Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 65.80

Subpart D - Mechanics
Section 65.71 Eligibility requirements: General.
(a) To be eligible for a mechanic certificate and associated ratings, a person must - 
(1) Be at least 18 years of age;
(2) Be able to read, write, speak, and
understand the English language, or in
the case of an applicant who does not
meet this requirement and who is employed outside of the United States by
a U.S. air carrier, have his certificate
endorsed  - Valid only outside the
United States - ;
(3) Have passed all of the prescribed
tests within a period of 24 months; and
(4) Comply with the sections of this
subpart that apply to the rating he
seeks.
(b) A certificated mechanic who applies for an additional rating must
meet the requirements of Section 65.77 and,
within a period of 24 months, pass the
tests prescribed by SectionSection 65.75 and 65.79 for
the additional rating sought.
[Doc. No. 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, as
amended by Amdt. 65-6, 31 FR 5950, Apr. 19,
1966]

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Section 65.73 Ratings.
(a) The following ratings are issued
under this subpart:
(1) Airframe.
(2) Powerplant.
(b) A mechanic certificate with an
aircraft or aircraft engine rating, or
both, that was issued before, and was
valid on, June 15, 1952, is equal to a mechanic certificate with an airframe or
powerplant rating, or both, as the case
may be, and may be exchanged for such
a corresponding certificate and rating
or ratings.
Section 65.75 Knowledge requirements.
(a) Each applicant for a mechanic
certificate or rating must, after meeting the applicable experience requirements of Section 65.77, pass a written test covering the construction and maintenance of aircraft appropriate to the
rating he seeks, the regulations in this
subpart, and the applicable provisions
of parts 43 and 91 of this chapter. The
basic principles covering the installation and maintenance of propellers are
included in the powerplant test.

(b) The applicant must pass each section of the test before applying for the
oral and practical tests prescribed by
Section 65.79. A report of the written test is
sent to the applicant.
[Doc. No. 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, as
amended by Amdt. 65-1, 27 FR 10410, Oct. 25,
1962; Amdt. 65-6, 31 FR 5950, Apr. 19, 1966]

Section 65.77

Experience requirements.

Each applicant for a mechanic certificate or rating must present either
an appropriate graduation certificate
or certificate of completion from a certificated aviation maintenance technician school or documentary evidence,
satisfactory to the Administrator, of - 
(a) At least 18 months of practical experience with the procedures, practices, materials, tools, machine tools,
and equipment generally used in constructing, maintaining, or altering airframes, or powerplants appropriate to
the rating sought; or
(b) At least 30 months of practical experience concurrently performing the
duties appropriate to both the airframe
and powerplant ratings.
[Doc. No. 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, as
amended by Amdt. 65-14, 35 FR 5533, Apr. 3,
1970]

Section 65.79

Skill requirements.

Each applicant for a mechanic certificate or rating must pass an oral and
a practical test on the rating he seeks.
The tests cover the applicant-s basic
skill in performing practical projects
on the subjects covered by the written
test for that rating. An applicant for a
powerplant rating must show his ability to make satisfactory minor repairs
to, and minor alterations of, propellers.
Section 65.80 Certificated aviation maintenance technician school students.
Whenever an aviation maintenance
technician school certificated under
part 147 of this chapter shows to an
FAA inspector that any of its students
has made satisfactory progress at the
school and is prepared to take the oral
and practical tests prescribed by Section 65.79,
that student may take those tests during the final subjects of his training in
the approved curriculum, before he
meets the applicable experience requirements of Section 65.77 and before he

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