Section 147.11

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

Subpart B - Certification
Requirements
Section 147.11 Ratings.
The following ratings are
under this part:
(a) Airframe.
(b) Powerplant.
(c) Airframe and powerplant.

issued

stands, and jacks, for disassembling,
inspecting, and rigging aircraft.
(h) Suitable space with adequate
equipment for disassembling, inspecting, 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]

Section 147.13 Facilities, equipment, and material requirements.
An applicant for an aviation maintenance technician school certificate and
rating, or for an additional rating,
must have at least the facilities, equipment, and materials specified in
SectionSection 147.15 to 147.19 that are appropriate
to the rating he seeks.
Section 147.15 Space requirements.
An applicant for an aviation maintenance technician school certificate and
rating, or for an additional rating,
must have such of the following properly heated, lighted, and ventilated facilities as are appropriate to the rating
he seeks and as the Administrator determines are appropriate for the maximum 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, materials, 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 engines.
(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 appliances.
(g) Suitable space with adequate
equipment, including tables, benches,

Section 147.17 Instructional
quirements.

equipment

(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 structures, airframe systems and components, powerplants, and powerplant
systems and components (including
propellers), of a quantity and type suitable to complete the practical projects
required by its approved curriculums.
(2) At least one aircraft of a type currently certificated by FAA for private
or commercial operation, with powerplant, propeller, instruments, navigation and communications equipment,
landing lights, and other equipment
and accessories on which a maintenance technician might be required to
work and with which the technician
should be familiar.
(b) The equipment required by paragraph (a) of this section need not be in
an airworthy condition. However, if it
was damaged, it must have been repaired enough for complete assembly.
(c) Airframes, powerplants, propellers, appliances, and components thereof, on which instruction is to be given,
and from which practical working experience is to be gained, must be so diversified as to show the different methods of construction, assembly, inspection, 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 instructional purposes does not have retractable landing gear and wing flaps, the

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