| (1) | An application for the issuing of a type certificate for a Class I product or an amendment thereof, shall be— |
| (a) | made in the prescribed form and manner; and |
| (i) | a certified true copy of the approval held by the selected design organisation; |
| (ii) | the appropriate fee as prescribed in Part 187; |
| (iii) | in the case of an application for an aircraft type, a three-view drawing of the aircraft type and available preliminary basic data; |
| (iv) | in the case of an application for an aircraft engine type or an aircraft propeller type, a description of the— |
| (bb) | operating characteristics; and |
| (cc) | proposed operating limitations; and |
| (v) | the proposed certification basis. |
| (2) | An application referred to in subregulation (1) shall be valid— |
| (a) | in the case of an application for an aeroplane type with a MCM exceeding 5 700 kilograms, for a period of five years; |
| (b) | in the case of an application for an aeroplane type with a MCM of 5 700 kilograms or less, for a period of three years; |
| (c) | in the case of an application for a rotorcraft type with a MCM exceeding 2 730 kilograms, for a period of five years; |
| (d) | in the case of an application for a rotorcraft type with a MCM of 2 730 kilograms or less; |
for a period of three years,
calculated from the date on which the application is submitted to the Director.
| (3) | If a type certificate is not issued within the period referred to in subregulation (2), the applicant may— |
| (a) | submit a new application in accordance with the provisions of subregulation (1); or |
| (b) | submit an application to extend the original application made in terms of subregulation (1), and comply with the appropriate airworthiness design standards referred to in regulation 21.02.3, effective on a date selected by the applicant: Provided that such date of validity precedes the date of the issuing of the type certificate by the appropriate period referred to in subregulation (2) in respect of the original application. |
| (4) | The holder of a standard or restricted category type certificate for a Class I product to be manufactured shall pay the annual currency fee as prescribed in Part 187, applicable to the type of certification on the anniversary date of such certificate. |
