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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 147.11 

Subpart B—Certification 

Requirements 

§ 147.11

Ratings. 

The following ratings are issued 

under this part: 

(a) Airframe. 
(b) Powerplant. 
(c) Airframe and powerplant. 

§ 147.13

Facilities, equipment, and ma-

terial requirements. 

An applicant for an aviation mainte-

nance technician school certificate and 
rating, or for an additional rating, 
must have at least the facilities, equip-
ment, and materials specified in 
§§ 147.15 to 147.19 that are appropriate 
to the rating he seeks. 

§ 147.15

Space requirements. 

An applicant for an aviation mainte-

nance technician school certificate and 
rating, or for an additional rating, 
must have such of the following prop-
erly heated, lighted, and ventilated fa-
cilities as are appropriate to the rating 
he seeks and as the Administrator de-
termines are appropriate for the max-
imum number of students expected to 
be taught at any time: 

(a) An enclosed classroom suitable 

for teaching theory classes. 

(b) Suitable facilities, either central 

or located in training areas, arranged 
to assure proper separation from the 
working space, for parts, tools, mate-
rials, and similar articles. 

(c) Suitable area for application of 

finishing materials, including paint 
spraying. 

(d) Suitable areas equipped with 

washtank and degreasing equipment 
with air pressure or other adequate 
cleaning equipment. 

(e) Suitable facilities for running en-

gines. 

(f) Suitable area with adequate 

equipment, including benches, tables, 
and test equipment, to disassemble, 
service, and inspect. 

(1) Ignition, electrical equipment, 

and appliances; 

(2) Carburetors and fuel systems; and 
(3) Hydraulic and vacuum systems for 

aircraft, aircraft engines, and their ap-
pliances. 

(g) Suitable space with adequate 

equipment, including tables, benches, 

stands, and jacks, for disassembling, 
inspecting, and rigging aircraft. 

(h) Suitable space with adequate 

equipment for disassembling, inspect-
ing, assembling, troubleshooting, and 
timing engines. 

[Amdt. 147–2, 35 FR 5533, Apr. 3, 1970, as 
amended by Amdt. 147–5, 57 FR 28959, June 
29, 1992] 

§ 147.17

Instructional equipment re-

quirements. 

(a) An applicant for a mechanic 

school certificate and rating, or for an 
additional rating, must have such of 
the following instructional equipment 
as is appropriate to the rating he 
seeks: 

(1) Various kinds of airframe struc-

tures, airframe systems and compo-
nents, powerplants, and powerplant 
systems and components (including 
propellers), of a quantity and type suit-
able to complete the practical projects 
required by its approved curriculums. 

(2) At least one aircraft of a type cur-

rently certificated by FAA for private 
or commercial operation, with power-
plant, propeller, instruments, naviga-
tion and communications equipment, 
landing lights, and other equipment 
and accessories on which a mainte-
nance technician might be required to 
work and with which the technician 
should be familiar. 

(b) The equipment required by para-

graph (a) of this section need not be in 
an airworthy condition. However, if it 
was damaged, it must have been re-
paired enough for complete assembly. 

(c) Airframes, powerplants, propel-

lers, appliances, and components there-
of, on which instruction is to be given, 
and from which practical working ex-
perience is to be gained, must be so di-
versified as to show the different meth-
ods of construction, assembly, inspec-
tion, and operation when installed in 
an aircraft for use. There must be 
enough units so that not more than 
eight students will work on any one 
unit at a time. 

(d) If the aircraft used for instruc-

tional purposes does not have retract-
able landing gear and wing flaps, the 

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