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exemptio n fromCod e o f Federa l Regulation s 1 4 CFR , Part 65.75(a ) t o allo w th e Aviatio n Mechani c Genera l (AMG ) writte n test s t o b e administere d after completin g th e correspondin g portio n o f th e curriculum

. Dea r Si r o r Madam , Nationa l Aviatio n Academy-Ne w Englan d(NAA-NE ) operate s an FA A Approve d Aviatio n Maintenanc e Technicia n Schoo l (AMTS ) i n Bedford , Massachusett s unde r Ai r Agenc y Certificat e EC6T068 K PETITION

. NAA-N Ei s requestin g an exemptio n from1 4 CFR , Par t 65.75(a ) t o allo w th e Aviatio n Mechani c writte n test s (AMG , AMA , AMP ) t o b e administere dafter AMT S student s successfull y complet e th e correspondin g portio n o f th e curriculum

. Title 1 4 o f

th e Cod e o f

Federa l Regulations , Part 65.75(a ) prescribe s tha t

applicant s mus t pas s awritte n test , "afte r

meetin g th e experienc e requirement s o f Par t 65.77. " §65.7 7 require s applicant s t o complet e trainin g and , "presen t eithe r a n appropriat e graduatio n certificat e o r

certificat e o f

completio n fromacertificate daviatio n maintenanc e technicia n school " befor e bein g eligibl e t o tak e th e writte n tes t for a certificat e o r

rating

. RELIE FSOUGHT : NAA-N Ei s seekin g exemptio n fro m1 4 CFRPart 65.75(a ) t o allo w student s enrolle di n it s Part 147 Aviatio n Maintenanc e Technicia n Schoo l t o tak e th e Aviatio n Mechani c writte n test s (AMG , AMA , AMP ) afte r completin g th e correspondin g portio n o f th e curriculum , prio r

t o meetin g th e experienc e requirement s o f §65.77

. 

### PERSON(S ) T O B E COVERE D B Y TH E EXEMPTION : NAA-NE , Ai r

Agenc y Certificat e Numbe r EC6T068K

an dstudent s enrolle di n it s AMT S progra mi n th e Airframe , Powerplan t an dAirfram e an dPowerplan t curricula

.Exemptio n Reques t Pag e 2 o f 3

SUPPOR T T O TH E ACTIO N SOUGHT : Testin g immediatel y after learnin g i s auniversall y accepte dinstructiona l principl e that reinforce s learning , an di s academicall y sound

. Thi s i s currentl y allowe dwithbothth e Airfram e an dPowerplan t curriculums , bu t

i s no t allowe da

t th e completio n o f

th e General curriculum

. Student s attendin g th e schoo l ar e enrolledi n th e eithe r th e Airfram e o r

Powerplan t curriculu mo r

th e combine dAirfram e & Powerplan t curriculum

. Thi s petitio n i s structure dt o provid e an opportunity for testin g followin g th e successfu l completio n o f th e AM G(General) , AM A (Airframe ) o r AM P(Powerplant ) sectio n o f th e curriculum

. NAA-N Eha s establishe daprocedur e withth e Bosto n Fligh t Standard s Distric t

Offic e t o identif y an dreport

t o the mi n writin g th e graduate s wh o are eligibl e t o tak e th e FA A written , oral , an dpractica l test s an dals o t o provid e graduat e informatio n t o th e school' s affiliate don-sit e writte n tes t cente r an dth e school s affiliate dDME's

. W e are proposin g that

th e sam e procedur e woul db e use dt o identif y an dreport

t o th e Bosto n FSD O an dth e NAA-N Eaffiliate dtes t cente r thos e student s wh o ar e eligibl e t o tak e th e AM Gwritte n tes t after completio n o f

th e Genera l curriculum

. A Certificat e o f Completio n i s currentl y issue dt o th e studen t wh o successfull y complete s th e AM A and/o r AM Pcurriculum

. NAA-N Epropose s t o issu e aCertificat e o f Eligibility t o th e student s wh o hav e successfull y complete dth e Genera l (AMG ) curriculu mrequirements

. NAA-N Ewil l continu e t o issu e Certificate s o f Completio n t o student s after th e successfu l completio n o f

th e Airfram e and/o r

Powerplan t

portion s o f

th e curriculu mi n whic hth e studen t i s enrolled

. Additionally , th e Certificat e o f Eligibility wil l b e use dt o identif y t o th e affiliate dtes t

cente r tha t th e studen t

i s eligibl e t o tak e th e AM Gwritte n test
. Th e exceptiona l circumstance s encountere db y student s enrolle di n a14CFRPart 147 AMT S are recognize dan dprovide dfor b y 14CFR65.8 0 whic hpermit s astuden t t o tak e th e oral an dpractica l test s prescribe db y §65.7 9 before the y mee t th e applicabl e experienc e requirement s o f §65.77

. Th e tim e penalty incurre db y beginnin g th e testin g proces s befor e th e completio n o f th e entir e curriculu mwoul db e mor e tha n offset b y th e academi c soundnes s o f immediat e testing

. PUBLI C INTEREST : Th e publi c interes t

wil l b e serve db y allowin g aviatio n maintenanc e technicia n student s t o tak e th e FA A writte n tes t coverin g abod y o f

knowledg e immediatel y followin g completio n o f

thei r studie s o f

tha t material

. Studen t

learnin g wil l b e enhance dan d reinforce db y th e immediat e feedbac k provide db y th e testin g experience

. Thi s immediat e feedback , couple dwithasens e o f accomplishment , i s expecte dt o encourage student s t o continu e thei r studie s an dreduc e dropou t rates
. Thi s petitio n doe s no t

diffe r materiall y fromother s o n record , an dthos e request s hav e bee n deeme dt o b e i n th e publi c interest

.Exemptio n Reques t Pag e 3 o f 3

IMPAC T O N SAFETY : A procedur e i s currentl y i n plac e t o identif y an dreport

student s wh o ar e eligibl e t o tak e th e FA A written , ora l an dpractica l tests
. Thi s informatio n i s distribute dt o th e Bosto n FSD O an dth e on-sit e writte n tes t center
. Th e sam e procedur e woul db e use dt o identif y an dreport

student s wh o woul dqualif y t o tak e th e Aviatio n Mechani c writte n test s afte r th e completio n o f

th e correspondin g portio n o f th e curriculum

. Al l othe r requirement s governin g writte n testing , includin g tim e requirement s fo r licensur e completio n woul d remai n unchanged

. A leve l o f safet y equa l t o that

provide db y thi s rul e woul db e provided

. ECONOMI C IMPACT : B y takin g th e writte n test s immediatel y after finishin g th e curriculum , th e reductio n o f faile dtest s i s expecte dt o reduc e th e cos t o f testin g t o th e students

. SUMMAR Y O FPETITION : Th e purpos e o f

thi s petitio n i s t o allo w th e Aviatio n Mechani c writte n tes t (AMG , AMA , AMP ) t o b e administere dprio r t o graduating fromth e entir e curriculum

. Therefore , a

n exemptio n t o 1 4 CFR , Part 65.75(a ) Knowledg e Requirement s i s requested

. Nationa l Aviatio n Academy-Ne w Englan di s petitionin g for a n exemptio n fromthi s rul e t o allo w student s t o tak e th e writte n examinatio n afte r completin g th e correspondin g portio n o f th e curriculum

. Nationa l Aviatio n Academy-Ne w Englan dappreciate s an y assistanc e yo u may b e abl e t o provid e u s i n accomplishin g thi s petition

. Respectfull y Submitted ,

Pau l M

. Torpe y Directo r o f Educatio n Nationa l Aviatio n Academy-Ne w Englan d

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. Fullam , PM I Fligh t Standard s Distric t

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