Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 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]

Section 147.19 Materials, special tools, and
shop equipment requirements.
An applicant for an aviation maintenance technician school certificate and
rating, or for an additional rating,
must have an adequate supply of material, special tools, and such of the shop
equipment as are appropriate to the approved curriculum of the school and
are used in constructing and maintaining aircraft, to assure that each student 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]

Section 147.21 General curriculum requirements.
(a) An applicant for an aviation
maintenance technician school certificate and rating, or for an additional
rating, must have an approved curriculum that is designed to qualify his
students to perform the duties of a mechanic for a particular rating or ratings.
(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 general plus 750 powerplant).
(3) Combined airframe and powerplant - 1,900 hours (400 general plus 750
airframe and 750 powerplant).
(c) The curriculum must cover the
subjects and items prescribed in appendixes B, C, or D, as applicable. Each
item must be taught to at least the indicated 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 section and Section 147.11, the holder of a certificate 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 Section 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]

Section 147.23

Instructor requirements.

An applicant for an aviation maintenance technician school certificate and
rating, or for an additional rating,
must provide the number of instructors
holding appropriate mechanic certificates and ratings that the Administrator 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 electricity, basic hydraulics, drawing, and
similar subjects. The applicant is required to maintain a list of the names
and qualifications of specialized instructors, 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
Section 147.31 Attendance and enrollment,
tests, and credit for prior instruction or experience.
(a) A certificated aviation maintenance technician school may not require 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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