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March 9, 2016 Exemption No. 15306

Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2016-0136

Mr. Joseph J. Scarduzio

Department Head, Lead Instructor

Stratford School for Aviation Maintenance Technicians

200 Greatmeadow Rd.

Startford, CT 06615

Dear Mr. Scarduzio:

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 January 6, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf 

of Stratford School for Aviation Maintenance Technicians (SSAMT) (operating under Air Agency 

Certificate TF5T221N) for an exemption from § 65.75(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR). An exemption would allow SSAMT students enrolled in its Part 147 Aviation 

Maintenance Technician School (AMTS) to take the Aviation Mechanic General (AMG) written test 

after successfully completing the general curriculum, but 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 SSAMT.

The FAA has issued grants of exemptions in circumstances similar in all material respects to those 

presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9846C (copy 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.
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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 No. 9846C;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9846C also 

apply to the situation you present; and

 for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption No. 9846C, a grant of exemption is in 

the public interest.

Our Decision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113, and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I hereby grant Stratford School for Aviation Maintenance Technicians

(SSAMT) an exemption from 14 CFR § 65.75(a) to the extent necessary to allow students enrolled in 

its Part 147 AMTS to take the AMG written test after successfully 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, SSAMT must:

1. Develop written procedures for administering the AMG written test to SSAMT students 

immediately following successful completion of the general curriculum. 

2. Ensure these procedures are available for use in SSAMT’s approved operating or curriculum 

procedures document or manual.

3. Before retesting any student who has failed the AMG examination and also does not meet the 

experience requirements of § 65.77, SSAMT must retrain the student on the instructional item

associated with the failed test and authorize the student to retake the test. SSAMT must have 

procedures for documenting and tracking compliance with all retesting procedures.

4. Before exercising the privileges of this exemption, SSAMT must provide the written

procedures to its Certificate Holding District Office for review and approval.

This exemption terminates on May 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely,

/s/

John Barbagallo

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure:

Exemption No. 9846C