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M arch 9, 2016 Exe m ption No. 15306

Reg ulatory Docket No. FAA

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- 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 exe m ption. It trans m its our

decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and li m itations of the exe m ption, including

the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated January 6, 2016 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Ad m i nistration (FAA) on behalf

of Stratford School for Aviation Maintenance Tech nicians (SSAMT ) (operating under Air A g ency

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

(14 CFR). An exe m

ption would allow SSAMT students enrolled in its P art 147 A viation

Maintenance Technician S chool (AMTS) to take the A viation M echanic G eneral (AMG) written test

after successfully co m

pleting the general curriculu m

, but prior to m eeting the experience

require m ents of § 65.77.

The FAA has deter m ined that good cause exists for not publishing a su mm ary o f the petition in the

Federal Register because the requested exe m ption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting

on this petition would be detri m ental to SSAMT

.

The FAA has issued grants of exe m ptions in circu m stances si m ilar in all m aterial respects to those

presented in your petition. In Grant of Exe m ption No. 9846C (copy enclosed), the FAA found that

testing i mm ediately after learning was a universally accepted instructional principle that reinforces

learning. Therefore, we allow the peti tioner to test students i mm ediately after successfully

co m pleting the general curriculum but before m eeting the require m ents of § 65.77.2

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 the y are si m ilar in all m aterial respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of

Exe m p tion No. 9846C ;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exe m p tion No . 9846C also

apply to the situation you present; and

 for the reasons stated in Grant of Exe m p tion No. 9846C , a grant of exe m ption is in

the public interest.

Our Decision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113

, and 44701, which the FAA Ad m i nistrator

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

(SSAMT) an exe m

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

its P art 147 AMTS to take the AMG written test after successfully co m pleting the corresponding

portion of the curriculu m , prior to m eeting the experience require m ents of § 65.77, subject to the

conditions and li m itations described below.

Conditions and Limitations

Before exercising the privileges of this exe m ption, SSAMT m

ust:

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

immediately following successful completion of the general curriculum.

2. E nsure 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 hav e procedures for documenting and tracking compliance with all retesting procedures.

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

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

This exe m

ption ter m inates on May 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John Barbagallo

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure:

Exemption No. 9846C