Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 06, 2026

Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space last revised: Dec 19, 2026
§ 147.17 - Training requirements.

(a) Each certificated aviation maintenance technician school must:

(1) Establish, maintain, and utilize a curriculum that is designed to continually align with the mechanic airman certification standards referenced in paragraph (b) of this section, as appropriate for the ratings held;

(2) Provide training of a quality that meets the requirements of § 147.25; and

(3) Ensure students have the knowledge and skills necessary to be prepared 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, November 1, 2021, is incorporated by reference into this section with the approval 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 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at FAA, contact Training and Certification Group, 202-267-1100, [email protected]. For information on the availability of this material at NARA, email: [email protected], or go to www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations. This material may be obtained from FAA, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, 866-835-5322, www.faa.gov/training_testing.

[Docket FAA-2021-0237, Amdt. 147-9, 87 FR 31415, May 24, 2022, as amended by Docket No. FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. No. 147-10, 90 FR 35222, July 24, 2025]
authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44702, 44707-44709; sec. 135, Pub. L. 116-120, 134 Stat. 1182
source: Docket FAA-2021-0237, Amdt. 147-9, 87 FR 31415, May 24, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 14 CFR 147.17