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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 147.31 

school must provide training aids, or 
operational mock-ups of them. 

[Doc. No. 1157, 27 FR 6669, July 19, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 147–5, 57 FR 28959, June 
29, 1992] 

§ 147.19

Materials, special tools, and 

shop equipment requirements. 

An applicant for an aviation mainte-

nance technician school certificate and 
rating, or for an additional rating, 
must have an adequate supply of mate-
rial, special tools, and such of the shop 
equipment as are appropriate to the ap-
proved curriculum of the school and 
are used in constructing and maintain-
ing aircraft, to assure that each stu-
dent will be properly instructed. The 
special tools and shop equipment must 
be in satisfactory working condition 
for the purpose for which they are to be 
used. 

[Amdt. 147–5, 57 FR 28959, June 29, 1992] 

§ 147.21

General curriculum require-

ments. 

(a) An applicant for an aviation 

maintenance technician school certifi-
cate and rating, or for an additional 
rating, must have an approved cur-
riculum that is designed to qualify his 
students to perform the duties of a me-
chanic for a particular rating or rat-
ings. 

(b) The curriculum must offer at 

least the following number of hours of 
instruction for the rating shown, and 
the instruction unit hour shall not be 
less than 50 minutes in length— 

(1) Airframe—1,150 hours (400 general 

plus 750 airframe). 

(2) Powerplant—1,150 hours (400 gen-

eral plus 750 powerplant). 

(3) Combined airframe and power-

plant—1,900 hours (400 general plus 750 
airframe and 750 powerplant). 

(c) The curriculum must cover the 

subjects and items prescribed in appen-
dixes B, C, or D, as applicable. Each 
item must be taught to at least the in-
dicated level of proficiency, as defined 
in appendix A. 

(d) The curriculum must show— 
(1) The required practical projects to 

be completed; 

(2) For each subject, the proportions 

of theory and other instruction to be 
given; and 

(3) A list of the minimum required 

school tests to be given. 

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of 

paragraphs (a) through (d) of this sec-
tion and § 147.11, the holder of a certifi-
cate issued under subpart B of this part 
may apply for and receive approval of 
special courses in the performance of 
special inspection and preventive 
maintenance programs for a primary 
category aircraft type certificated 
under § 21.24(b) of this chapter. The 
school may also issue certificates of 
competency to persons successfully 
completing such courses provided that 
all other requirements of this part are 
met and the certificate of competency 
specifies the aircraft make and model 
to which the certificate applies. 

[Doc. No. 1157, 27 FR 6669, July 13, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 147–1, 32 FR 5770 Apr. 11, 
1967; Amdt. 147–5, 57 FR 28959, June 29, 1992; 
Amdt. 147–6, 57 FR 41370, Sept. 9, 1992] 

§ 147.23

Instructor requirements. 

An applicant for an aviation mainte-

nance technician school certificate and 
rating, or for an additional rating, 
must provide the number of instructors 
holding appropriate mechanic certifi-
cates and ratings that the Adminis-
trator determines necessary to provide 
adequate instruction and supervision of 
the students, including at least one 
such instructor for each 25 students in 
each shop class. However, the applicant 
may provide specialized instructors, 
who are not certificated mechanics, to 
teach mathematics, physics, basic elec-
tricity, basic hydraulics, drawing, and 
similar subjects. The applicant is re-
quired to maintain a list of the names 
and qualifications of specialized in-
structors, and upon request, provide a 
copy of the list to the FAA. 

[Amdt. 147–5, 57 FR 28959, June 29, 1992] 

Subpart C—Operating Rules 

§ 147.31

Attendance and enrollment, 

tests, and credit for prior instruc-
tion or experience. 

(a) A certificated aviation mainte-

nance technician school may not re-
quire any student to attend classes of 
instruction more than 8 hours in any 
day or more than 6 days or 40 hours in 
any 7-day period. 

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