49 U.S.C. § 44711 : US Code - Section 44711: Prohibitions and exemption

Search 49 U.S.C. § 44711 : US Code - Section 44711: Prohibitions and exemption

(a) Prohibitions. - A person may not -
(1) operate a civil aircraft in air commerce without an
airworthiness certificate in effect or in violation of a term of
the certificate;
(2) serve in any capacity as an airman with respect to a civil
aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance used, or
intended for use, in air commerce -
(A) without an airman certificate authorizing the airman to
serve in the capacity for which the certificate was issued; or
(B) in violation of a term of the certificate or a regulation
prescribed or order issued under section 44701(a) or (b) or any
of sections 44702-44716 of this title;
(3) employ for service related to civil aircraft used in air
commerce an airman who does not have an airman certificate
authorizing the airman to serve in the capacity for which the
airman is employed;
(4) operate as an air carrier without an air carrier operating
certificate or in violation of a term of the certificate;
(5) operate aircraft in air commerce in violation of a
regulation prescribed or certificate issued under section
44701(a) or (b) or any of sections 44702-44716 of this title;
(6) operate a seaplane or other aircraft of United States
registry on the high seas in violation of a regulation under
section 3 of the International Navigational Rules Act of 1977 (33
U.S.C. 1602);
(7) violate a term of an air agency, design organization
certificate, or production certificate or a regulation prescribed
or order issued under section 44701(a) or (b) or any of sections
44702-44716 of this title related to the holder of the
certificate;
(8) operate an airport without an airport operating certificate
required under section 44706 of this title or in violation of a
term of the certificate; or
(9) manufacture, deliver, sell, or offer for sale any aviation
fuel or additive in violation of a regulation prescribed under
section 44714 of this title.
(b) Exemption. - On terms the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration prescribes as being in the public interest,
the Administrator may exempt a foreign aircraft and airmen serving
on the aircraft from subsection (a) of this section. However, an
exemption from observing air traffic regulations may not be
granted.
(c) Prohibition on Employment of Convicted Counterfeit Part
Traffickers. - No person subject to this chapter may knowingly
employ anyone to perform a function related to the procurement,
sale, production, or repair of a part or material, or the
installation of a part into a civil aircraft, who has been
convicted in a court of law of a violation of any Federal law
relating to the installation, production, repair, or sale of a
counterfeit or fraudulently-represented aviation part or material.