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§ 147.41 

§ 147.36

Maintenance of instructor re-

quirements. 

Each certificated aviation mainte-

nance technician school shall, after 
certification or addition of a rating, 
continue to provide the number of in-
structors holding appropriate mechanic 
certificates and ratings that the Ad-
ministrator determines necessary to 
provide adequate instruction to the 
students, including at least one such 
instructor for each 25 students in each 
shop class. The school may continue to 
provide specialized instructors who are 
not certificated mechanics to teach 
mathematics, physics, drawing, basic 
electricity, basic hydraulics, and simi-
lar subjects. 

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

§ 147.37

Maintenance of facilities, 

equipment, and material. 

(a) Each certificated aviation main-

tenance technician school shall provide 
facilities, equipment, and material 
equal to the standards currently re-
quired for the issue of the certificate 
and rating that it holds. 

(b) A school may not make a substan-

tial change in facilities, equipment, or 
material that have been approved for a 
particular curriculum, unless that 
change is approved in advance. 

§ 147.38

Maintenance of curriculum re-

quirements. 

(a) Each certificated aviation main-

tenance technician school shall adhere 
to its approved curriculum. With FAA 
approval, curriculum subjects may be 
taught at levels exceeding those shown 
in appendix A of this part. 

(b) A school may not change its ap-

proved curriculum unless the change is 
approved in advance. 

[Amdt. 147–2, 35 FR 5534, Apr. 3, 1970, as 
amended by Amdt. 147–5, 57 FR 28960, June 
29, 1992] 

§ 147.38a

Quality of instruction. 

Each certificated aviation mainte-

nance technician school shall provide 
instruction of such quality that, of its 
graduates of a curriculum for each rat-
ing who apply for a mechanic certifi-
cate or additional rating within 60 days 
after they are graduated, the percent-
age of those passing the applicable 

FAA written tests on their first at-
tempt during any period of 24 calendar 
months is at least the percentage fig-
ured as follows: 

(a) For a school graduating fewer 

than 51 students during that period— 
the national passing norm minus the 
number 20. 

(b) For a school graduating at least 

51, but fewer than 201, students during 
that period—the national passing norm 
minus the number 15. 

(c) For a school graduating more 

than 200 students during that period— 
the national passing norm minus the 
number 10. 

As used in this section, ‘‘national pass-
ing norm’’ is the number representing 
the percentage of all graduates (of a 
curriculum for a particular rating) of 
all certificated aviation maintenance 
technician schools who apply for a me-
chanic certificate or additional rating 
within 60 days after they are graduated 
and pass the applicable FAA written 
tests on their first attempt during the 
period of 24 calendar months described 
in this section. 

[Amdt. 147–2, 35 FR 5534, Apr. 3, 1970, as 
amended by Amdt. 147–3, 41 FR 47230, Oct. 28, 
1976] 

§ 147.39

Display of certificate. 

Each holder of an aviation mainte-

nance technician school certificate and 
ratings shall display them at a place in 
the school that is normally accessible 
to the public and is not obscured. The 
certificate must be available for in-
spection by the Administrator. 

§ 147.41

Change of location. 

The holder of an aviation mainte-

nance technician school certificate 
may not make any change in the 
school’s location unless the change is 
approved in advance. If the holder de-
sires to change the location he shall 
notify the Administrator, in writing, 
at least 30 days before the date the 
change is contemplated. If he changes 
its location without approval, the cer-
tificate is revoked. 

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