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§ 147.25 

at any fixed location other than its pri-
mary location, provided the additional 
training location meets the require-
ments of this part and is listed in the 
certificate holder’s operations speci-
fications. 

§ 147.17 Training requirements. 

(a) Each certificated aviation main-

tenance technician school must: 

(1) Establish, maintain, and utilize a 

curriculum that is designed to contin-
ually align with the mechanic airman 
certification standards referenced in 
paragraph (b) of this section, as appro-
priate for the ratings held; 

(2) Provide training of a quality that 

meets the requirements of § 147.25; and 

(3) Ensure students have the knowl-

edge and skills necessary to be pre-
pared to test for a mechanic certificate 
and associated ratings under subpart D 
of part 65 of this chapter. 

(b) FAA–S–ACS–1, Aviation Mechanic 

General, Airframe, and Powerplant 
Airman Certification Standards, No-
vember 1, 2021, is incorporated by ref-
erence into this section with the ap-
proval of the Director of the Federal 
Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 
CFR part 51. This material is available 
for inspection at the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) and the Na-
tional Archives and Records Adminis-
tration (NARA). Contact FAA, Airman 
Testing Standards Branch/Regulatory 
Support Division, 405–954–4151, 

AFS630Comments@faa.gov. 

For informa-

tion on the availability of this mate-
rial at NARA, email: 

fr.inspection@nara.gov, 

or go to 

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr- 
locations.html. 

The material may be ob-

tained from FAA, 800 Independence Av-
enue SW, Washington, DC 20591, 866– 
835–5322, 

www.faa.gov/training

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testing. 

§ 147.19 Instructor requirements. 

Each certificated aviation mainte-

nance technician school must: 

(a) Provide qualified instructors to 

teach in a manner that ensures posi-
tive educational outcomes are 
achieved; 

(b) Ensure instructors either— 
(1) Hold a mechanic certificate with 

one or more appropriate ratings; or 

(2) If they do not hold a mechanic 

certificate, are otherwise specifically 

qualified to teach their assigned con-
tent; and 

(c) Ensure the student-to-instructor 

ratio does not exceed 25:1 for any shop 
class. 

§ 147.21 Certificate of completion. 

Each certificated aviation mainte-

nance technician school must provide 
an authenticated document to each 
graduating student, indicating the stu-
dent’s date of graduation and cur-
riculum completed. 

§ 147.23 Quality control system. 

(a) Each certificated aviation main-

tenance technician school must— 

(1) Be accredited within the meaning 

of 20 U.S.C. 1001(a)(5); or 

(2) Establish and maintain a quality 

control system that meets the require-
ments specified in paragraph (b) of this 
section, and is approved by the Admin-
istrator. 

(b) The quality control system speci-

fied in paragraph (a)(2) of this section 
must provide procedures for record-
keeping, assessment, issuing credit, 
issuing of final course grades, attend-
ance, ensuring sufficient number of in-
structors, granting of graduation docu-
mentation, and corrective action for 
addressing deficiencies. 

§ 147.25 Minimum passage rate. 

(a) Each certificated aviation main-

tenance technician school must main-
tain the pass rate specified in para-
graph (b) of this section for the most 
recent 3-year period. 

(b) For students who take an FAA 

mechanic test under part 65 of this 
chapter within 60 days after gradua-
tion, at least 70 percent of students 
must pass one of the following tests or 
any combination thereof: 

(1) Written test; 
(2) Oral test; or 
(3) Practical test. 
(c) For students who take a combina-

tion of tests within the 60-day window 
specified in paragraph (b) of this sec-
tion, an aviation maintenance techni-
cian school must count a failure on any 
one test as a student failure for pur-
poses of determining the pass rate, un-
less that failed test is subsequently 
passed within the 60-day window.