---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 65.107"
title: "14"
number: "65.107"
heading: "Repairman certificate (light-sport): Eligibility and training courses."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/65.107"
---

# §65.107. Repairman certificate (light-sport): Eligibility and training courses.

- (a) **Ratings.** The following ratings may be issued on a repairman certificate (light-sport) under this section:
  - (1) **Inspection rating.**
  - (2) **Maintenance rating.**
- (b) **Eligibility requirements: General.** To be eligible for a repairman certificate (light-sport), a person must:
  - (1) Be at least 18 years old;
  - (2) Be able to read, speak, write, and understand English;
  - (3) Complete a training course pursuant to paragraph [(c)](#c) or [(d)](#d) of this section, as applicable to the rating sought;
  - (4) Pass a written test administered by the training course provider that covers the contents of the course pursuant to paragraph [(c)](#c) or [(d)](#d) of this section, as applicable to the rating sought; and
  - (5) Present documentary evidence of completion of the FAA-accepted training course required by [paragraph (b)(3)](#b-3) of this section and passage of the written test required by [paragraph (b)(4)](#b-4) of this section, to the Administrator.
- (c) **Inspection rating training course.** To obtain an inspection rating on a repairman certificate (light-sport), a person must complete a 16-hour training course accepted by the Administrator on inspecting the category, and class as applicable, of experimental aircraft for which the person intends to exercise the privileges of the rating.
- (d) **Maintenance rating training course.** To obtain a maintenance rating on a repairman certificate (light-sport), a person must complete a training course accepted by the Administrator that includes content on, at a minimum, the knowledge, risk management, and skill elements for each subject contained in the Aviation Mechanic General, Airframe, and Powerplant Airman Certification Standards (incorporated by reference, see [§ 65.23](/cfr/14/65.23.md)), that are appropriate to the category, and class as applicable, of aircraft for which the person intends to exercise the privileges of the rating.
- (e) **Training course providers.** Training course providers must:
  - (1) Deliver the training course described in paragraphs [(c)](#c) and [(d)](#d) of this section using facilities, equipment, and materials appropriate to the training course content taught;
  - (2) Use instructors that are appropriately qualified to teach the course content; and
  - (3) After a student completes the training course as required by [paragraph (b)(3)](#b-3) of this section and passes the written test as required by [paragraph (b)(4)](#b-4) of this section, provide a certificate of completion to the student indicating the:
    - (i) Name of the training provider;
    - (ii) FAA course acceptance number;
    - (iii) Rating applicable to the training course;
    - (iv) Aircraft category, and class as applicable, the training was based on; and
    - (v) **Date of training completion.**
- (f) **Certificate issuance and equivalency.**
  - (1) A repairman certificate (light-sport) will be issued with category privileges, and may be issued with class limitations within the category sought pursuant to the completed training required by [paragraph (b)(3)](#b-3) of this section.
  - (2) A repairman certificate (light-sport aircraft) that was issued before and was valid on October 22, 2025 is equivalent to a repairman certificate (light-sport) with the same ratings.
  - (3) Aircraft class privileges issued on a repairman certificate (light-sport aircraft) before and valid on October 22, 2025 are equivalent to aircraft category privileges, except as provided in [paragraph (f)(4)](#f-4) of this section.
  - (4) A repairman certificate (light-sport aircraft) with an inspection rating and gyroplane class privileges issued before and valid on October 22, 2025 is equivalent to a repairman (light-sport) certificate with an inspection rating and rotorcraft category privileges limited to the gyroplane class.
- (g) **Delayed compliance.** Inspection and maintenance rating training courses designed for glider class privileges and accepted prior to October 22, 2025 may not be offered by a training course provider after July 24, 2026.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 65-66, 90 FR 35219, July 24, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-44711, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.

### Source

Source: Docket 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 65-66, 90 FR 35219, July 24, 2025]