsible for the work of a shop or station that performs maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, or other functions affecting airworthiness. A person who is directly in charge need not physically observe and direct each worker constantly but must be available for consultation and decision on matters requiring instruction or decision from higher authority than that of the person performing the work.
The short answer
(14 CFR § 91.1435) Each person directly in charge of maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations for a CAMP, and each person performing required inspections, must hold an appropriate airman certificate — except for work done by part 145 repair stations located outside the United States.
Research Notes
Common Questions
What does “directly in charge” mean under this section?
It is each person responsible for the work of a shop or station performing maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, or other airworthiness functions.
“...a person 'directly in charge' is each person assigned to a position in which that person is responsible for the work of a shop or station that performs maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, or other functions affecting airworthiness.” — 14 CFR § 91.1435(b)
Is there an exception to the airman certificate requirement?
Yes — for maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, and required inspections performed by part 145 repair stations located outside the United States.
“Except for maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, and required inspections performed by repair stations located outside the United States certificated under the provisions of part 145 of this chapter...” — 14 CFR § 91.1435(a)
Must a person directly in charge watch every worker constantly?
No. They need not physically observe and direct each worker constantly but must be available for consultation and decision on matters requiring higher authority.
“A person who is directly in charge need not physically observe and direct each worker constantly but must be available for consultation and decision on matters requiring instruction or decision from higher authority...” — 14 CFR § 91.1435(b)
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