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§ 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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