(a) A certificated mechanic school may not require any student to attend classes of instruction more than eight hours in any day or more than six days or 40 hours in any seven-day period.

(b) Each school shall give an appropriate test to each student who completes a subject at that school.

(c) A school may credit a student with instruction he has satisfactorily completed at another mechanic school, accredited college, State-owned vocational or trade school, or military technical specialty school. It may determine the amount of credit to be allowed by giving the applicant an entrance test equal to the one given to students who complete a course or phase at the school, or by an authenticated transcript of his grades from his former school, showing the curriculum in which he was enrolled, the hours of attendance, and his grades in each subject. However, in the case of an applicant with military technical specialty training, it may determine the amount of credit only on the basis of the entrance test.

(d) A school may not change its approved curriculum unless the change is approved in advance.

(e) A school may not have more students enrolled than the number stated in its application for a certificate, unless it amends its application and has it approved.

(a) Each certificated mechanic school shall keep a current record of each student enrolled, showing—

(1) His attendance, courses, tests, and grades;

(2) The instruction credited to him under § 147.31(c), if any; and

(3) The authenticated transcript of his grades from that school.

It shall retain the record for at least two years after the end of the student's enrollment, and shall make each record available for inspection by the Administrator during that period.

(b) Each school shall keep a current progress chart or individual progress record for each of its students, showing the practical projects or laboratory work completed, or to be completed, by the student in each phase of his course. § 147.35 Transcripts and graduation certificates.

(a) Each certificated mechanic school shall give a transcript of his 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 and courses in which the student was enrolled, whether the student satisfactorily completed that curriculum and courses, and the final grades he received.

(b) Each school shall give a graduation certificate to each student that it graduates. An official of the school shall authenticate the certificate. The certificate must show the date of graduation and his average grade, reflecting his standard of performance during the entire course rather than the grades made on his final test.

§ 147.37 Maintenance of facilities, equipment, and material.

(a) Each certificated mechanic school shall provide facilities, equipment, and material equal to the standards currently required for the issue of the certificate and rating that it holds.

(b) A school may not make a substantial change in facilities, equipment, or material that have been approved for a particular curriculum, unless that change is approved in advance.

§ 147.39 Display of certificate.

Each holder of a mechanic school certificate and ratings shall display them at a place in the school that is normally accessible to the public and is not obscured. The certificate must be available for inspection by the Administrator. § 147.41 Change of location.

The holder of a mechanic school certificate may not make any change in the school's location unless the change is approved in advance. If the holder desires to change the location he shall notify the Administrator, in writing, at least 30 days before the date the change is contemplated. If he changes its location without approval, the certificate is revoked.

§ 149.3

Application and issue.

(a) An application for a certificate and rating, or for an additional rating, under this part is made on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Administrator.

(b) An applicant who meets the requirements of this part is entitled to a parachute loft certificate and appropriate ratings.

(c) The holder of a parachute loft certificate that has been revoked may not apply for a certificate and rating under this part for one year after it is revoked, unless the order of revocation provides otherwise.

149.9 Persons authorized to maintain

or alter parachutes.

(a) Only the following persons may maintain or alter a parachute:

(1) Any person as authorized by Part 65 of this chapter.

(2) A certificated parachute loft with an appropriate rating.

(3) The manufacturer.

(4) Any other manufacturer that the Administrator considers to be competent.

(b) Each person who maintains or alters a parachute (except the main parachute of a dual parachute pack used for intentional jumping) must perform that maintenance or make that alteration in accordance with approved manuals and specifications.

(b) A parachute loft rating record is attached to each certificate issued under

this part. It contains the names of the ratings issued to the holder of the certificate.

§ 149.13 Eligibility requirements: general.

To be eligible for a parachute loft certificate and associated ratings, or for an additional rating, an applicant must

(a) Have personnel who are certificated and appropriately rated under Part 65 of this chapter and who are qualified to perform or supervise the kind of work for which the applicant seeks a rating; and

(b) Have the facilities, equipment, and material necessary to do efficiently the kind of work for which he seeks a rating, including suitable housing that is adequately heated, lighted, and ventilated, an adequate inspection system, adequate drawing equipment, and adequate facilities for segregating storing parts and materials.

§ 149.15 Reports and records.

and

(a) Each holder of a parachute loft certificate shall make an adequate record of all work done by him, including the names of the persons doing the work.

He shall keep each record made for at least two years after the work is done.

(b) Each holder of a parachute loft certificate shall report, on a form prescribed by the Administrator, any recurring or serious defect, or other unairworthy conditions, that he finds in a parachute or a part thereof.

§ 149.17 Maintenance of personnel, facilities, equipment, and material.

Each holder of a parachute loft certificate shall maintain personnel, facilities, equipment, and material at least equal to that currently required by § 149.13 for the issue of the certificate and ratings he holds.

§ 149.19 Maintenance and alteration

§ 149.23 Drop testing.

(a) Only the following may drop test a parachute:

(1) The manufacturer.

(2) Any other manufacturer that the Administrator considers to be competent. (3) A certificated parachute loft with a drop testing rating.

(b) Each holder of a parachute loft certificate shall drop test each parachute on which he has performed a major repair or alteration on a canopy, harness, container, accessory, or any combination of them, whenever the certificated master parachute rigger who inspected it considers that the repair or alteration may have affected the structural, functional, or other airworthiness characteristic of the article.

(c) Whenever it is necessary to determine the functional characteristics of an entire parachute assembly, the loft shall drop test it with a 150 pound dummy man (not including the weight

of the parachute) at an indicated airspeed of 70 miles an hour and an altitude of at least 500 feet above the ground.

(d) Whenever it is necessary to determine the material strength values in an entire parachute assembly, or the material airworthiness of the entire assembly before maintenance, the loft shall drop test it with a 190 pound dummy man (not including the weight of the parachute) at an indicated airspeed of 120 miles an hour and an altitude of at least 500 feet above the ground.

§ 149.25 Display of certificate.

Each holder of a parachute loft certificate and ratings shall display them in a prominent place in the parachute loft. § 149.27 Change of location.

The holder of a parachute loft certificate may not make any change in the loft's location unless the change is approved, in writing, in advance. If the holder desires to change the location he shall mail the request to the Assistant Administrator of the region in which the loft is located.

This part prescribes the policies and procedures for administering the Federal-aid Airport Program under the Federal Airport Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).

[Doc. No. 1329, 27 F.R. 12349, Dec. 13, 1962] § 151.3

National airport plan.

(a) Under the Federal Airport Act, the FAA prepares each year a “National Airport Plan" for developing public airports in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. In terms of general location and type of development, the National Airport Plan specifies the maximum limits of airport development that is necessary to provide a system of public airports adequate to anticipate and meet the needs of civil aeronautics.

(b) If, within the forecast period, an airport will have a substantial aeronautical necessity, it may be included in the National Airport Plan. Only work on an airport included in the current Plan is eligible for inclusion in the Federal-aid Airport Program to be undertaken within currently available appropriations and authorizations. However,

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the inclusion of an airport in the National Airport Plan does not commit the United States to include it in the Federal-aid Airport Program. In addition, the local community concerned is not required to proceed with planning or development of an airport included in the National Airport Plan.

[Amdt. 151-8, 30 F.R. 8039, June 23, 1965]

§ 151.5 General policies.

(a) Airport layout plan. As used in this part, "airport layout plan" means the basic plan for the layout of an eligible airport that shows, as a minimum

(1) The present boundaries of the airport and of the offsite areas that the sponsor owns or controls for airport purposes, and of their proposed additions;

(2) The location and nature of existing and proposed airport facilities (such as runways, taxiways, aprons, terminal buildings, hangars, and roads) and of their proposed modifications and extensions; and

(3) The location of existing and proposed non-aviation areas, and of their existing improvements.

All airport development under the Federal-aid Airport Program must be done in accordance with an approved airport layout plan. Each airport layout plan, and any change in it, is subject to FAA approval. The Administrator's signature on the face of an original airport layout plan, or of any change in it, indicates FAA approval. The FAA approves an airport layout plan only if the airport development is sound and meets applicable requirements.

(b) Safe, useful, and usable unit. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, each advance planning and engineering proposal or airport development project must provide for the planning or development of

(1) An airport or unit of an airport that is safe, useful, and usable; or

(2) An additional facility that increases the safety, usefulness, or usability of an airport.

(c) National defense needs. The needs of national defense are fully considered in administering the Federal-aid Airport Program. However, approval of an advance planning and engineering proposal or a project application is limited to planning or airport development necessary for civil aviation.