Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC): Apply for issue and submit ARC
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzAn aircraft is considered airworthy if it meets all the necessary requirements to be able to fly in a safe condition. Airworthiness is documented in the Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC). Aircraft, helicopters or other aircraft may not be operated without a valid ARC.
You can
- apply to the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) for the issue of an ARC
- submit a newly issued or extended ARC to the LBA.
Depending on the authorization, an ARC can be issued by
- the LBA,
- a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO) with the right to inspect airworthiness,
- a Combined Airworthiness Organization (CAO) with the right to inspect airworthiness, or
- an independent airworthiness review staff, the so-called Independent Airworthiness Review Staff (IARS), with the corresponding authorization.
Whether you can submit an ARC directly to the LBA or have to apply to the LBA for it to be issued depends, among other things, on
- whether you are the owner of the aircraft,
- whether the issuing organization or person has a right to inspect airworthiness or a corresponding authorization,
- whether the airworthiness test was carried out abroad or in accordance with foreign test regulations.
An ARC is valid for 1 year. It can be extended up to 2 times under certain conditions.