AFS-12-289-E May 3, 2012 Exemption No. 10525 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2012-0363

Mr. Joe Livingston Director, Aviation Maintenance Technician Program Del Mar College-West Campus

Baldwin Blvd. Corpus Christi, TX 78404

Dear Mr. Livingston:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including

the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated March 8, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Del Mar College (DMC) (operating under Air Ag ency Certificate D18T094K) for an exemption from § 65.75(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regul ations (14 CFR). An exemption would allow DMC students enrolled in its part 147 aviation maintenance technician school to take the aviation mechanic general (AMG) written test after successfu lly completing the general curriculum, prior to meeting the experience requirements of § 65.77.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to DMC.

The FAA has issued grants of exemptions in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption Nos. 6569, 10016 and 10016A (copies enclosed), the FAA found that testing immediately after learning was a universally accepted instructional principle that reinforces learning. Therefore, we allow the petitioner to test students immediately after successfully completing the general curriculum but before meeting the requirements of § 65.77.2

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that—

 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption Nos. 6569, 10016 and 10016A;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption Nos. 6569, 10016 and 10016A also apply to the situation you present; and

 for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption Nos. 6569, 10016 and 10016A, a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Del Mar College an exemption from 14 CFR § 65.75(a) to the extent necessary to allow students enrolled in its part 147 aviation maintenance technician school to take the aviation mechanic general (AMG) written test after succcessfully completing the corresponding portion of the curriculum, prior to meeting the experience requirements of § 65.77, subject to the

conditions and limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations

Before exercising the privileges of this exemption, DMC must:

1. Develop written procedures for administering the authorization to test for the general test requirements with an affiliated Organizati on Delegation Authorization (ODA) Airman Knowledge Testing Unit member.

2. Ensure these procedures are included in the schools operating procedures or curriculum procedures document or manual, as applicable.

3. Ensure the procedures are acceptable to the certificate holding district office before operating under this exemption.

4. The aviation maintenance technician school must provide a list of students found eligible under the exemption to test for the AMG prior to completion of the airframe and or3

powerplant curriculum requirements. In addition, the procedures for testing applicants for the general must be approved by the Flight Standards District Office.

This exemption terminates on May 31, 2014, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ Raymond Towles Acting Director, Flight Standards

Service

Enclosure