Regulations Governing the Certification for Aviation Products, Appliances and Parts Article 2
In the Regulations herein, the definition of the terms referred hereinafter shall be:1) “Appliance” means major components of aviation products and the failure of which will endanger the operation safety of the product.2) “Part” means parts and components that are used on aviation products and appliances.3) “Type Certificate (TC)” means a design approval issued when the applicant demonstrates that a product complies with the applicable regulations.4) “Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)” means a design approval issued by the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) approving a major design change for a type certificated aviation product when the applicant demonstrates that the design change complies with the applicable regulations.5) “Type Validation Certificate (VTC)” means a design approval issued by the CAA approving an imported aviation product when the applicant demonstrates that the product complies with the applicable regulations.6) “Production certificate” means an approval to manufacture duplicate products under a type certificate or a supplemental type certificate.7) “Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA)” means a combined design and production approval for modification and replacement parts for installation on type certificated products.8) “Technical Standard Order (hereinafter referred to as TSO)” means the minimum performance standards that CAA prescribes for TSO articles.9) “Technical Standard Order Article (Hereinafter referred to as TSO Article)” means parts or components that are found to meet a specific TSO.10) “Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA)” means a combined design and production approval issued by the CAA for a TSO Article when the applicant demonstrates that the design change complies with the applicable regulations.11) “Production Approval Holder (PAH)” means a manufacturer who holds a production certificate, a parts manufacturer approval, or a technical standard order authorization.12) “Airworthiness Directive (AD)” means a notification issued by the CAA or other national civil aviation authorities to aircraft owners and operators of a known safety deficiency with a particular aviation product, equipment, component or parts and the necessary actions that they shall comply with. It prescribes mandatory corrective actions to be taken or the conditions and limitations under which the aviation products may continue to be operated. The AD is the common form of mandatory continuing airworthiness information.13) “Normal Category Aircraft” means an aircraft which satisfies the conditions below and is certified as a normal category aircraft by the CAA or by the civil aviation authority of the design state of the aircraft and intended for non-acrobatic operation:(a) airplane that has a seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of 19 or less and a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 8,618 kg or less; or(b) helicopter that has a seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of 9 or less passenger seats and a maximum certificated weight of 3,175 kg or less.14) “Acrobatic Category Aircraft” means an airplane is certified as an acrobatic category airplane by the CAA or by the civil aviation authority of the design state of the aircraft.15) “Utility Category Aircraft” means an airplane certified as a utility category airplane by the CAA or by the civil aviation authority of the design state of the aircraft.16) “Commuter Category Aircraft” means an airplane is certified as a commuter category airplane by the CAA or by the civil aviation authority of the design state of the aircraft. The commuter category airplane is intended for non-acrobatic operation.17) “Transport Category Aircraft” means an aircraft certified as a transport category aircraft by the CAA or by the civil aviation authority of the design state of the aircraft. The Transport Category Airplane is intended for non-acrobatic operation.18) “Free Balloon” means a non-power-driven lighter-than-air aircraft which is used for manned operation and type certificated by the CAA or by the civil aviation authority of the design state of the balloon. Free Balloon includes gas free balloon and hot air free balloon.
中文原文 航空產品與其各項裝備及零組件適航檢定管理規則第2條
本規則用詞，定義如下：
一、裝備：指作用失效時，將會危害航空產品安全運作之主要組件。
二、零組件：指使用於航空產品及其裝備之零件、組件。
三、型別檢定證：指對航空產品之設計，經審查核准發之證書。
四、補充型別檢定證：指對已取得型別檢定證之航空產品為重大設計變更，經審查核准發給之證書。
五、型別認可檢定證：指對進口航空產品之設計，經審查核准發給之證書。
六、製造許可證：指對航空產品之製造，經審查核准發給之證書。
七、零組件製造者核准書：指對航空產品或裝備更換及改裝用零組件之設計製造，經審查核准發給製造者之文件。
八、技術標準規定：指由交通部民用航空局（以下簡稱民航局）訂、定之技術標準件最低性能標準。
九、技術標準件：指安裝於航空產品上符合技術標準規定之材料、零組件或機載裝備。
十、技術標準件核准書：指對技術標準件之設計及製造，經審查符合技術標準規定發給製造者之文件。
十一、製造許可持有者：指持有製造許可證、零組件製造者核准書或技術標準件核准書之製造者。
十二、適航指令：指由民航局或其他國家適航主管機關，於航空產品與其各項裝備及零組件可能存在影響飛航安全之因素，或其他相同型別之航空產品與其各項裝備及零組件亦可能發生類似情形時，通告航空器所有人或使用人應執行強制性改正措施，或持續運作所應符合條件或限制之指令；且其屬強制性持續適航資訊。
十三、通用類航空器：指經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為通用類之下列航空器；此類航空器不得為特技飛航：
（一）載客座位數十九人以下且最大起飛重量不逾八千六百十八公斤之飛機。
（二）載客座位數九人以下且最大重量不逾三千一百七十五公斤之直昇機。
十四、特技類航空器：經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為特技類之飛機。
十五、特種作業類航空器：經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為特種作業類之飛機。
十六、通勤類航空器：經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為通勤類之飛機；此類航空器不得為特技飛航。
十七、運輸類航空器：指具多發動機並經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為運輸類之航空器；此類航空器不得為特技飛航。
十八、自由氣球類航空器：指非藉由機械推動輕於空氣之載人航空器，並經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為自由氣球類之航空器；包含充氣自由氣球及熱氣球。
一、裝備：指作用失效時，將會危害航空產品安全運作之主要組件。
二、零組件：指使用於航空產品及其裝備之零件、組件。
三、型別檢定證：指對航空產品之設計，經審查核准發之證書。
四、補充型別檢定證：指對已取得型別檢定證之航空產品為重大設計變更，經審查核准發給之證書。
五、型別認可檢定證：指對進口航空產品之設計，經審查核准發給之證書。
六、製造許可證：指對航空產品之製造，經審查核准發給之證書。
七、零組件製造者核准書：指對航空產品或裝備更換及改裝用零組件之設計製造，經審查核准發給製造者之文件。
八、技術標準規定：指由交通部民用航空局（以下簡稱民航局）訂、定之技術標準件最低性能標準。
九、技術標準件：指安裝於航空產品上符合技術標準規定之材料、零組件或機載裝備。
十、技術標準件核准書：指對技術標準件之設計及製造，經審查符合技術標準規定發給製造者之文件。
十一、製造許可持有者：指持有製造許可證、零組件製造者核准書或技術標準件核准書之製造者。
十二、適航指令：指由民航局或其他國家適航主管機關，於航空產品與其各項裝備及零組件可能存在影響飛航安全之因素，或其他相同型別之航空產品與其各項裝備及零組件亦可能發生類似情形時，通告航空器所有人或使用人應執行強制性改正措施，或持續運作所應符合條件或限制之指令；且其屬強制性持續適航資訊。
十三、通用類航空器：指經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為通用類之下列航空器；此類航空器不得為特技飛航：
（一）載客座位數十九人以下且最大起飛重量不逾八千六百十八公斤之飛機。
（二）載客座位數九人以下且最大重量不逾三千一百七十五公斤之直昇機。
十四、特技類航空器：經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為特技類之飛機。
十五、特種作業類航空器：經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為特種作業類之飛機。
十六、通勤類航空器：經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為通勤類之飛機；此類航空器不得為特技飛航。
十七、運輸類航空器：指具多發動機並經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為運輸類之航空器；此類航空器不得為特技飛航。
十八、自由氣球類航空器：指非藉由機械推動輕於空氣之載人航空器，並經民航局或原設計國之適航主管機關型別檢定為自由氣球類之航空器；包含充氣自由氣球及熱氣球。