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Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee 

Executive Committee 

Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools Working Group 

Task 1 – 14 CFR Parts 147, Appendices B, C, and D, Part 65
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16See 17 CFR 240.200(a). 

17See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34–

55406 (March 6, 2007), 72 FR 11071 (March 12, 

2007) (SR–NASD–2006–131; SR–NYSE–2006–111; 

SR–Amex–2007–05). 

18See supra note 10. 

19 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

20 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

21 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

22 17 CFR 19b–4(f)(6). 

23See 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C). 24 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

200(a) under the Act 16 where such 

definition of short sales may be found. 

Further, Rule 4.5(f) exempts OTP 

Holders and OTP Firms from reporting 

short positions if such a position 

resulted from a sale specified in clause 

(9) of paragraph (e) of Rule 10a–1 under 

the Act. Since clause (9) has been 

removed from Rule 10a–1(e) under the 

Act, the exemption to OTP Holders and 

OTP Firms is no longer applicable, and 

shall be removed as a reference with 

NYSE Arca Rule 4.5(f). 

Additionally, the Exchange proposes 

to increase the frequency of periodic 

reports that OTP Holders and OTP 

Firms must submit to the Exchange 

concerning short positions in securities, 

as prescribed by NYSE Arca Rule 4.5(f), 

from monthly to twice per month. This 

increase in the frequency of such reports 

is consistent with similar changes 

recently approved by the Commission 

for the NASD, NYSE, and the Amex.17

The Exchange shall implement the 

new periodic reporting requirements for 

short positions of OTP Holders and OTP 

Firms in September 2007 to be 

consistent with the increased reporting 

requirements of other self-regulatory 

organizations.18

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes the proposed 

rule changes are consistent with Section 

6(b) of the Act 19 in general and further 

the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) 20 in 

particular in that they are designed to 

prevent fraudulent and manipulative 

acts and practices, to promote just and 

equitable principles of trade, to foster 

cooperation and coordination with 

persons engaged in facilitating 

transactions in securities, and to remove 

impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule changes will impose 

any burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Changes Received From 

Members, Participants or Others 

Written comments on the proposed 

rule changes were neither solicited nor 

received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Changes and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Because the foregoing proposed rule 

changes do not (i) Significantly affect 

the protection of investors or the public 

interest, (ii) impose any significant 

burden on competition, or (iii) become 

operative within 30 days after the date 

of the filing, they have become effective 

upon filing pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 21 and Rule 19b–

4(f)(6) 22 thereunder. 

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule changes, the 

Commission may summarily abrogate 

such rule changes if it appears to the 

Commission that such action is 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest, for the protection of investors, 

or otherwise in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act.23

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

changes are consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

No. SR–NYSEArca–2007–48 or SR–

NYSEArca–2007–49 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File No. 

SR–NYSEArca–2007–48 or SR–

NYSEArca–2007–49. This file number 

should be included on the subject line 

if e-mail is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

changes that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule changes between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room. Copies of such filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal offices of the Exchange. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change; the Commission does 

not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File No. 

SR–NYSEArca–2007–48 or SR–

NYSEArca–2007–49 and should be 

submitted on or before July 3, 2007. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.24

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–11266 Filed 6–11–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee—New Task 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of new task assignment 

for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee (ARAC). 

SUMMARY: The FAA assigned the 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee a new task to: Review and 

recommend revisions to certain 

requirements for operation of aviation 

maintenance technician schools. This 

notice is to inform the public of this 

ARAC activity. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ferrin Moore, Aircraft Maintenance 

Division, AFS–301, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3809, e-mail 

ferrin.c.moore@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Background 

The FAA established the Aviation 

Rulemaking Advisory Committee to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the FAA Administrator on the FAA’s 

rulemaking activities with respect to 

aviation-related issues. This includes 

obtaining advice and recommendations 

on 14 CFR Part 147—Aviation 

Maintenance Technician Schools. 

In order to develop such advice and 

recommendations, the ARAC may 

choose to establish working groups to 

which specific tasks are assigned. Such 

working groups are comprised of 

experts from those organizations having 

an interest in the assigned tasks. A 

working group member need not be 

representative of the full committee. 

The Aviation Maintenance Technician 

Schools Curriculum and Operating 

Requirements Working Group is a new 

working group that is being established 

by the ARAC. 

A review of General Accounting 

Office Report GAO–03–317, dated 

March 2003, indicates a need to update 

the curriculum requirements for 

aviation mechanics. Currently, FAA 

certificated Aviation Maintenance 

Technician Schools must offer a 

curriculum that addresses each of the 

subject areas described in 14 CFR, Part 

147, Appendices B, C, and D. Each 

subject area must be taught to the level 

prescribed, and as defined in 14 CFR, 

Part 147, Appendix A. In addition, 

§ 147.21(b) of Part 147 mandates the 

number of teaching hours devoted to 

each group of subject areas (General, 

Airframe, and Powerplant). These hours 

are: General—400, Airframe—750, 

Powerplant—750. A total of 1,900 hours 

is needed for a combined Airframe and 

Powerplant curriculum. In addition, the 

FAA has issued exemptions to aviation 

maintenance technician schools 

enabling the schools to substitute 

experience required in § 65.77 for 

subject hours. Section 65.75(a) 

prescribes, in pertinent part, that 

applicants must pass a written test after 

meeting the experience requirements of 

§ 65. 77. Section 65.77 also requires 

applicants to complete training and 

present an appropriate graduation 

certificate or certificate of completion 

from a certificated aviation maintenance 

technician school before being eligible 

to take the written test for a certificate 

or rating. 

Task 

(1) The working group is tasked to 

evaluate §§ 147.21 and 147.31 and 

appendices A through D of 14 CFR Part 

147, and make recommendations to 

ARAC that would enable the AMT 

schools to meet the needs of their 

clientele more effectively. The working 

group is tasked to recommend revisions 

to 14 CFR Part 147 to contain some 

basic, consistent, requirements. The 

objective is to provide an easier means 

to keep current training curricula, 

training criteria, and hours of training, 

while remaining within the minimum 

requirements outlined in §§ 147.21 and 

147.31, and appendices A through D of 

14 CFR Part 147. 

As part of its task, the working group 

will review available information about 

general curriculum requirements and 

specific operating rules for attendance 

and enrollment, tests, and credit for 

prior instruction or experience that 

could be applicable to meeting the 

requirements of §§ 147.21 and 147.31 

and appendices A through D of 14 CFR 

Part 147. 

(2) In addition, the working group is 

tasked to evaluate and incorporate, as 

appropriate, revisions granted by 

exemption to §§ 65.75(a) and 65.77 of 14 

CFR Part 65. The working group should 

consider the appropriateness of 

modifying § 65.75(a) to allow students 

enrolled in Part 147 Aviation 

Maintenance Technician Schools to take 

the Aviation Mechanic written tests 

after completing the corresponding 

portion of the curriculum, but before 

meeting the experience requirements of 

§ 65.77. Section 65.77 prescribes, in 

pertinent part, that each applicant for a 

mechanic certificate or rating must 

present either an appropriate graduation 

certificate or a certificate of completion 

from a certificated aviation maintenance 

technician school or documented 

evidence, satisfactory to the 

Administrator before certification. The 

FAA has issued grants of exemption to 

allow students to take equivalency tests 

for the aviation maintenance airframe 

and aviation maintenance powerplant 

ratings certification. The FAA agreed 

with the petitioners that testing 

immediately after completing a course is 

academically sound. ARAC will make 

recommendations to the FAA, as 

appropriate, for revising these 

requirements and associated guidance 

material. 

Schedule: Required completion is no 

later than 9 months after the first 

working group meeting or June 30, 2008, 

whichever occurs first. 

ARAC Acceptance of Task 

ARAC accepted the task and assigned 

the task to the Aviation Maintenance 

Technician Schools Curriculum and 

Operating Requirements Working 

Group, which is being formed and will 

be managed by the Executive Committee 

of ARAC. The working group serves as 

staff to ARAC and assists in the analysis 

of assigned tasks. ARAC must review 

and approve the working group’s 

recommendations. If ARAC accepts the 

working group’s recommendations, it 

will forward them to the FAA. The FAA 

will submit the recommendations it 

receives to the agency’s Rulemaking 

Management Council to address the 

availability of resources and priority 

within its rulemaking program. 

Working Group Activity 

The Aviation Maintenance 

Technician Schools Curriculum and 

Operating Requirements Working Group 

must comply with the procedures 

adopted by ARAC. As part of the 

procedures, the working group must: 

1. Recommend a work plan for 

completion of the task, including the 

rationale supporting such a plan for 

consideration at the next Executive 

Committee meeting of ARAC held 

following publication of this notice. 

2. Give a detailed conceptual 

presentation of the proposed 

recommendations before proceeding 

with the work stated in item 3 below. 

3. If proposed rule changes are 

recommended, provide supporting 

economic and other required analyses. If 

new or revised requirements or 

compliance methods are not 

recommended, a draft report stating the 

rationale for not making such 

recommendations; and 

4. Provide a status report at each 

Executive Committee meeting of the 

ARAC. 

Participation in the Working Group 

The Aviation Maintenance 

Technician Schools Curriculum and 

Operating Requirements Working Group 

will be composed of technical experts 

having an interest in the assigned task. 

A working group member need not be 

a representative or a member of the 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee. Membership of the working 

group will have broad experience in 

developing curriculum and operating 

requirements for maintenance 

technician schools. The working group 

may organize, oversee, guide and 

monitor activities and progress of 

subject matter experts as needed to 

accomplish the task assigned. The 

working group chair and the FAA 

representative will select the 

membership for the working group, with 

concurrence of the Executive Committee 

of ARAC and the FAA. Subject matter 

experts will address individual issues 

and will be invited to present their 

views and positions for consideration by 

the working group. This allows for an 

optimum working group size with 


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1To view the application, go to: http:// 

dms.dot.gov/search/searchFormSimple.cfm and 

enter the docket number set forth in the heading of 

this document. 

appropriate representation to achieve 

informed consensus and foster 

successful completion of the task. This 

may also allow the participation of a 

large number of cross-functional subject 

matter experts. The working group 

members should have the appropriate 

subject matter knowledge, broad 

maintenance curriculum development 

experience and responsibility within 

their organization and authority to 

represent their respective part of the 

aviation community. 

If you have expertise in the subject 

matter and wish to become a member of 

the working group, write to the person 

listed under the caption FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT expressing that 

desire. Describe your interest in the task 

and state the expertise you would bring 

to the working group. We must receive 

all requests by July 17, 2007. The 

Executive Committee and the FAA will 

review the requests and advise you 

whether or not your request is 

approved. 

If you are chosen for membership on 

the working group, you must represent 

your aviation community segment and 

actively participate in the working 

group by attending all meetings, and 

providing written comments when 

requested to do so. You must devote the 

resources necessary to support the 

working group in meeting any assigned 

deadlines. You must keep your 

management chain and those you may 

represent advised of working group 

activities and decisions to ensure that 

the proposed technical solutions don’t 

conflict with your sponsoring 

organization’s position when the subject 

is presented to the Executive Committee 

for approval. Once the working group 

has begun deliberations, members will 

not be added or substituted without the 

approval of the Executive Committee, 

FAA and the working group chair. 

The Secretary of Transportation 

determined that the formation and use 

of the ARAC is necessary and in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed on the 

FAA by law. 

Meetings of the Executive Committee 

of ARAC are open to the public. 

Meetings of the Aviation Maintenance 

Technician Schools Curriculum and 

Operating Requirements Working Group 

will not be open to the public, except 

to the extent individuals with an 

interest and expertise are selected to 

participate. The FAA will make no 

public announcement of working group 

meetings. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2007. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking 

Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E7–11260 Filed 6–11–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2007–28430, Notice 1] 

Mosler Automotive; Receipt of 

Application for a Temporary 

Exemption From the Advanced Air Bag 

Requirements of FMVSS No. 208 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for 

temporary exemption from provisions of 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 

(FMVSS) No. 208, Occupant Crash 

Protection. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

procedures in 49 CFR Part 555, Mosler 

Automotive has petitioned the agency 

for a temporary exemption from certain 

advanced air bag requirements of 

FMVSS No. 208. The basis for the 

application is that compliance would 

cause substantial economic hardship to 

a manufacturer that has tried in good 

faith to comply with the standard.1

This notice of receipt of an 

application for temporary exemption is 

published in accordance with the 

statutory provisions of 49 U.S.C. 

30113(b)(2). NHTSA has made no 

judgment on the merits of the 

application. 

DATES: You should submit your 

comments not later than July 12, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ed Glancy or Ms. Rebecca Schade, 

Office of the Chief Counsel, NCC–112, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building 4th Floor, 

Room W41–326, Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: (202) 366–2992; Fax: (202) 

366–3820. 

Comments: We invite you to submit 

comments on the application described 

above. You may submit comments 

identified by docket number at the 

heading of this notice by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site by clicking on ‘‘Help and 

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• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M–

30, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number or Regulatory Identification 

Number (RIN) for this rulemaking. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

Public Participation heading of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://dms.dot.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act discussion under the 

Public Participation heading. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

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Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

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and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. Telephone: 

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Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

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We shall consider all comments 

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the comment closing date indicated 

above. To the extent possible, we shall 

also consider comments filed after the 

closing date. 

I. Advanced Air Bag Requirements and 

Small Volume Manufacturers 

In 2000, NHTSA upgraded the 

requirements for air bags in passenger 

cars and light trucks, requiring what are 

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January 8, 2009 

Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20591 

Attention: Pam Hamilton, Director, Office of Rulemaking 

Subject: 

ARAC Recommendation, Part 147 Aviation Maintenance 

Technician 

 Schools Curriculum and Operating Requirements 

Reference: 

ARAC Tasking, Federal Register (Volume 72, number 112, June 

12, 

 2007) 

Dear Pam, 

The ARAC Executive Committee and the Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician 

Schools Curriculum and Operating Requirements Working Group are pleased to submit 

the attached report as an ARAC recommendation. This document addresses the 

reference tasking in which ARAC was asked to review the existing Part 147 

requirements for aviation maintenance training schools and provide recommendations 

for updating the requirements. The ARAC Executive Committee has approved this 

report for transmittal as an ARAC recommendation to the FAA. There was one comment 

from an ARAC member which is provided below for FAA consideration. 

“Training for AFS Inspectors involved in training centers and programs should be a 

comprehensive course for all disciplines with breakout or follow on training for each of 

the various specialties ( AMT, Pilot, Dispatcher, etc.)” 

I would like to express our thanks to all of the Working Group members for their 

dedication in completing this very challenging task. 

Sincerely yours, 

ARAC Chair 
 

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Copy: Gerri Robinson- FAA, Office of Rulemaking ARAC EXCOM 

Dr Raymond Thompson – Part 147 WG Chair 

Ferrin Moore – FAA Representative to Part 147 WG 
 

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U.S. Department 

of Transportatlon 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

MAR 32009 

Mr. Craig R. Bolt 

Chair, Executive Committee for the 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee 

Pratt & Whitney 

400 Main Street, Mail Stop 162-14 

East Hartford, CT 06108 

Dear Mr. Bolt: 

This is in reply to your letter dated January 8, 2009. That letter sent the recommendations 

from the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) Executive Committee 

(EXCOM) of the Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools Curriculum and 

Operating Requirements Working Group. I understand the EXCOM approved, without 

dissent, the Working Group's recommendation following the December 12, 2008, meeting. 

I wish to thank the Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools Curriculum and 

Operating Requirements Working Group and EXCOM members who provided resources to 

develop, review, and approve the recommendation. The report will be placed on the ARAC 

website at: http://www.faa.gov/regulations-policiesirulemaking/committeeslarac/. 

We consider your submittal of the Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools 

Curriculwn and Operating Requirements Working Group report as completion of the 

original tasking issued on June 1,2007 (72 FR 32390, June 12,2007). We will keep the 

committee apprised of the agency's efforts on this recommendation through the Federal 

Aviation Administration report at future EXCOM meetings. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell 

Director, Office of Rulemaking 
 

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Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools Curriculum and 

Operating Requirements Working Group 

Final Report 

For Submission to the 

Aviation Rule Advisory Committee – Executive Committee 

December 5, 2008 

This report is confidential to the working group and may only be distributed to the FAA, 

ARAC Executive Committee, Working Group, and other persons approved by the ARAC 

Excom. 
 

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Table of Contents 

i. Message from the Chair 

I. Introduction 

II. Background 

A. Statement of the Problem 

B. History 

C. Reference List 

III. General Discussion of the Proposal 

IV. Summary 

Attachments 

A. Part 147 Training Specification: Examples For Clarification 
 

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Message From The Chair 

Over the past 18 months, a group of dedicated aviation professionals have labored on 

behalf of aviation maintenance training schools. Their hard work and commitment to 

bettering AMTS training and the overall process by which schools are governed is 

displayed in the 11 recommendations being submitted. Discussion was vigorous and not 

without contention at times. In all cases, the group was able to find common ground and 

move the process forward. 

I have been proud to work with my colleagues on this project. All our working group 

members have my thanks and sincere appreciation for their efforts. Each of them has 

invested considerable time and expense for the betterment of aviation maintenance 

education. 

In addition, working with my FAA colleagues has been a pleasure. Many thanks to Ferrin 

Moore (co-chair) and Monalisa Tindall. I wish to make special commendation to Ed Hall, 

whose insight and reason have proved invaluable. 

I wish to thank the Aviation Technician and Education Council for providing input from 

their unique vantage point as the primary organization representing AMTSs. Their 

willingness to participate, advise, and take leadership in some of the processes being 

recommended is appreciated. 

Finally, I know I speak for the working group when I offer special thanks to Jim Ballough 

of the Federal Aviation Administration. His vision and drive were key factors to this work 

being commissioned. 

Raymond E. Thompson 

Chair, ARAC Part 147 Working Group
 

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I. Executive Summary 

The CFR Part 147 Working Group was established in June 2007 to review the training 

curriculum and governance processes for aviation maintenance training schools approved 

by the Federal Aviation Administration. Over the course of 18 months, the working group 

has developed a set of 11 recommendations for consideration by the Aviation Rule 

Executive Committee. 

These recommendations are as follows: 

Recommendation 1 – Creation of a Part 147 Training Specification and resulting rule 

change to 147.5(b) 

• Creation of a training specification for easier operations and updating of dynamic areas 

such as curriculum. The training specification also contains the curriculum subject area 

topics. This expands on the existing reference to operations specifications in CFR Part 

147.5. 

Recommendation 2 - Modify Appendices A – D 

• The curriculum subjects are updated and are maintained in the rule. A new method of 

dual teaching levels using knowledge and skill is recommended. 

Recommendation 3 –Creation of the Maintenance Training Review Board 

• A review board is created that performs a biennial review of the AMTS curriculum and 

recommends changes. The board will be led by the Aviation Technician Education 

Council. 

Recommendation 4 – Changes to CFR Part 147.21(b) and 147.21(c) 

• The minimum training hours specified in Part 147.21(b) are maintained at 1900 

(combined airframe and powerplant) but are redistributed. A new distribution of 450 

hours general, 800 airframe, and 650 powerplant are recommended. Part 147.21(c) 

adds reference to training specification. 

Recommendation 5 – Include Part 147 in Draft Advisory Circular “Alternatives to 

Classroom Training” (Dated: 9/27/05) and Finalize 

• Improvements in technology require AMTSs to be allowed to use alternative delivery 

methods where appropriate. The draft AC needs to include Part 147 and be finalized. 

Recommendation 6 - Changes to CFR Part 147.31 

• Clarification of terms, definitions, and processes are made to improved consistency in 

interpretation. 
 

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Recommendation 7 – Formalizing the Exemption Process 

• The FAA routinely grants exemptions to allow student who have completed the 

General curriculum to take the written examination prior to completion of the airframe 

and/or powerplant curricula. New language in Part 147.35 eliminates the need for 

granting future exemptions. 

Recommendation 8 – Creation of a Specific School Surveillance Training Course for 

Principle Inspectors 

• Currently there is no course available for inspectors with AMTS surveillance 

responsibilities. A dedicated course will improve consistency of interpretation and 

enforcement. 

Recommendation 9 – Review and Update of Advisory Circular AC 147.3A 

Recommendation 10 – Review and Update of the Practical Test Standards and 

Knowledge Tests 

Recommendation 11 – Review and Update of 8900.1 Guidance 

• While updating of documents related to rule such as advisory circulars and practical 

test standards is mandated, time limits for revision are provided. 

The working group recommends a implantation period of three years from approval. 

AMTSs would be required to have implemented all required changes within three years. 

The Maintenance Training Review Board would be created and begin its process 

immediately after the implementation date. 

Improving the quality of AMTS graduates is achieved with these proposals. Improvements 

in curriculum will better align graduates with industry needs. The review process will 

ensure that the curriculum continues to evolve and maintains closer alignment with 

industry. Changes to processes, definitions, and creation of a dedicated inspector training 

course will improve the quality and consistency of oversight and enforcement. 

Aviation maintenance professionals are a vital element in maintaining the prominence of 

the United States in the global aviation and aerospace market. Quality maintenance begins 

with quality training. The recommendations offered will ensure that the foundational 

training provided meets the needs of our industry.
 

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II. Background 

FAA certificated Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools must offer a 

curriculum that addresses each of the subject areas described in 14 CFR, Part 147, 

Appendices B, C, and D. Each subject area must be taught to the level prescribed, and as 

defined in 14 CFR, Part 147, Appendix A. In addition, § 147.21(b) of Part 147 mandates 

the number of teaching hours devoted to each group of subject areas (General, Airframe, 

and Powerplant). These hours are: General—400, Airframe—750, Powerplant—750. A 

total of 1,900 hours is needed for a combined Airframe and Powerplant curriculum. 

In addition, the FAA has issued exemptions to AMTSs enabling schools to 

substitute experience required in § 65.77 for subject hours. Section 65.75(a) prescribes, in 

pertinent part, that applicants must pass a written test after meeting the experience 

requirements of § 65.77. Section 65.77 also requires applicants to complete training and 

present an appropriate graduation certificate or certificate of completion from a certificated 

AMTS before being eligible to take the written test for a certificate or rating.

A. Statement of the Problem 

The CFR Part 147 training curriculum was approved in 1970. Minor revision of the 

curriculum took place in 1992. With the curriculum subjects and topics embedded with 

Part 147, curriculum change (i.e. rule change) is difficult and has occurred once in the 38 

years since initial rule implementation. The Part 147 curriculum has not evolved to match 

fundamental changes in aircraft technology. Although all curricula have some degree of 

lag behind current processes, the maintenance training curriculum is now experiencing a 

serious mismatch, with what is currently considered to be basic, accepted technology. 

Problems associated with gaps between rule and advancing technology were 

expressed to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation in reports titled 
 

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New FAA Approach Needed to Meet Challenges of Advanced Technology (GAO/RCED93-155), Summary Of Subject Matter For Aviation Subcommittee Hearing On Advanced 

Aircraft Technology And Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Certification,

October 20, 1993. Further expressions were made in the Development Of Standards For 

The Delivery Of Aviation Maintenance Technician Certification Using Distance Learning 

Technology (Kroes, White, & Watson, 2001) and Optimization Of Aviation Maintenance 

Personnel Training And Certification (Goldsby & Soulis, 2002), 

 These reports were followed by the GAO report titled Aviation SafetyFAA Needs To Update The Curriculum And Certification Requirements For Aviation 

Mechanics (GAO 03-317, March 2003). The March 2003 GAO report details a serious 

and growing gap between the minimum training curriculum as required by Part 147 and the 

current and forecast levels of aircraft technology. 

 Placement of detailed curriculum topics in the rule is a barrier to routine curriculum 

review and modification. The curriculum itself requires updating to more closely align 

with the minimum knowledge an entry-level maintenance technician as required by 

industry. 

B. History 

Aircraft technology is constantly evolving. The need for improved performance, 

lower manufacturing and operating costs, reduction in emissions and waste, have led 

manufacturers to make major improvements to technology. Widespread usage of advanced 

materials, advanced electronic operating systems, computers, high bypass propulsion 

systems, and the ‘smart’ aircraft did not exist in civilian aviation in 1970, when the primary 

training curriculum used today was created. Since minor curriculum changes in 1992, the 
 

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industry has produced aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and Airbus A380. Similar 

advancements in technology have occurred in all levels of aircraft in general and business 

aviation. Rapid advances in rotorcraft technology, unmanned aerial vehicles, glass panel 

LSAs and the spread of electronics into every aspect of aircraft are not addressed, even at a 

minimum level, in the current minimum required curriculum. Aircraft maintenance 

practices themselves have changed with the growth of third party providers and a growing 

awareness of human factors. 

The 1992 Part 147 revision included the following new curriculum related items: 1) 

allowed the use of computers in training; 2) moderate inclusion of composite materials; 3) 

unducted fans; and, 4) auxiliary power units. 

C. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Recommendations 

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D. Reference Material 

8900 Draft Volume 2: Air Operator and Air Agency Certification and Application 

Process, Section 12: Certification of a Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools. 

8900.1 Volume 8: General Technical Functions; Chapter 2technical Groups, 

Boards, And National Resources; Section 1 Background Information. 

8900.1 Volume 8: General Technical Functions; Chapter 2: Technical Groups, 

Boards, And National Resources; Section 3 Flight Operations Evaluation Boards. 

 8900.1 Volume 3 General Technical Administration; Chapter 18 Operations 

Specifications; Section 6 Parts D And E—Maintenance Mspecs/Opspecs. 

8900.1 Volume 3: General Technical Administration; Chapter 18: Operations 

Specifications; Section 3: Part A Operations Specifications—General. 

8900.1 Volume 3: General Technical Administration; Chapter 18: Operations 

Specifications; Section 6 Parts D And E—Maintenance Mspecs/Opspecs. 
 

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AC 147-3A Certification and Operation of Aviation Maintenance Technician 

Schools. 

Aviation Safety-FAA Needs To Update The Curriculum And Certification 

Requirements For Aviation Mechanics (GAO 03-317, March 2003). 

Development Of Standards For The Delivery Of Aviation Maintenance Technician 

Certification Using Distance Learning Technology (Kroes, White, & Watson, 2001) 

Draft Advisory Circular: Alternatives to Classroom Training (AFS-210). 

FAA-S-8081-26: Aviation Mechanic General Practical Test Standards. 

FAA-S-8081-27: Aviation Mechanic Airframe Practical Test Standards. 

FAA-S-8081-28: Aviation Mechanic Powerplant Practical Test Standards. 

FOEB Meeting Agenda: 27-27, June 2007. 

ICAO Convention on International Civil Aviation: Document 7300/9. 

New FAA Approach Needed to Meet Challenges of Advanced Technology 

(GAO/RCED-93-155). 

Optimization Of Aviation Maintenance Personnel Training And Certification 

(Goldsby & Soulis, 2002). 

Summary Of Subject Matter For Aviation Subcommittee Hearing On Advanced 

Aircraft Technology And Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Certification, October 

20. 1993. 

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 65: Certification of Airmen Other Than 

Flight Crewmembers. 

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 142: Training Centers. 

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 147: Aviation Maintenance Technician 

Schools. 
 

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III. General Discussion 

The Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools Curriculum and Operating 

Requirements Working Group (known hereafter as the Working Group) was established by 

the Aviation Rule Advisory Committee via the Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 112 / 

Tuesday, June 12, 2007. The initial working group was selected from persons submitting 

notification of interest per the tasking announcement in the Federal Register (Volume 72, 

number 112, Tuesday, June 12, 2007). Additional persons were invited to participate to 

ensure sufficient diversity and number. 

The membership of the Part 147 Working Group is displayed in Table 1. Working 

co-chairs are Dr. Raymond E. Thompson and Mr. Ferrin Moore. The chairs wish to extend 

their sincere thanks for the time and dedication each member has contributed to the 

process. 

Table 1 – Part 147 Working Group Members 

Last First Organization 

Breeding JR Community College of the Air 

Force, Maxwell AFB 

Compitello Peter Delta Air Lines 

Cotti Eli NBAA 

Courtney Brenda FAA 

Culver Larry FAA. AFS-630 

Curtis Floyd NCATT 

Dinkins Barbara FAA 

Filippone Don AirTran Airways 

Finnegan Brian Professional Aviation 

Maintenance Association 

Giles Carol FAA 
 

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Goertzen Ryan Air Wisconsin Airlines 

Corporation 

Goglia John Prior NTSB Board Member 

Grant J. Clinton Tarrant Community College 

Guerrero Tim Redstone College-Denver 

Gulliver P. Kevin Nida Corporation 

Hagovsky Tom Purdue University 

Hall Ed FAA 

Heffernan Ellen HAI 

Hendershot Tom AMT Society 

Hestilow Rickey NCATT 

Horning Chuck Embry-Riddle University 

Jones David Aviation Institute of 

Maintenance 

Mackiewicz Stan NATA 

Mader, PhD. James Pittsburgh Institute of 

Aeronautics 

Martinez Anthony Lockheed Martin Space 

Systems 

Mirgle Fred Embry-Riddle University 

Moore Ferrin FAA 

Peri Ric Aircraft Electronics 

Association (AEA) 

Shaver Tim FAA 

Singleton Mike JetBlue Airways 

Smith Stacey FAA 

Smith Andrew K-State at Salina 

Sprang Gene PAMA 

Summers Harold HAI 

Thompson Raymond DAE University 

Tindall Monalisa FAA 
 

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The working group has conducted six in-person work sessions with significant 

electronic communication between meetings. The meeting dates and locations were: 

September 2007 – Washington, DC 

November 2007 – Atlanta, GA 

January 2008 – Orlando, FL 

April 2008 – Washington, DC 

June 2008 – Washington, DC 

November 2008 – Washington DC 
 

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III-A. Working Group Activities 

Early discussion within the working group saw this ARAC as an opportunity to 

make significant changes to Part 147. In addition to the specific tasking, the areas of 

greatest interest included changing Part 147 from a proscriptive framework to an outcomes 

based process. This desire stemmed from the belief that if a student could successfully 

complete all the curriculum requirements, then specifying minimum hours could be 

eliminated. Ultimately, the written, oral, and practical certification examinations are 

outcomes based. Why shouldn’t the education process reflect that as well? 

Ultimately, this approach was deemed unsatisfactory primarily due to the inability 

to have proper surveillance. Approved training providers needed some minimum standard 

to be evaluated against. A second approach was to allow variance in the number of hours 

in each curriculum area. Schools could determine the appropriate distribution, within 

certain plus/minus limits, that best suit the needs of their customers, as long as the 

minimum total hours of instruction met the regulation. This approach became problematic 

since it would not be possible to have a minimum standard of certification and student 

transfers would be difficult. 

As will be seen, the working group concluded that the best solution was to 

redistribute the curriculum hours and restructure the curriculum topics. Also, moving the 

topics out of the rule, with a robust process for monitoring change, was created. The 

working group is recommending substantive change, but change that we believe to be 

appropriate and acceptable to all users. 

To meet the tasking requirements, the working group divided activity into eight (8) 

subsets. These were: 
 

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1) Review of the current curriculum, including subject, topics, and performance levels. 

2) Review the minimum training hour requirements and the distribution in the 

General, Airframe, and Powerplant curricula detailed in Part 147.21. 

3) Review of moving the curriculum topics and performance levels in a manner that 

would require periodic review and consideration of change without change to Part 

147. 

4) Study the role and use of alternative, or e-learning, methods. 

5) Review in detail Part 147.31. 

6) Review the current Advisory Circular AC 147.3A to identify areas that need 

reviewed in general, and likely pending rule change. 

7) Provide recommendations for the training of Principal Maintenance Inspectors and 

Principal Avionics Inspectors with responsibilities for approved Part 147 training 

providers. 

8) Review Parts 65.75 & 65.77 regarding exemptions 

III-B: Utilizing Training Specifications 

Review, updating, and modification of the curriculum contained in Part 147 

Appendices B – D has been a constant issue. Previous updating of the curriculum occurred 

in 1992. Prior to the 1992 revision, only minor revisions have taken place since the initial 

rule was enacted in 1970. With changes in technology, it is believed that a static minimum 

curriculum does not meet broad industry needs. Approved training providers have the 

ability, within the current rule, to add additional hours and content beyond the minimum 

requirements. However, this can be an economic detriment and on occasion not been 
 

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allowed by Principal Inspectors (PI)’s in the belief that the specified curriculum must be 

rigidly adhered to. In addition to the specific changes to the minimum curriculum 

previously discussed, the working group strongly believes that a method of routine 

curriculum review and potential updating must be put into place. Hence the working group 

recommends the creation of process whereby the curriculum subject topics (elements) are 

not contained within CFR Part 147. 

CFR Part 147.5(b) states “An applicant who meets the requirements of this part is 

entitled to an aviation maintenance technician school certificate and associated ratings 

prescribing such operations specifications and limitations as are necessary in the interests 

of safety.” Interestingly, Part 147 does not utilize operations specifications, relying on the 

Appendix method of controlling the curriculum. CFR Part 142 operators are similar to Part 

147 operators in that both support training curriculum requirements and airman 

certification. To support Part 142, a training specification (i.e. operations specification) has 

been developed and is used by Part 142 operators. The working group supports a similar 

concept with the development of a Part 147 training specification for providers to follow. 

Currently, approved training providers have a curriculum procedures document and 

approved curriculum on file with their local FSDO. Much of the information that would be 

required by a Part 147 training specification is already contained within the curriculum 

procedures document. Adhering to a training specification will improve minimum 

standardization of data across all schools and within the FAA. The primary role of the 

training specification is to contain the details of the Master Minimum Curriculum List 

(MMCL). 
 

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Currently, Appendices B – D contain the full required minimum listing of subject 

areas, topics, and levels. 

Recommendation 1 – Creation of a Part 147 Training Specification and resulting rule 

change to 147.5(b) 

 It is recommended to create a specific Training Specification for CFR Part 147 

versus current Operations Specification and limitation as reference in Part 147.5(b) as 

follows: 

Proposed Changes to CFR Part 147.5(b) 

Current Part 147.5 Proposed Part 147.5 

(b) An applicant who meets the 

requirements of this part is entitled to an 

aviation maintenance technician school 

certificate and associated ratings prescribing 

such operations specifications and 

limitations as are necessary in the interests 

of safety. 

(b) An applicant who meets the 

requirements of this part is entitled to an 

aviation maintenance technician school 

certificate and associated ratings prescribing 

such TRAINING specifications and 

limitations as are necessary in the interests 

of safety. 

No Changes

 (c) No person may operate an Approved 

Aviation Maintenance Technician School 

without, or in violation of a training 

certificate and training specifications issued 

under this part.

New Subpart & Language 

 An example of a Part 147 Training Specification is displayed in Attachment A of 

this document. Currently, according to CFR Part 119.51, only the operations specifications 
 

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for Parts 121 and 135 may be changed by the Administrator without following established 

changes processes. Since the existing specifications for Parts 142, 145, and potentially Part 

147 are not listed in Part 119, the only avenue for change bypassing the MTRB process is 

via Title 49 Section 44709 which allows reexamination of any certificate issued by the 

FAA. In the opinion of the working group, this means a school’s certificate could be 

reexamined but the Part 147 Training Specification would not be. This results primarily 

from the fact that schools are air agency’s but not air operators. 
 

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III-C. Revisions To The Existing Part 147 Curriculum 

Review of the curriculum was a key task for the working group. The diversity of 

members ensured that a wide variety of industry input was obtained. The working group 

recommendations contain several important changes. 

First, the overall curriculum content was reviewed. Additional electrical and 

electronic system topics were added. Performance factors such as human factors were 

added. The additions to content were placed primarily in the General and Airframe areas, 

with a redistribution of subject area hours reflective of these additions (see 

Recommendation 4). Second, the working group felt that the current inclusive level system 

(1, 2, and 3) was restrictive. Specific knowledge and manipulative skill levels for each 

topic were identified. This allows for an appropriate distribution of theory and practice to 

be provided for each topic, at an appropriate level. 

 Third, and most significant, is the removal of curriculum topics to the training 

specification. At present, all curriculum subject areas, associated topics, and instructional 

levels are embedded within the CFR Part 147 appendices. Changing any of these, even to 

the smallest degree, requires rule change. This has been a deterrent to change. The 

curriculum in Part 147 has not been changed in more than 15 years. Considering the rapid 

evolution of aircraft and the accelerating level of technological change, the curriculum lags 

considerably. 

To maintain a minimum breadth of curriculum, the subject areas required will be 

kept in the rule. The subject areas are the broad topics that act as the umbrella for current 

and future technology. Curriculum specifics are outlined in the curriculum topics 

associated with each subject. To facilitate change, the topics and instructional levels will 
 

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be placed in the training specification (see Attachment A). The training specification is 

enforceable and changeable without opening the rule. To ensure that changes are made in 

an orderly fashion, a review process has been created (see Recommendation 3). As noted 

previously, arbitrary changes to the training specification by the Administrator are unlikely 

since Part 147 is not specified in CFR Part 119.51. While this has yet to be tested, the 

working group believes this minimal risk is more than compensated for by the ability to 

change the minimum curriculum on a periodic basis without the need for rule change. 

The working group wishes to emphasize that the updated minimum curriculum is 

just that – the minimum. Schools may request approval of higher levels of instruction or 

add content beyond the minimum required. The working group recognizes that specific 

geographic or customer needs may make such additions desirable. To facilitate this, new 

language has been added to Appendix A to this effect. 

Recommendation 2 - Modify Appendices A - D 

It is proposed to modify Appendix A as follows: 

Current Appendix A Proposed Appendix A 

This appendix defines terms used in 

appendices B, C, and D of this part, and 

describes the levels of proficiency at which 

items under each subject in each curriculum 

must be taught, as outlined in appendices 

B, C, and D. 

This appendix defines terms used in 

appendices B, C, and D of this part, and 

describes the levels of proficiency at which 

items under each subject in each curriculum 

must be taught, as outlined in appendices B, 

C, and D. 

An AMTS may create a curriculum 

exceeding the master minimum curriculum 

list to meet program desires and industry 

desires in the AMTS region. 

New Language Added 
 

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(a) Definitions. As used in appendices B, C, 

and D: 

(1) Inspect means to examine by sight 

and touch. 

(2) Check means to verify proper 

operation. 

(3) Troubleshoot means to analyze and 

identify malfunctions. 

(4) Service means to perform functions 

that assure continued operation. 

(5) Repair means to correct a defective 

condition. Repair of an airframe or 

powerplant system includes component 

replacement and adjustment, but not 

component repair. 

(6) Overhaul means to disassemble, 

inspect, repair as necessary, and check. 

(a) Definitions. As used in appendices B, C, 

and D: 

(1) Inspect means to examine by sight 

and touch. 

(2) Check means to verify proper 

operation. 

(3) Troubleshoot means to analyze and 

identify malfunctions. 

(4) Service means to perform functions 

that assure continued operation. 

(5) Repair means to correct a defective 

condition. Repair of an airframe or 

powerplant system includes component 

replacement and adjustment, but not 

component repair. 

(6) Overhaul means to disassemble, 

inspect, repair as necessary, and check. 

(7) Classroom (Traditional Instructorled) – A learning environment with the 

basic training capabilities (chalk/white 

boards, tables, etc) led by an instructor. 

(8) Blended Delivery - the combination 

of multiple approaches to learning that is 

facilitated by the effective use of 

different modes of delivery and training 

resources. 

(9) Distance Learning – (also known as 

Distance Education, Advanced 

Distributed Learning; Virtual Training, 

computer based training, web-based 

learning, home study, e-learning) Formal 

learning activity that is accomplished 

when students and instructors are 

separated by geographic distance or by 

time. 

(10) Unit Instructional Hour – When the 

classroom method of delivery is utilized, 

instruction unit hour shall not be less 

than 50 minutes in length. When an 

alternative method of delivery is 

utilized, the instructional period is the 
 

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time necessary for the learning objective 

(knowledge, skill, performance) to be 

accomplished by the student under 

instruction. 

(11) Training Resources – Resource 

descriptions may be general, but should 

be comprehensive enough to clearly 

define the role of each resource in the 

alternative training program. Resources 

may include: 

• Personnel – training management and 

instructors 

• Facilities – may be at a central training 

site, off-site learning centers, or various 

individual geographic locations 

• Equipment – stand-alone computers, 

networks, laptops, LANs, web, lab 

equipment, mockups, etc. 

• Software – operating systems, browsers, 

learning content, and specialized 

programs 

• Curriculum – videos, computer-based 

lessons, workbooks, study guides, CDs, 

DVD, part-task trainers 

• Third Party – vendors, contractors, 

consultants, etc 

• Distance Learning – as described 

• Classroom – as described 

 

New Definitions Added 

(b) Teaching levels. 

(1) Level 1 requires: 

(i) Knowledge of general principles, 

but no practical application. 

(ii) No development of 

manipulative skill. 

(iii) Instruction by lecture, 

demonstration, and discussion. 

(2) Level 2 requires: 

(i) Knowledge of general principles, 

and limited practical application. 

(ii) Development of sufficient 

(b) Teaching levels: 

Knowledge Levels

A - Be Familiar – Familiar with basic 

facts, terms/principle elements of the subject. 

Instruction by classroom, blended, or 

distance learning as approved. 

B - Knows – Knows general 

principles, facts, and terms about the subject. 

Can explain the basic operation of 

component/system/concept. Instruction by 
 

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manipulative skill to perform basic 

operations. 

(iii) Instruction by lecture, 

demonstration, discussion, and 

limited practical application. 

(3) Level 3 requires: 

(i) Knowledge of general principles, 

and performance of a high degree of 

practical application. 

(ii) Development of sufficient 

manipulative skills to simulate 

return to service. 

(iii) Instruction by lecture, 

demonstration, discussion, and a 

high degree of practical application. 

classroom, blended, or distance learning as 

approved. 

 C - Understands – Understands the 

principles, facts, and terms about the subject. 

Can apply this understanding to the subject 

to the subject and 

troubleshoot/analyze/resolve problems. 

Instruction by classroom, blended or distance 

learning as approved. 

Skill Levels

 1 - No Skill Demonstration Required 

 2 - Competent – Be able to find and 

interpret maintenance data and information, 

and perform basic operations using 

appropriate data, tools, and equipment. 

Limited practical application. 

 3 - Proficient – Perform skill 

operations to a simulated return-to-service 

standard using appropriate data, tools, and 

equipment. Maintenance and inspections are 

performed in accordance with acceptable or 

approved data. High degree of practical 

application. 

New Language and Definitions 

(c) Teaching materials and equipment. The 

curriculum may be presented utilizing 

currently accepted educational materials 

and equipment, including, but not limited 

to: calculators, computers, and audio-visual 

equipment. 

(c) Teaching materials and equipment. The 

curriculum may be presented utilizing 

currently accepted educational materials and 

equipment, including, but not limited to: 

calculators, computers, and audio-visual 

equipment. 

No Changes 
 

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It is proposed to modify Appendix B – General Curriculum Subjects as follows: 

 

 Subjects*

 

A. Fundamental Electricity / Electronics 

B. Aircraft Drawings 

C. Weight and Balance 

D. Fluid Lines and Fittings 

E. Aircraft Material, Hardware, and Processes 

F. Ground Operations and Servicing 

G. Corrosion 

H. Maintenance Forms, Records, and Publications 

 

I. Physics for Aviation 

J. Inspection Concepts and Techniques 

K. Human Factors 

 L. Foreign Object Elimination (FOE) 

M. Alert, Caution, and Warning Indications 

* Note: Curriculum topics have been transferred to the proposed Training Specification. 

See Attachment A. 
 

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It is proposed to modify Appendix C –Airframe Curriculum Subjects as follows: 

 

 Subjects*

 

A. Metallic Structures 

B. Non-Metallic Structures 

C. Flight Controls 

 

D. Airframe Inspection 

E. Landing Gear Systems 

F. Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems 

G. Environmental Systems 

H. Aircraft Instrument Systems 

I. Communication and Navigation Systems 

 

J. Aircraft Fuel Systems 

K. Aircraft Electrical Systems 

L. Ice and Rain Control Systems 

M. Airframe Fire Protection Systems 

N. Rotorcraft Fundamentals 

O. Water and Waste Systems 

* Note: Curriculum topics have been transferred to the proposed Training Specification. 

See Attachment A. 
 

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It is proposed to modify Apendix D – Powerplant Curriculum Subjects as follows: 

 Subjects*

 

A. Reciprocating Engines 

B. Turbine engines 

C. Engine Inspection 

D. Engine Fire Protection Systems 

E. Engine Instrument Systems 

F. Engine Electrical Systems 

G. Lubrication Systems 

H. Ignition and Starting Systems 

 

I. Fuel Metering Systems 

J. Reciprocating Engine Induction and Cooling Systems 

K. Turbine Engine Air System 

L. Engine Exhaust and Reverser Systems 

 

M. Propellers 

* Note: Curriculum topics have been transferred to the proposed Training Specification. 

See Attachment A. 
 

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III-D: The Maintenance Training Review Board

While the current placement of the complete minimum curriculum in the rule makes 

change difficult, it is understood that placement of curriculum items outside the rule allows 

for the potential of unnecessary or unjustifiable changes without input from schools or 

industry. This creates a tension between schools and industry’s desire to update the 

curriculum in a controlled fashion and having undesired change forced upon schools. To 

minimize this tension, the working group recommends that the Master Minimum 

Curriculum List (MMCL) be maintained and reviewed by the Maintenance Training 

Review Board (MTRB). 

Recommendation 3 –Creation of the Maintenance Training Review Board 

It is recommended that a Maintenance Training Review Board be created. The task 

of the MTRB will be to review the MMCL and recommend changes on a biennial cycle 

with the MTRB being established within one year of rule implementation. This group 

would be authorized via addition to the 8900.1 Volume 8 procedures, in the Chapter 2 

TECHNICAL GROUPS, BOARDS, AND NATIONAL RESOURCES section. The 

following outlines the proposed review board and review process: 

Section (TBD) Maintenance Training Review Boards

GENERAL. This section contains a description of the purpose, composition, and 

responsibilities of a Maintenance Training Review Board (MTRB). This section also 

contains guidance to be used by operations inspectors for using the resources available 

from an MTRB and for serving as a member of an MTRB. 

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MTRB. The primary tasks of an MTRB are the review 

and revision of master minimum curriculum lists (MMCL). The MTRB also has 

responsibility for coordinating with organizations that provide aviation maintenance 

training and private sector agencies and organizations that employ, or represent employers 
 

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of certified aircraft maintenance technicians. The MTRB is responsible for coordinating 

with both aviation maintenance technician schools and private sector users to review the 

existing CFR Part 147 training specification curriculum and recommend changes in the 

curriculum to the FAA on a biennial basis. The MTRB is also responsible for sending a 

copy of meeting minutes, the proposed MMCL, and any subsequent revisions, to the 

Aircraft Maintenance Division (AFS-300) for review and coordination by the AFS-300 

manager prior to approval. 

COMPOSITION OF THE MTRB. An MTRB is comprised of a co-chair from the 

Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) Board of Directors, a co-chair from the 

industry representatives listed below, Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) primary 

maintenance inspector with AMTS surveillance responsibilities and a primary avionics 

inspector with AMTS surveillance responsibilities, a representative from the Aircraft 

Maintenance Division (AFS-300), a representative from the Regulatory Support Division 

(AFS-600), and as follows: 

 

Chairpersons. The MTRB is co-chaired. The education co-chair is provided by the 

ATEC Board of Directors. The industry co-chair is selected from the MTRB industry 

representatives. 

MTRB Members. Members of the MTRB are selected from the following industry 

entities that employ aviation maintenance technicians or use the services thereof: 

• FAA Representatives (4) 

 FSDO PI with AMTS surveillance 

 FSDO PAI with AMTS surveillance 

 Aircraft Maintenance Division (AFS-300) 

 Regulatory Support Division (AFS – 600) 

• Industry Representatives (6) 

 Part 91 or Fixed Based Operators (1) 

 Part 121 air carriers (1) 

 Part 135 Air Taxi Operators (1) 

 Part 145 Repair Stations (1) 

 Military Training (1) 

 Original Equipment Manufacturers (1) 

• Education Representatives - 147 AMTS representatives (5) Representing 

one from each of the following groups comprised of ATEC Board members 

or selected by the Board 

• Education Co-chair 

• Proprietary AMTS operators 

• Two-year AMTS operators 

• Four-year AMTS operators 

• High School AMTS operators 
 

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The MTRB Industry Representatives will be selected from the industry segments as listed 

above. These representatives could also potentially serve a dual role, representing various 

industry organizations that may include but is not limited to the following list: the AMT 

Society, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), Association for Women in Aircraft 

Maintenance (AWAM), General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Air 

Transport Association (ATA), Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), National 

Air Transport Association (NATA), Helicopter Association International (HAI), Regional 

Aircraft Association (RAA), National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA), Aircraft 

Electronics Association (AEA), National Aerospace FOD Prevention, Inc (NAFPI), 

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), National Center for Aircraft 

Technician Training (NCATT), Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA), 

Women in Aviation (WIA), and military training organizations. 

MTRB MEMBER SELECTION PROCESS 

INITIAL SELECTION. Industry Co-chair will be selected by the ARAC Working 

Group. This person must be a member of the original working group and must represent 

one of the categories of Industry Representation. 

The Industry Co-chair will be responsible for selecting the initial industry 

representation from the listed industry representative categories. The Industry Cochair will be responsible for the initial solicitation and creating the selection process 

for the MTRB Industry representatives. 

Education Co-chair will be selected by the ATEC Board of Directors. This person must be 

a current ATEC Board member. 

All other Part 147 AMTS members will be ATEC Board members or will be 

selected by the ATEC Board. 

TERM LENGTH OF INITIAL MTRB MEMBERS. The initial Co-Chair terms will be 

4 years. Of the remaining 5 Industry Representatives: two will have an initial 4 year term 

and 3 will have an initial 2 year term. Of the remaining 4 Part 147 AMTS representatives: 

two will have an initial 4 year term and two will have an initial 2 year term. 

TERM LENGTH OF MTRB MEMBERS. Term length is 4 years, other than the initial 

term. 

TERM LIMITS OF MTRB MEMBERS. No member will serve consecutive terms 

including the Initial terms. 

SELECTION PROCESS OF MTRB MEMBERS. At the MTRB meeting prior to 

expiring terms, the MTRB will select the new members for the MTRB based on the 

following: 

 
 

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Education representative will be made up of ATEC Board of Director members or 

selected by the ATEC Board of Directors from ATEC member school 

representatives. 

Industry representatives will be selected by the MTRB. 

FILLING VACATED MTRB MEMBER SEATS. If education representative seats 

become available due to ineligibility of members or resignations, the ATEC Board will 

select and appoint individuals to fill remaining terms. 

 

 If industry representative seats become available due to ineligibility of members or 

resignations, the remaining MTRB industry members will select and appoint individuals 

fill remaining terms. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES OF MTRB MEMBERS. The MTRB co-chairs, members, and 

other participants have the following responsibilities: 

MTRB Education Co-Chair. The chair’s primary task is the planning of board 

functions, serve as a voting board member, and preparation the meeting agenda. 

The chair must have served on the MTRB board as a AMTS representative for a 

minimum of one year prior to assuming the role of chair. 

MTRB Industry Co-chair. The co-chair’s primary task is to assist the chair with 

planning of board functions, serve as a voting board member, and preparation the 

meeting agenda. The co-chair also prepares minutes of each meeting and 

disseminates. The co-chair must have served on the MTRB board as an industry 

representative for a minimum of one year prior to assuming the role of chair. 

MTRB Members. Members review documents, contribute technical expertise, and 

respond to private sector comments and questions. Members participate in 

meetings, as requested by the chairperson. 

Other Participants. When invited by the chairperson, additional participants may 

attend and provide information at MTRB meetings. The chairperson may also invite 

other FAA personnel to attend. 

Master Minimum Curriculum List Development. The process of MMCL development 

is described in detail in (TBD) of this order, Review of the Master Minimum Training 

Curriculum (MMCL) for a 14 CFR Part 147 Operator. Within this process, the MTRB has 

the following responsibilities MMCL revisions: 

Information Gathering from the Private Sector. Recommendations to change the 

MMCL is developed from curriculum review information gathered by the MTRB 

from private sector groups, and other FAA participants. During data gathering 

sessions, there are opportunities for all participants to comment on specific items, 

using the current master minimum curriculum list (MMCL) as a worksheet. 
 

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MMCL Approval and Distribution. The MTRB chairperson sends the 

recommended changes to the MMCL to AFS-300 for concurrence, after which it is 

approved and released to AFS-260 and the public. 

Revisions to the MMCL. Review of the MMCL is structured biennial event. The 

MTRB chairs convene the group to begin a review cycle. The Board reviews the 

current MMCL and determines the methodology for collection and analysis of 

curriculum review data. Data collection takes place with the private sector users of 

certificated aircraft maintenance technicians. The MTRB analyses the data and 

accepts or rejects each suggested change to curriculum content areas, knowledge 

levels, and skill levels and develops a set of preliminary MMCL change 

recommendations. These changes are submitted to ATEC who provides 

opportunity for AMTS members to provide comment on the preliminary changes 

proposed. The Board considers a summary report from ATEC and develops a final 

set of recommended changes for submission to AFS-300 for approval. 

MTRB Biennial Milestones 

Months 1-2: The Board meets to review the MMCL and finalize the data collection 

methodology. 

Months 3-6: Data collection events are held with private sector users of AMT’s. 

Months 7–10: The Board analyzes the data and develops a set of preliminary MMCL 

recommendations. 

Months 10-14: ATEC provides opportunity for ATEC member schools to comment on the 

preliminary recommendations. 

Months 14-16: The Board reviews the ATEC report of school comments and creates a set 

of final MMCL recommendations. The final recommendations are submitted to AFS-300 

for review and approval. 

Months 17-18: AFS-300 reviews the MTRB recommendations and renders a decision of 

changes to the Part 147 Training Specification. 

Months 19-20: The FAA updates the Part 147 Training Specification. AFS-600 makes 

appropriate modifications of testing standards. 

Months 21-24: The MTRB reviews its operating processes and members. Expiring term 

positions are reviewed, selected and appointed per the selection process detailed above. 
 

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III-E: Redistribution of Curriculum Hours 

Part 147.21(b) states the minimum total curriculum hours to be 1900 hours. Based 

on the conclusions of the Goldsby Report, the 1900 hour minimum will be retained. As 

suggested by the Goldsby Report, the General and Airframe hours areas have been 

increased, although to lesser extent than recommended in the report. The working group 

recommended redistributing the hours from the current levels of General 400 hours, 

Airframe 750 Hours, and Powerplant 750 hours to the following: 

• General 450 hours 

• Airframe 800 hours 

• Powerplant 650 hours 

With changes in aircraft technologies increasingly emphasizing electricity, electronics, 

and advanced materials, even in the powerplant areas, adding hours to the General and 

Airframe curriculum areas is appropriate. 

Recommendation 4 – Changes to CFR Part 147.21(b) and 147.21(c)

It is proposed to change Part 147.21(b) to read as follows: 

Proposed Changes to CFR Part 147.21 

Current CFR Part 147.21 Proposed Changes to CFR Part 147.21 

(b) The curriculum must offer at least the 

following number of hours of instruction for 

the rating shown, and the instruction unit 

hour shall not be less than 50 minutes in 

length— 

(b) The curriculum will be delivered in 

accordance with Training Specification 147 

sections B002, B003, and B004.. 

Classroom and laboratory curriculum 

delivery must offer at least the following 

unit instructional hours for the subject areas 

shown. All alternative curriculum delivery 

methods, as may be approved by the 

administrator, must offer equivalent control 

measures and content outcomes. 

Change in Language 

(1) Airframe—1,150 hours (400 general 

plus 750 airframe). 

(2) Powerplant—1,150 hours (400 general 

plus 750 powerplant). 

(3) Combined airframe and powerplant—

(1) Airframe—1,250 hrs (450 general plus 

800 airframe). 

(2) Powerplant—1,100 hours (450 general 

plus 650 powerplant). 

(3) Combined airframe and powerplant—
 

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1,900 hours (400 general plus 750 airframe 

and 750 powerplant). 

1,900 hours (450 general plus 800 airframe 

and 650 powerplant). 

Redistribution of Hours 

(c) The curriculum must cover the subjects 

and items prescribed in appendixes B, C, or 

D, as applicable. Each item must be taught 

to at least the indicated level of proficiency, 

as defined in appendix A. 

(c) The curriculum must cover the subjects 

prescribed in appendixes B, C, or D, and 

described in Training Specification 147.xxx, 

as applicable. Each item must be taught to 

at least the indicated level of proficiency, as 

defined in appendix A. 

Change in Language 

Recommendation 5 – Include Part 147 in Draft Advisory Circular “Alternatives to 

Classroom Training” (Dated: 9/27/05) and Finalize

 The draft advisory circular entitled “Alternatives to Classroom Training” is a good 

document regarding alternative education methodologies and methods of surveillance. 

However, the draft is directed specifically only to training programs operated under CFR 

121 and 135. The working group recommends that CFR Part 147 be added since this 

aviation maintenance training schools are also “ground training programs”, the basis of 

which Part 121 and 135 is specified. Furthermore, the working group recommends that the 

FAA finalize the draft and move it forward for approval and publication. 
 

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III-F: Process Clarifications 

Issues due to variance in interpretation by Principal Inspectors require clarification of 

certain details in Part 147.31.

Recommendation 6 - Changes to CFR Part 147.31 

It is proposed to change Part 147.31(c) to read as follows: 

Proposed Changes to CFR Part 147.31(c) & 147.31(e) 

Current CFR Part 147.31 Proposed Changes to CFR Part 147.31 

(c) A school may not graduate a student 

unless he has completed all of the 

appropriate curriculum requirements. 

However, the school may credit a student 

with instruction or previous experience as 

follows: 

(1) A school may credit a student with 

instruction satisfactorily completed at— 

(i) An accredited university, college, 

junior college; 

(ii) An accredited vocational, 

technical, trade or high school; 

(iii) A military technical school; 

(iv) A certificated aviation 

maintenance technician school. 

(c) A school may not graduate a student 

unless he/she has completed all of the 

requirements in the approved curriculum. 

However, the school may credit a student 

with instruction or previous experience as 

follows: 

(1) A school may credit a student with 

instruction satisfactorily completed at – 

(i) An accredited university, college, 

community or junior college; 

(ii) An accredited vocational, 

technical, trade or high school; 

(iii) A military technical school; 

(iv) A certificated aviation 

maintenance technician school. 

Change in Language 
 

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(2) A school may determine the amount 

of credit to be allowed— 

(i) By an entrance test equal to one 

given to the students who complete a 

comparable required curriculum 

subject at the crediting school; 

(ii) By an evaluation of an 

authenticated transcript from the 

student's former school; or 

(iii) In the case of an applicant from 

a military school, only on the basis 

of an entrance test. 

(2) A school may determine the amount 

of credit to be allowed – 

(i) By an entrance test equal to one 

given to the students who complete a 

comparable required curriculum 

subject at the crediting school; 

(ii) By an evaluation of an official 

transcript from the students former 

school; or 

(iii) In the case of an applicant from 

a non-accredited military technical 

school, only on the basis of an 

entrance test. 

Change in Language 

(3) A school may credit a student with 

previous aviation maintenance experience 

comparable to required curriculum subjects. 

It must determine the amount of credit to be 

allowed by documents verifying that 

experience, and by giving the student a test 

equal to the one given to students who 

complete the comparable required 

curriculum subject at the school. 

(3) A school may credit a student with 

previous aviation maintenance experience 

comparable to required curriculum subjects. 

It must determine the amount of credit to be 

allowed by documents verifying that 

experience, and by giving the student a test 

equal to the one given to students who 

complete the comparable required 

curriculum subject at the school. 

No Changes 

(4) A school may credit a student seeking an 

additional rating with previous satisfactory 

completion of the general portion of an 

AMTS curriculum. 

(4) A school may credit an individual 

seeking an additional rating with previous 

satisfactory completion of the General 

portion of the certificate held. 

Change in Language 
 

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(e) A school shall use an approved system 

for determining final course grades and for 

recording student attendance. The system 

must show hours of absence allowed and 

show how the missed material will be made 

available to the student. 

(e) A school shall use an approved system 

for determining course grades and student 

attendance. The attendance system must 

show hours of absence allowed, which may 

be up to 5% in each class. Missed time in 

excess of 5% in each course must be madeup with the missed material made available 

to the student. 

Change in Language 
 

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III-G: The Exemption Process

Testing exemptions have routinely been approved by the FAA based on Parts 65.75 

& 65.77. Rather than open Part 65 for review and change, alternate language for Part 

147.35 has been crafted that allow a school to issue a certificate of completion allowing a 

student to sit for the General Knowledge Test before a student meets the applicable 

experience requirements of §65.77 and before he/she passes the Airframe and or 

Powerplant written knowledge test prescribed by §65.75. 

Whenever an AMTS certificated under part 147 of this chapter shows to an FAA 

inspector that any of its students has made satisfactory progress at the school and is 

prepared to take the oral and practical tests prescribed by §65.79, that student may take 

those tests during the final subjects of his training in the approved curriculum, before he 

meets the applicable experience requirements of §65.77 and before he passes each section 

of the written test prescribed by §65.75. Testing immediately after learning is a universally 

accepted instructional principle that reinforces learning, and is academically sound. This is 

currently allowed with both the Airframe and Powerplant curriculums, but is not allowed at 

the completion of the General curriculum. 

Students attending an AMTS may be enrolled in a single-rating program, or the 

combined Airframe & Powerplant curriculum. The vast majority opts for the combined 

curriculum. This change is structured to provide an opportunity for testing after the 

completion of any section of the curriculum (General, Airframe, Powerplant). 

Part 147 schools have established a procedure with their FSDO and with the 

Airman Certification Branch to identify and report graduates who are eligible to take the 

FAA knowledge, oral, and practical tests to both the FSDO, and the school’s affiliated 
 

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written test center. The same procedure would be used to identify and report students who 

would qualify to take the AMG knowledge test after completion of the General curriculum. 

A graduation certificate would only be issued after the successful completion of the entire 

program in which the student is enrolled (Airframe, Powerplant, or Airframe & 

Powerplant). 

The exceptional circumstances encountered by students enrolled in a Part 147 

AMTS are recognized and provided for by Part 65.80 which permits a student to take the 

oral and practical tests prescribed by §65.79 before they meet the applicable experience 

requirements of §65.77. The time penalty incurred by beginning the testing process before 

the completion of the entire curriculum would be more than offset by the academic 

soundness of immediate testing. 

This process is currently being executed where multiple exemptions from the 

regulation have been granted. This change does not differ materially from those existing 

exemptions. The reasons stated by the FAA for granting those exemptions also apply to 

this change. Therefore the working group recommends the addition of new language, 

designated as 147.35(c) to formalize the exempts now being granted. 

Recommendation 7 – Formalizing the Exemption Process

It is proposed to add Part 147.35(c) to read as follows:

(c) Whenever an aviation AMTS certificated under part 147 of this chapter shows to an 

FAA inspector that any of its students has made satisfactory progress at the school and is 

prepared to take the General Knowledge test prescribed by §65.75, that student may take 

the test during their subsequent training in the approved curriculum, before they meet the 
 

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applicable experience requirements of §65.77 and before he/she passes Airframe and/or 

Powerplant written test prescribed by §65.75. 

The school will prepare and issue a Certification of Completion to identify and 

report students who are eligible for testing under this part. An official of the school shall 

authenticate the certificate. The certificate must show the completion date and the 

approved curriculum title. The authority for a school to issue a certificate of completion 

for the General curriculum testing will be authorized in a Training Specification paragraph. 

Proposed Changes to CFR Part 147.35 

Current CFR Part 147.35 Proposed Changes to CFR Part 147.35 

(a) Upon request, each certificated aviation 

maintenance technician school shall provide 

a transcript of the student's grades to each 

student who is graduated from that school or 

who leaves it before being graduated. An 

official of the school shall authenticate the 

transcript. The transcript must state the 

curriculum in which the student was 

enrolled, whether the student satisfactorily 

completed that curriculum, and the final 

grades the student received. 

(a) Upon request, each certificated aviation 

maintenance technician school shall provide 

a transcript of the student's grades to each 

student who is graduated from that school or 

who leaves it before being graduated. An 

official of the school shall authenticate the 

transcript. The transcript must state the 

curriculum in which the student was 

enrolled, whether the student satisfactorily 

completed that curriculum, and the final 

grades the student received. 

No Changes 

(a) Upon request, each certificated aviation 

maintenance technician school shall provide 

a transcript of the student's grades to each 

student who is graduated from that school or 

who leaves it before being graduated. An 

official of the school shall authenticate the 

transcript. The transcript must state the 

curriculum in which the student was 

enrolled, whether the student satisfactorily 

completed that curriculum, and the final 

grades the student received. 

(a) Upon request, each certificated aviation 

maintenance technician school shall provide 

a transcript of the student's grades to each 

student who is graduated from that school or 

who leaves it before being graduated. An 

official of the school shall authenticate the 

transcript. The transcript must state the 

curriculum in which the student was 

enrolled, whether the student satisfactorily 

completed that curriculum, and the final 

grades the student received. 

No Changes
 

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Proposed Changes to CFR Part 147.35 continued

(c) Whenever an aviation maintenance 

technician school certificated under part 147 

of this chapter shows to an FAA inspector 

that any of its students has made satisfactory 

progress at the school and is prepared to 

take the General Knowledge test prescribed 

by §65.75, that student may take the test 

during their subsequent training in the 

approved curriculum, before they meet the 

applicable experience requirements of 

§65.77 and before he/she passes Airframe 

and/or Powerplant written test prescribed by 

§65.75. 

The school will prepare and issue a 

Certification of Completion to identify and 

report students who are eligible for testing 

under this part. An official of the school 

shall authenticate the certificate. The 

certificate must show the completion date 

and the approved curriculum title. The 

authority for a school to issue a certificate of 

completion for the General curriculum 

testing will be authorized in a Training 

Specification paragraph. 

New Subpart & Language 
 

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III-H: Specific PI Training for AMTS Survellience 

A complaint often voiced by AMTS administrators is the inconsistency of FAA 

Principal Inspectors when interpreting CFR Part 147 regulations. For example, as schools 

expand their operations into adjacent districts, or as assigned inspectors are replaced, a lack 

of standardization can become a detriment to cooperative efforts. Because there are not 

many Part 147 programs across the country, very few PI’s have experience in this area of 

surveillance. Even fewer FAA inspectors have experience in certifying AMTSs, because 

new programs are developed so infrequently. 

It is true that the FAA provides written guidance to PI’s through Advisory Circular 

AC147-3A and Order 8900.1, Volume 2, Chapter 12, Sections 1, 2 and 3, and Volume 6, 

Chapter 10. While these are sound documents that can direct the inspector through the 

certification and evaluation processes, they still leave a great deal open to interpretation. 

In this respect, it is the position of this working group that written guidance may not 

be enough to provide inspectors with the direction needed to properly certify and/or 

oversee compliance of AMTS’s with standardization and consistency. Specific training, 

targeting regulatory areas that are frequently open to interpretation, is needed to provide 

evenness of certification and surveillance from one location to another and from one 

inspector to another. 

Irrespective of any changes to Part 147, the working group recommends such a 

training course be created for PI’s and be established upon completion of the regulatory 

review and revision process. It is noted that existing language used in FAA Order 8900.1, 

Volume 2, Chapter 12, Section 2 specifically references existing regulatory text. 
 

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Recommendation 8 – Creation of a Specific School Surveillance Training Course for 

Principle Inspectors

To better serve the aviation public, it is recommended that inspectors assigned to 

AMTS certification and/or surveillance be given interpersonal training in the FAA’s 

official interpretation of 14 CFR Part 147 and associated Part 147 Training Specification. It 

is further recommended that this training be provided at a central location, and that 14 CFR 

Part 147, the current relevant advisory circular(s), and the pertinent FAA orders be used as 

text materials. Additional input regarding the content of this training program should be 

received from ATEC as primary representative of AMTS’s around the country and from 

the PI’s who currently oversee the operations of these schools. In providing this centralized 

training, the FAA could accomplish the goal of improving standardized certification and 

oversight of AMTSs.
 

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III-I: Support Documents & Practical Test Standard Review 

 While supporting documents such as advisory circulars and practical test standards 

need to be updated with rule change, the working group believes this process needs 

completed quickly for any Part 147 revisions. 

Recommendation 9 – Review and Update of Advisory Circular AC 147.3A

It is recommended that AC147.3A be reviewed immediately upon approval of rule change 

and updating be completed within 12 months of rule change. It is further recommended 

that ATEC provide primary input to the revision and review any draft documents before 

final approval and release. 

Recommendation 10 – Review and Update of the Practical Test Standards and 

Knowledge Examinations

It is recommended that AFS-600 review, expand. and update the Practical Test Standards 

and General, Airframe, and Poweplant knowledge examinations upon approval of rule 

change and updating be completed within 12 months of rule change. Any revision needs to 

consider the 3-year implementation requirement by schools of the new rule and training 

specification. It is further recommended that ATEC provide primary input to the revision 

and review any draft documents before final approval and release. 

Recommendation 11 – Review and Update of 8900.1 Guidance

It is recommended that the FAA review and update primary inspector guidance contained 

within the 8900.1 documents. It is further recommended that review and updating be 

completed within 12 months of rule change. It is further recommended that ATEC provide 
 

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primary input to the revision and review any draft documents before final approval and 

release. 
 

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ATTACHMENT 1 

PART 147 TRAINING SPECIFICATION 

EXAMPLES for CLARIFICATION 
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a. These training specifications are issued to TEXT01 whose principal training center is 

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Primary Business Address: 

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Name Telephone 

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b. The holder of these training specifications is the holder of Air Agency Certificate 

Number TEXT04 and shall hereafter be referred to as the certificate holder. 

c. These training specifications are issued in accordance with Title 14 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Section 147.5(b). The certificate holder shall conduct these operations 

in accordance with CFR Part 147 and the specific authorizations, limitations, and the 

procedures in these training specifications as issued. 

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Unless otherwise defined in these training specifications, all words, phrases, definitions, 

and abbreviations have identical meanings to those used in Title 14 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) and Title 49 United States Code, Subtitle VII, as amended. 

Additionally, the definitions listed below are applicable to operations conducted in 

accordance with these training specifications. 

Term or Terms Definition 

Accreditation This term refers exclusively to schools accredited within the United 

States and Canada. 

Alternative 

Delivery 

The combination of multiple approaches to learning that is 

facilitated by the effective use of different modes of delivery and 

training resources. 

Blended Delivery The combination of multiple approaches to learning that is 

facilitated by the effective use of different modes of delivery and 

training resources. 

Certificated 

Instructors

Those instructors who hold FAA mechanic certificates and the 

ratings appropriate for the subjects to be taught. 

Check To verify the item’s proper operation. A check is performed to 

verify proper operation without the item necessarily qualifying for 

return to service condition. At an AMTS, the item checked does not 

have to be the item overhauled. 

Classroom 

(Traditional 

Instructor-led) 

A learning environment with the basic training capabilities 

(chalk/white boards, tables, etc) led by an instructor. 

Distance Learning Also known as Distance Education, Advanced Distributed 

Learning; Virtual Training, computer based training, web-based 

learning, home study, e-learning) Formal learning activity that is 

accomplished when students and instructors are separated by 

geographic distance or by time. 

Inspect To examine by sight and/or touch (with or without inspection 

enhancing tools/equipment). 
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Instruction Hour The educational unit hour, as used by an AMTS, that consists of a 

time period of 50 to 60 minutes. This instructional time period 

conforms to the existing practices at many education institutions. 

Instructional Aids Equipment used to provide instruction. Examples include diagrams, 

visual aids, computers, interactive software, aircraft, and mock-ups 

of aircraft, engines, and components, as well as actual components, 

such as magnetos and fuel controls. An instructional aid is not 

required to meet return-to-service standards. 

Knowledge Level 

A – Be Familiar

Familiar with basic facts, terms/principle elements of the subject. 

Instruction by classroom, blended, or distance learning as 

applicable 

Knowledge Level 

B - Knows

Knows general principles, facts, and terms about the subject. Can 

explain the basic operation of component/system/concept. 

Instruction by classroom, blended, or distance learning as 

applicable. 

Knowledge Level 

C - Understands

Understands the principles, facts, and terms about the subject. Can 

apply this understanding to the subject to the subject and 

troubleshoot/analyze/resolve problems. Instruction by classroom, 

blended or distance learning as applicable 

Laboratory Facilities for providing instruction in general principles that may 

require student demonstrations or participation. Determination of 

what laboratory equipment is required depends on the subject 

taught and the teaching level at which it is taught. 

Overhaul To disassemble, inspect, repair as necessary, and check in 

accordance with FAA-acceptable instructions; that is, 

manufacturers’ maintenance manuals, FAA directives, and service 

bulletins. For an AMTS, the overhaul requirement in a teaching 

scenario does not require the overhauled component to meet returnto-service mechanical tolerances. For example, a runout turbine 

powerplant may be adequate to teach students overhaul techniques, 

but could present a danger if operated. 
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Term or Terms Definition 

Practical Project A hands-on assignment that requires the use of manipulative skills 

taught at a teaching level of 2 or 3. A practical project generally 

does not include non-manipulative activities such as book reports. 

However, for certain required subjects such as maintenance 

publications, the use of FAA directives or manufacturers’ data 

constitutes a practical project. 

Quality Standards A school’s highest priority is to develop in the student, those 

manipulative skills needed to stimulate return to service. However, 

it is not necessary for the training aid itself to meet “return to 

service” standards. 

Ratings An AMTS may be certificated for the following ratings: airframe, 

powerplant, or combined A&P. The general portion of the required 

curriculum is not a rating, but it is a required part of all the ratings. 

Repair To correct a defective condition. 

Service To perform functions that assures continued operation. 

Skill Level 1 – 

No Skill 

Demonstration 

Required 

No Skill Demonstration Required 

Skill Level 2 -

Competent

Be able to find and interpret maintenance data and information, and 

perform basic operations using appropriate data, tools, and 

equipment. Limited practical application. 

Skill Level 3 -

Proficient

Perform skill operations to a simulated return-to-service standard 

using appropriate data, tool, and equipment. Maintenance and 

inspections are performed in accordance with acceptable or 

approved data. High degree of practical application. 

Special Tools Highly specialized tools, such as tensionometers, micrometers, and 

torque wrenches. 
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Specialized 

Instructors

Non-FAA-certificated instructors who have been approved by the 

FAA to teach pertinent subjects at a particular AMTS. The AMTS 

must submit to the FAA a list of instructors and substitute 

instructors. The list must specify which subjects each instructor 

will teach. Then the FAA approves or disapproves each instructor 

individually. An instructor who does not hold an FAA mechanic 

certificate cannot be approved to teach subjects other than certain 

General curriculum subjects, such as mathematics, physics, and 

mechanical drawing. The list of approved instructors must be 

maintained by the AMTS. 

Training Resources Resource descriptions may be general, but should be 

comprehensive enough to clearly define the role of each resource in 

the alternative training program. Resources may include: 

• Personnel – training management and instructors 

• Facilities – may be at a central training site, off-site learning 

centers, or various individual geographic locations 

• Equipment – stand-alone computers, networks, laptops, LANs, 

web, etc 

• Software – operating systems, browsers, learning content, and 

specialized programs 

• Curriculum – videos, computer-based lessons, workbooks, 

study guides, CDs, DVD, part-task trainers 

• Third Party – vendors, contractors, consultants, etc 

• Distance Learning – as described 

• Classroom – as described 

Troubleshoot To analyze and identify malfunctions. 

Unit Instructional 

Hour

When the classroom method of delivery is utilized, instruction unit 

hour shall not be less than 50 minutes in length. When an 

Alternative method of delivery is utilized, the instructional period is 

the time necessary for the learning objective (knowledge, skill, 

performance) to be accomplished by the student under instruction. 

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The Certificate Holder is authorized the following Ratings: 

Ratings

TABL01 Airframe 

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The certificate holder is authorized to perform operations in accordance with the 

provisions, conditions, and/or limitations set forth in the following exemptions listed in 

the following table. 

a. Exemptions. 

Exemption Number Date of Expiration Remarks and/or 

References 

Exemption Number Date of Expiration Exemptions Remarks 

The certificate holder is not authorized to conduct any operations under the provisions of 

any exemptions. 

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a. The personnel listed in the following table are designated to officially apply for and 

receive training specifications for the certificate holder indicated below. 

Table 1 – Designated Persons to Apply for and Receive Authorizations 

Title Name Parts Authorized 

TABL01 TABL02 TABL03 

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a. The certificate holder is authorized to conduct operations under 14 CFR Part 147 

using affiliated Designated Mechanic Examiners. Only those DME’s identified in the 

Flight Standards Automation System, National Vital Information Subsystem’s 

Designated Airman Table who are affiliated with the training center are authorized to 

conduct tests for the training center. 

b. The certificate holder shall maintain a current list of DME’s approved for use by the 

certificate holder and shall provide a copy of this list to the certificate holding district 

office (CHDO). This listing shall include the specific type of test, either Airframe, 

Powerplant, or combined Airframe and Powerplant, which each evaluator is authorized 

to conduct. The CHDO shall be provided an updated list noting any changes within five 

(5) working days of those changes. 

c. The certificate holder shall provide all affiliated DME, CHDO, and test centers with a 

graduation list with at least the following information: 

 

1. Names and Addresses of Graduates 

2. Graduation Dates 

3. Curriculum from which the Applicant Graduated (i.e. Airframe, Powerplant, 

or Combined) 

4. A Statement Certifying the Graduates, Signed and Dated by an Authorized 

AMTS Official 

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The certificate holder shall maintain a current list of instructors accepted for use by the 

certificate holding district office (CHDO). The certificate holder shall provide a copy of 

this list to the CHDO. This listing shall include the specific curriculum in which each 

instructor is authorized to conduct training. The certificate holder shall provide, to the 

CHDO, updates to the instructor listing noting any changes within five (5) working days 

of those changes. 

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b. The certificate holder shall maintain trainee records and records that show regulatory 

compliance with Instructor qualifications at the following location(s): 

Table 1 – Location Information for Records 

Physical Address Mailing Address Telephone 

Number 

E-Mail Address 

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c. The certificate holder is authorized to use an approved electronic/digital 

recordkeeping system, described and/or referenced in this paragraph (if none, enter 

N/A.) 

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d. The certificate holder is authorized the use of the following electronic/digital 

signature procedures (if none, enter “N/A”). 

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a. The certificate holder is authorized to perform Training in accordance with the 

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1: 

Table 1 – Curriculum Subject/Topic Areas ELIGIBLE For Distance Learning 

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Level A Level 1 only Subject/Topic areas B002, B003, & B004: ALL 

Level B Level 1 only Subject/Topic areas B002, B003, & B004: ALL 

Level C Level 1 only Subject/Topic areas B002: ALL EXCEPT: J.1.a – Inspection 

Concepts and Techniques/Measuring/Tools 

Subject/Topic areas B003, & B004: ALL 

b. The certificate holder is not authorized to conduct Distance Learning Method 

curriculum delivery in any area not specified in this Training Specification. 

c. The certificate holder must specify all use of Distance Education Methods in the 

operating manual. 

d. Any use of distance learning must be approved by the Administrator. 

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Required Curriculum for General (Part 147 

Appendix B).

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a. The certificate holder is required to develop an approved curriculum covering the 

following elements, for the conduct of training for airman qualifications, aircraft 

ratings, and certifications in accordance with 14 CFR Parts 65 and 147: 

b. The certificate holder shall determine and certify each applicant’s eligibility and 

experience requirements below prior to testing for the issuance of a certificate and 

place this in the trainee’s training records. 

Table 1: General Curriculum Subjects & Topics 

General Curriculum Subject Area Topics 

Topic Knowledge - Skill 

Level 

A. Fundamental Electricity / Electronics 

1. Electron theory A-1 

2. Magnetism A-1 

3. DC electrical circuits C-2 

4. AC electrical circuits C-2 

5. Transformers B-1 

6. Ohm’s law C-1 

7. Perform circuit continuity C-3 

8. Calculate and measure voltage C-3 

9. Calculate and measure current C-3 

10. Calculate and measure resistance C-3 

11. Calculate and measure power B-1 

12. Calculate capacitance / inductance B-1 

13. Series circuits C-3

14. Parallel circuits C-3 

15. Series/parallel circuits C-3 

16. Controlling devices including switches and relays C-2 

17. Protective devices including fuses and circuit breakers C-2 

18. Resistor types and color coding C-2 

19. DC and AC motors B-1 

20. Read and interpret aircraft electrical schematics including solid 

state devices and logic functions C-3 

21. Utilize a multimeter C-3 

22. Inspect and service aircraft batteries C-2 
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23. Semiconductors 

 a. Diodes B-1 

 b. Transistors B-1 

 c. Integrated circuits B-1 

24. Digital logic B-1 

25. Digital numbers B-1 

26. Digital troubleshooting B-2 

27. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) B-1 

B. Aircraft Drawings 

1. Lines B-1 

2. Use drawings / blueprints C-3 

3. Draw diagrams and sketches C-3 

4. Use charts and graphs C-2 

C. Weight and Balance 

1. Terminology B-1 

2. Purpose of weighing B-1 

3. Weighing procedures C-1 

4. Weigh an aircraft C-3 

5. Perform weight and balance calculations C-3 

6. Calculate ballast / weight shift C-2 

7. Mean aerodynamic chord B-2 

D. Fluid Lines and Fittings 

1. Tubing and hose materials B-1 

2. Tubing and hose sizes B-1 

3. Tubing and hose applications B-1 

4. Identify fittings for tubing and hoses B-1 

5. Fabricate and install an aircraft tube C-3 

6. Fabricate and install an aircraft hose C-3 

7. Perform a tubing and a hose inspection C-3 

8. Installation and security requirements for tubing and hoses C-3 

9. Fluid line identification B-2 

E. Aircraft Material, Hardware, and Processes 

1. Aircraft metals: 

 a. Heat treatment B-1 

 b. Forces placed on aircraft metals B-1 

2. Aircraft hardware: 

a. Aircraft bolts C-3 

b. Nuts C-3 

c. Screws C-3 

d. Pins C-3 

e. Washers C-3 
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f. Turnlock fasteners C-3 

3. Identify and select special aircraft hardware including: 

a. Aircraft cables C-3 

b. Cable fittings C-3 

c. Flexible and rigid line couplings C-3 

4. Safety wire: 

a. Requirements and techniques C-3 

b. Install safety wire on nuts, bolts, turnbuckles, and airframe 

and engine components C-3 

5. Torque 

a. Torque tools, principles, and procedures C-3 

b. Torque aircraft hardware C-3 

F. Ground Operations and Servicing 

1. Secure an aircraft C-2 

2. Move an aircraft C-2 

3. Aviation fuels and fuel servicing procedures B-1 

4. Airport operation B-1 

5. Fire extinguishers B-1 

G. Corrosion 

1. Washing aircraft B-1 

2. Corrosion theory B-1 

3. Perform an aircraft corrosion inspection C-3 

4. Identify and select aircraft finishing materials B-1 

5. Apply finishing materials B-2 

6. Inspect finishes and identify defects C-3 

H. Maintenance Forms, Records, and Publications 

1. Forms 

a. Complete an FAA Form 337 (Major Repair and Alteration) C-2 

b. FAA Form 8010-4 (Malfunction and defect report) B-1 

c. FAA Form 8100-2 (Airworthiness Certificate) B-1 

d. AC Form 8050-3 (Registration Certificate) B-1 

e. FAA Form 8130 (Serviceable tag) B-1 

2. Records 

 a. Terminology B-1 

b. Temporary records B-1 

 c. Permanent records B-1 

 d. Maintenance record entry requirements C-2 

 e. Write descriptions of work using typical aircraft 

maintenance records C-3 

3. Publications – demonstrate ability to read, comprehend, and apply 

 information from FAA and manufacturers publications 

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 a. Federal Aviation Regulations 

 1) Parts 1, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31, and 33 B-2 

 2) Part 23, 91, 121, 125, 127, and 129 B-2 

 3) Parts 39, 43 and 145 C-2 

 4) Part 65 C-2 

 b. Advisory Circulars (AC) C-3 

 c. Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCD) C-3

 d. Airworthiness Directives (AD) C-3 

 e. Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) B-2 

 e. ATA Specification 100 B-2 

 f. Manufacturers publications 

 1) Maintenance manuals C-3

 2) Service bulletins, instructions, and letters C-3 

 3) Alert service information C-2 

 4) Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL) C-2 

4. Sport Pilot aircraft maintenance and record requirements B-1 

5. Amateur built aircraft B-1 

6. Extended-range twin-engine operational performance standards 

(ETOPS) A-1 

 

I. Aviation Physics 

1. Matter and energy B-1 

2. Work, power, force, and motion B-1 

3. Heat and pressure B-1 

4. Gas law and fluid mechanics B-1 

5. Aerodynamics / theory of flight 

a. Atmospheric conditions B-1 

b. Bernoulli’s principle and Newtonian law B-1 

c. Density altitude B-1 

d. Aircraft flight controls B-2 

e. Aerodynamic aids including vortex generators, wing fences, 

and stall strips B-1 

f. Standard day B-1 

g. Forces of flight B-2 

h. Airfoils B-1 

i. Axes of flight – roll, pitch, and yaw B-2 

j. Aircraft stability B-1 

J. Inspection Concepts and Techniques 

1. Measuring 

a. Tools C-1 

b. Use calipers C-3 

c. Use micrometers C-3 

d. Use measurement gauges C-3 

e. Calibration and tool accuracy C-1 
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2. Nondestructive testing 

a. Perform a dye penetrant inspection C-2 

b. Magnetic particle B-2 

c. Ultrasonic B-2 

d. Eddy current B-2 

e. Radiographic B-1 

3. Aircraft inspection programs B-1 

4. Aircraft inspection methods and tools B-1 

5. Focused inspections including aging aircraft, hard-landing, sudden 

stoppage, over-speed, and lightning strike B-1 

K. Human Factors 

1. General introduction to Human Factors A-1 

2. Safety culture / organizational factors A-1 

3. Human error – error principles, event investigation, and case studies A-1 

4. Human performance and limitations A-1 

5. Environment – physical and social A-1 

6. Procedures, information, tools, and task sign-off procedures A-1 

7. Planning of tasks, equipment, and spares A-1 

8. Communication A-1 

9. Teamwork and leadership A-1 

10. Professionalism and integrity A-1 

11. Shift and task turnover A-1 

12. Undocumented maintenance A-1 

13. Fatigue management / fitness for duty A-1 

14. The Dirty Dozen A-1 

 L. Foreign Object Elimination (FOE) 

1. Basic terms and definitions A-1 

2. Housekeeping A-1 

3. Tool accountability A-1 

4. Hardware accountability A-1 

5. Lost items A-1 

6. Physical entry & personnel control A-1 

7. Reporting & investigation A-1 

8. Material handling A-1 

 9. Parts protections A-1 

10. Hazardous materials A-1 

11. Wildlife / environment A-1 

12. Foreign object damage (FOD) effects A-1 

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Required Curriculum for Airframe (Part 147 

Appendix C).

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c. The certificate holder is required to develop an approved curriculum covering the 

following elements, for the conduct of training for airman qualifications, aircraft 

ratings, and certifications in accordance with 14 CFR Parts 65 and 147: 

b. The certificate holder shall determine and certify each applicant’s eligibility and 

experience requirements below prior to testing for the issuance of a certificate and 

place this in the trainee’s training records. 

Table 2 – Airframe Curriculum Subjects & Topics 

 Topic Knowledge - Skill Level

 

A. Metallic Structures 

1. Select sheet metal C-2 

2. Select rivets and additional sheet metal hardware C-2 

3. Heat treatment of aluminum B-1 

4. Layout and bend sheet metal C-3 

5. Form sheet metal B-1 

6. Install and remove conventional rivets C-3 

7. Repair and inspect sheet metal C-3 

8. Select and install special fasteners C-3 

9. Use Manufacturer’s Structural Repair Manual (SRM) C-2 

B. Non-Metallic Structures 

1. Wood structures A-1 

2. Aircraft covering A-1 

3. Composite structures 

 a. Selection of composite materials C-2 

 b. Select and install fasteners C-3 

 c. Core materials C-2 

 d. Manufacturing methods B-1 

 e. Composite structure inspection procedures C-2 

 f. Hot-bond repair a composite structure C-3 

 g. Inspect and repair fiberglass C-3 

4. Inspect and repair plastics B-1 

5. Inspect glass B-1 
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C. Flight Controls 

1. Primary and secondary flight control surfaces C-1 

2. Check alignment of structures B-2 

3. Control surface indicators B-1 

4. Inspect flight control components C-3 

5. Inspect, balance, and rig movable flight control surface C-3 

 

D. Airframe Inspection 

1. Inspection requirements C-1 

2. Inspection and maintenance record requirements and entries C-3 

3. Inspect and check welds B-2 

4. Inspect aircraft doors, windows, and interior furnishings B-1 

5. Accomplish an airframe conformity check C-3 

6. Perform an airframe inspection to include a records check C-3 

 

E. Landing Gear Systems 

1. Fixed and retractable landing gear systems B-1 

2. Fixed and retractable landing gear components B-1 

3. Steering systems B-1 

4. Inspect, check, and service landing gear position indicating and 

warning systems C-3 

5. Anti-skid system components and operation B-2 

6. Inspect and service a landing gear C-3 

7. Inspect, check, and service an anti-skid system B-2 

8. Jack aircraft C-3 

9. Perform a landing gear retraction C-3 

10. Wheels, brakes, and tires B-1 

11. Inspect /service wheels, brakes, and tires C-3 

12. Install brake lining(s) or brake assembly C-3 

F. Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems 

1. Hydraulic system 

a. System components and fluids B-1 

b. System operation B-1 

c. Servicing requirements B-2 

d. Inspect, check, service, and troubleshoot a hydraulic system C-3 

2. Pneumatic systems 

a. Types and components B-1 

b. Servicing requirements B-2 

G. Environmental Systems 

1. Requirements for cabin environmental system B-1 

2. Pressurization systems B-1 

3. Air cycle systems B-1 

4. Vapor cycle systems B-1 
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5. Cabin heaters B-1 

6. Inspect, check, service and troubleshoot an oxygen system B-2 

7. Aircraft instrument cooling A-1 
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H. Aircraft Instrument Systems 

1. Pressure indicating instruments B-1 

2. Temperature indicating instruments B-1 

3. Mechanical movement measuring instruments B-1 

4. Gyroscopic instruments B-1 

5. Direction indicating instruments B-1 

6. Instrument pneumatic systems B-1 

7. Pitot static system B-2 

8. Perform a static system pressure system leak test C-3 

9. Fuel quantity indicating systems B-1 

10. Warning systems B-1 

11. Range markings B-1 

12. Digital electronic instruments 

a. Numbering systems and data conversion A-1 

b. Data buses and logic circuits A-1 

c. Integrated circuits A-1 

d. Fiber optics A-1 

e. Electronic displays B-1 

f. Electrostatic sensitive devices B-1 

g. Digital aircraft systems including: 

 1) Built in test equipment (BITE) B-1 

 2) Central Maintenance computer System (CMCS) B-1 

 3) Electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) B-1 

 4) Engine indication and crew alerting system (EICAS) B-1 

 5) Heads-up guidance system (HGS) B-1 

I. Communication and Navigation Systems 

1. Communication systems: 

a. Radio operating principles B-1 

b. Radio components B-1 

c. Antennas and antenna inspection requirements B-2 

d. Interphone systems B-1 

e. Systems including VHF, HF, intercom, and SATCOM B-1 

f. Aircraft communication addressing and reporting 

g. system (ACARS) B-1 

h. Radio integrating system (AIS) B-1 

i. Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) B-1 

2. Navigation systems: 

a. Automatic direction finder (ADF) B-1 

b. Very high frequency omnidirectional (VOR) B-1 

c. Distance measuring equipment (DME) B-1 

d. Instrument landing system (ILS) B-1 

e. Global positioning system (GPS) B-1 

f. Inertial navigation system (INS) B-1 

g. Traffic alert and collision warning system (TCAS) B-1 
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h. Weather radar B-1 

i. Ground proximity warning systems B-1 

j. Warning systems B-1 

k. Auto-pilot theory and components B-1 

l. Auto-pilot operation B-1 

m. Stability augmentation B-1 

n. Antennas and antenna inspection requirements B-2 

 3. Surveillance 

 a. Transponders B-1 

 b. Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) B-1 

 

J. Aircraft Fuel Systems 

1. Fuel system types B-1 

2. Components including filters and selector valves B-1 

3. Aircraft fuel tanks B-1 

4. Sealing of integral fuel tanks B-1 

5. Fuel flow B-1 

6. Fuel quantity B-1 

7. Fuel transfer and defueling A-1 

8. Fuel dump systems A-1 

9. Inspect, check, troubleshoot, and repair a fuel system C-3 

10. Operationally check fuel system B-2 

K. Aircraft Electrical Systems 

1. Generators B-1 

2. Alternators B-1 

3. Starter generators B-1 

4. Voltage regulators B-1 

5. DC generation systems B-2 

6. AC generation systems B-2 

7. DC power distribution systems B-1 

8. AC power distribution systems B-1 

9. Aircraft wiring: 

a. Wire sizes, types, and selection B-2 

b. Perform a wiring inspection verifying installation and 

 routing C-3 

c. Perform wire termination and splicing C-3 

d. Shielding B-1 

e. Perform build-up and repair of connectors C-3 

f. Read wiring circuits and diagrams C-3 

g. Solder aircraft wiring C-3 

10. Troubleshoot an airframe electrical circuit C-3 

11. Install, check, and service airframe electrical wiring, switches, and 

protective devices C-3 

12. Aircraft lightning protection B-1 
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13. Aircraft bonding B-2 

14. Aircraft lighting systems B-1 

L. Ice and Rain Control Systems 

1. Ice detection systems B-1 

2. Anti-ice systems and components B-1 

a. Inspect or operationally check pitot-static anti-ice system C-3 

3. De-ice systems and components B-1 

a. Inspect or operationally check deicer boot C-3 

M. Airframe Fire Protection Systems 

1. Types of fires and aircraft fire zones B-1 

2. Fire detection and warning systems B-1 

3. Fire detection system maintenance and inspection B-2 

4. Smoke and carbon monoxide detection systems B-1 

5. Fire extinguishing agents and types of extinguishing systems B-1 

6. Fire extinguishing system maintenance and inspection requirements B-2 

7. Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot and repair an aircraft fire 

 detection and extinguishing system C-3 

N. Rotorcraft Fundamentals 

1. Rotorcraft aerodynamics B-1 

2. Fundamentals of rotors C-1 

3. Flight controls C-1 

4. Transmissions B-1 

5. Rig rotary wing aircraft B-1 

6. Design and operation of rotor systems C-1 

O. Water and Waste Systems B-1 
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Required Curriculum for Powerplant (Part 147 

Appendix D).

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d. The certificate holder is required to develop an approved curriculum covering the 

following elements, for the conduct of training for airman qualifications, aircraft 

ratings, and certifications in accordance with 14 CFR Parts 65 and 147: 

b. The certificate holder shall determine and certify each applicant’s eligibility and 

experience requirements below prior to testing for the issuance of a certificate and 

place this in the trainee’s training records. 

Table 3 – Powerplant Subjects & Topics 

Powerplant Curriculum Subject Area Topics 

Topic Knowledge - Skill Level

 

A. Reciprocating Engines 

1. Types of engines B-1 

2. Engine operating principles / theory of operation B-1 

3. Horizontally opposed engine construction and internal components B-1 

4. Radial engine construction and internal component differences A-1 

5. Remove, inspect, and install cylinder assembly C-3 

6. Adjust valves C-3 

7. Remove and install engine C-3 

8. Diesel engine operating principles / theory of operation A-1 

9. Ground operate and troubleshoot an engine C-3 

10. Storage and preservation B-1 

B. Turbine engines 

1. Engine operating principles / theory of operation B-1 

2. Types of engines B-1 

3. Engine terms and definitions B-1 

4. Cold section: 

a. Inlet ducts B-1 

b. Centrifugal compressors B-1 

c. Axial-flow compressors B-1 

d. Turbofans B-1 
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e. Blade design and attachment B-1 

f. Diffuser section B-1 

5. Hot section: 

 a. Combustion section B-1 

 b. Turbine section C-2 

 c. Exhaust B-1 

6. Bearings and seals B-1 

7. Accessory drives B-1 

8. Bleed air systems B-1 

9. Auxiliary power units B-1 

10. Turboprop engines B-1 

11. Remove and install engine C-3 

12. Ground operate and troubleshoot a turbine engine C-3 

13. Storage and preservation B-1 

C. Engine Inspection 

1. Reciprocating engines: 

a. Inspection and maintenance record requirements and entries C-2 

b. Perform a compression check C-3 

c. Accomplish a powerplant conformity check C-3 

d. Perform a powerplant inspection to include a records check C-3 

 2. Turbine engines: 

 a. Inspection and maintenance record requirements and entries C-2 

 b. Accomplish a powerplant conformity check C-3 

 c. Perform a powerplant inspection including a records check C-3 

D. Engine Fire Protection Systems 

1. Types of fires and engine fire zones B-1 

2. Fire detection and warning system operation B-1 

3. Fire detection system maintenance and inspection requirements B-2 

4. Fire extinguishing agents, types of systems, and operation B-1 

 5. Fire extinguishing system maintenance and inspection B-2 

6. Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot and repair an engine fire 

detection and extinguishing system C-3 

E. Engine Instrument Systems 

1. Reciprocating engines: 

a. Fuel flow indicating systems B-1 

b. Pressure measuring systems B-1 

c. Temperature measuring systems B-1 
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d. Tachometers B-1 

e. Manifold pressure B-1 

f. Inspect, check, and troubleshoot an engine instrument system C-3 
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2. Turbine engines: 

a. Fuel flow indicating systems B-1 

b. Temperature measuring systems B-1 

c. Position indicating systems B-1 

d. Tachometers B-1 

e. Torquemeters B-1 

f. Engine pressure ratio (EPR) B-1 

g. Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) B-1 

h. Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADEC) B-1 

i. Electronic centralized aircraft monitoring (ECAM) B-1 

j. Inspect, check, and troubleshoot an engine instrument system C-3 

3. Range markings B-1 

F. Engine Electrical Systems 

1. Generators B-1 

2. Alternators B-1 

3. Starter generators B-1 

4. Voltage regulators B-1 

5. DC generation systems B-2 

6. AC generation systems B-2 

7. Engine wiring – differences from Airframe wiring C-2 

8. Inspect, check, and service engine electrical wiring, switches, and 

 protective devices C-3 

G. Lubrication Systems 

1. Reciprocating engines 

a. Functions and characteristics of reciprocating engine oils B-1 

b. Types and grades of engine oil B-1 

c. Wet-sump system B-1 

d. Dry-sump system B-1 

e. Lubrication system operation and components B-1 

f. Inspect and service a lubrication system C-3 

2. Turbine engines 

a. Functions and characteristics of turbine engine oil B-1 

b. Types and grades of engine oil B-1 

c. Lubrication system operation and components B-1 

d. Inspect and service a lubrication system including chip 

detectors C-3 

H. Ignition and Starting Systems 

1. Reciprocating engine: 
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a. Ignition system theory B-1 

b. Repair and time magneto internally C-3 

c. Time magneto to engine C-3 

d. Spark plug theory B-1 

e. Remove, clean, and install spark plug C-3 

f. Shower of sparks and impulse coupling B-1 

g. Perform an ignition system operational check C-3 

h. Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair an ignition system C-3 

i. Solid state ignition systems A-1 

j. Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADEC) A-1 

k. Engine starters with Bendix drive or with right-angle drive B-1 

2. Turbine engine: 

a. Ignition system theory B-1 

b. System components B-1 

c. Perform an ignition system inspection C-3 

d. Starters B-1 

e. Inspect, check and troubleshoot an electrical starting system C-2 

 

I. Fuel Metering Systems 

1. Reciprocating engines: 

a. Engine pumps and filters B-1 

b. Engine mixture requirements B-1 

c. Float carburetor theory and components B-1 

d. Float carburetor operation and adjustments B-2 

e. Pressure carburetor adjustments A-1 

f. Continuous flow fuel injection theory and components B-1 

g. Continuous flow fuel injection operation, troubleshooting, and 

adjustment B-2 

h. Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADEC) A-1 

i. Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair a fuel metering system C-3 

2. Turbine engines 

a. Engine pumps and filters B-1 

b. Hydromechanical system design and components B-1 

c. Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADEC) B-1 

d. Fuel nozzles and manifolds B-1 

e. Flow test fuel nozzle B-2 

f. Inspect, check, and troubleshoot a fuel metering system C-2 

J. Reciprocating Engine Induction and Cooling Systems 

1. Induction system design B-1 

2. Induction system icing B-2 
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3. Superchargers A-1 

4. Turbochargers and controls B-1 

5. Cooling systems 

 a. Air cooled reciprocating engines: 

 1) System design and components B-1 

 2) Inspection and maintenance requirements B-2 

 b. Liquid cooled reciprocating engines: 

 1) System design and components B-1 

 2) Inspection and maintenance requirements B-1 

6. Perform an induction and cooling system inspection C-3 

K. Turbine Engine Air System 

1. Engine anti-ice B-1 

2. Compressor control 

 a. Compressor bleed B-1 

 b. Compressor / turbine case cooling B-1 

L. Engine Exhaust and Reverser Systems 

1. Reciprocating engines: 

a. Exhaust system design A-1 

b. Cabin and carburetor heat B-1 

c. Mufflers B-1 

d. Perform an exhaust system inspection C-3 

2. Turbine engines: 

a. Exhaust nozzle design A-1 

b. Noise suppressors A-1 

c. Design and operation of thrust reversers B-1 

d. Cowl load sharing A-1 

e. Perform an exhaust system inspection C-3 

 

M. Propellers 

1. Propeller theory of operation including forces and aerodynamic 

factors B-1 

2. Types of propellers and blade design A-1 

3. Pitch control B-1 

4. Operation, synchronizing, and ice protection B-1 

5. Reciprocating engine constant speed propellers and governors B-1 

6. Turbine engine propellers and governors B-1 

7. Operation of turbine engine propellers A-1 

8. Remove and install an aircraft engine propeller C-3 

9. Check blade tracking C-3 
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10. Inspect an aircraft propeller for airworthiness C-3 

11. Measure blade angle with a propeller protractor C-3 

12. Repair an aluminum alloy propeller blade C-3 
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a. The certificate holder is authorized to test students at the completion of the 

general potion of the approved curriculum. 

b The certificate holder is NOT authorized to test students at the completion of the 

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2. These Training Specifications are approved by direction of the Administrator. 

 

3. Date Approval is effective: Amendment Number: 

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