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January 25 , 201 0 PAf i -Zoio
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U.S

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o f Transportatio n Docke t Operation s Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloo r 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , SE , Roo mW12-14 0 Washington , D C 2059 1 Subject : Petitio n for

exemptio n fro mCod 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 afte r completin g th e correspondin g portio n o f th e curriculum

. Dear Si r o r Madam , Nationa l Aviatio n Academ y (NAA ) operate s a n FA A Approve dAviatio n Maintenanc e Technicia n Schoo l (AMTS ) i n Clearwater , Florida , unde r Ai r Agenc y Certificat e DV9T100R

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PETITION : NA A i s requestin g a

n exemptio n fro m1 4 CFR, Part 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

. Titl e 1 4 o f

th e Cod e o f

Federa l Regulations , Part 65.75(a ) prescribe s that

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

meetin g th e experienc e requirement s o f Part 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 fro macertificate daviatio n maintenanc e technicia n school " before bein g eligibl e t o tak e th e writte n tes t for a certificat e o r

rating

. RELIE FSOUGHT : NA A i s seekin g exemptio n fro m1 4 CF RPart 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 ) after 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 , Ai r Agenc y Certificat e Numbe r DV9T100 Ran dstudent s enrolledi n it s AMT S progra mi n th e Airframe , Powerplan t an dAirfram e an dPowerplan t curricula

.Exemption Reques t Page 2 o f 3

SUPPOR T T O TH EACTIO 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 Airframe an dPowerplan t curriculums , bu t

i s no t allowe da

t th e completio n o f

th e Genera l 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 a

n opportunit y for

testin g followin g th e successfu l completio n of th e AM G(General) , AM A (Airframe ) o r AM P(Powerplant ) sectio n o f th e curriculum

. NA A ha s establishe daprocedur e withth e Tamp aFligh t Standard s Distric t

Offic e t o identif y an drepor t

t o the mi n writin g th e graduate s wh o ar e 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 ar e proposin g that

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

t o th e Tamp aFSD O an dth e NA A affiliate 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

. NA A propose s t o issu e aCertificat e o f Eligibilit y t o th e student s wh o hav e successfull y complete dth e Genera l (AMG ) curriculu mrequirements

. NA A wil 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 Eligibilit y wil l b e use dt o identif y t o th e affiliate dtes t

cente r that 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 enrolledi n a14CFRPart 147 AMT S are recognize dan dprovide dfo r 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 befor e the y mee t th e applicabl e experienc e requirement s o f §65.77

. Th e tim e penalt y 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 than 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

that 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 encourag e student s t o continu e thei r studie s an dreduc e dropou t rates
. Thi s petitio n doe s no t

differ materiall y fro mother 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 , oral an dpractica l tests
. Thi s informatio n i s distribute dt o th e Tamp a 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 after th e completio n of

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 for 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 of testin g t o th e students

. SUMMAR Y O FPETITION : Th e purpos e of

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 graduatin g fro mth 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 Academ y i s petitionin g for a n exemptio n fro mthi s rul e t o allo w student s t o tak e th e writte n examinatio n after completin g th e correspondin g portio n o f th e curriculum

. Nationa l Aviatio n Academ y appreciate s an y assistanc e yo u ma y b e abl e t o provid e u s in accomplishin g thi s petition

. Respectfull y Submitted ,

i s W

. Eck s )irecto r of Educatio n Nationa l Aviatio n Academ y

CC : Lind aM

. Nevin , PM I Fligh t Standard s Distric t

Offic e 560 1 Marine r

Street , Suit e 31 0 Tampa , F L33609-341 3