---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 120.9"
title: "14"
number: "120.9"
heading: "Waivers for Part 145 certificate holders outside the territory of the United States."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/120.9"
---

# §120.9. Waivers for Part 145 certificate holders outside the territory of the United States.

- (a) A [part 145](/cfr/14/part145.md) certificate holder whose employees perform safety-sensitive maintenance functions on [part 121](/cfr/14/part121.md) air carrier aircraft outside the territory of the United States may request a waiver from the Administrator from any requirements under [14 CFR part 120](/cfr/14/part120.md), subpart [E](/cfr/14/subpartE.md) or [F](/cfr/14/subpartF.md), if specific requirements of subpart [E](/cfr/14/subpartE.md) or [F](/cfr/14/subpartF.md) are inconsistent with the laws of the country where the repair station is located.
- (b) Each waiver request must include, at a minimum, the following elements:
  - (1) Information about the organization, including the name and mailing address and, if desired, other contact information such as a fax number, telephone number, or email address;
  - (2) The specific section or sections of this part from which the organization seeks a waiver;
  - (3) The reasons why granting the waiver would not adversely affect the prevention of accidents and injuries resulting from the use of prohibited drugs and/or the misuse of alcohol by employees;
  - (4) A copy of the law that is inconsistent with the provision(s) of this part from which a waiver is sought;
  - (5) An explanation of how the law is inconsistent with the provision(s) of this part from which a waiver is sought; and
  - (6) A description of the alternative means that will be used to achieve the objectives of the provision that is the subject of the waiver or, if applicable, a justification of why it would be impossible to achieve the objectives of the provision in any way.
- (c) Each request for a waiver must be submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine, in a form and manner acceptable to the Administrator.
- (d) Each request for a waiver must be submitted at least 90 days before the organization needs it to take effect.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2012-1058, Amdt. 120-3, 89 FR 103447, Dec. 18, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101-40103, 40113, 40120, 41706, 41721, 44106, 44701, 44702, 44703, 44709, 44710, 44711, 45101-45105, 46105, 46306.

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-2008-0937, 74 FR 22653, May 14, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2012-1058, Amdt. 120-3, 89 FR 103447, Dec. 18, 2024]