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2.10.8.1 Preferred method: online via the Airmen Services website at https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/amsrvs/.
2.10.8.2 Make a request by mail using one of the following methods:
2.10.8.2.1 By mail using FAA Form Aeronautical Center (AC) 8060-56, Application for Replacement of Lost, Destroyed, or Paper Airman Certificate(s) (available at https://www.faa.gov/forms).
2.10.8.2.2 By mailing a signed written request sent to the address provided online.
Ensure the signed written request contains the following information:
• Airman name,
• Airman date and place of birth,
• Airman certificate number, and
• The reason a replacement is needed.
2.10.8.3 After the effective date of the MOSAIC final rule, a light-sport repairman may request a replacement certificate to obtain a certificate showing the certificate title change from Repairman (Light-Sport Aircraft) to Repairman (Light-Sport). Replacement certificates are issued with the new certificate name and aircraft category privileges currently held and incur a $2.00 fee.
Requesting a replacement certificate solely to update the title on the repairman certificate is voluntary; a repairman certificate (light-sport aircraft) is equivalent to a repairman (light-sport) certificate pursuant to 14 CFR § 65.107(f)(2) and (3).
2.10.8.4 After the effective date of the MOSAIC final rule, a repairman may request a replacement certificate showing replacement of their previously issued gyroplane class privileges with rotorcraft category privileges, limited to the gyroplane class. A repairman may request the replacement by mailing a completed FAA Form AC 8060-56 or the written request in paragraph 2.10.8.2 above. This replacement cannot be done through the online services. Requesting a replacement certificate in this instance is voluntary; a repairman certificate (light-sport aircraft) with an inspection rating and gyroplane class privileges, is equivalent to a repairman (light-sport) certificate with an inspection rating and rotorcraft category privileges limited to the gyroplane class pursuant to 14 CFR § 65.107(f)(4).
Note: If a repairman makes application for an added rating or other amendment (e.g., name change, nationality change, etc.), the amended certificate will be issued with the new certificate title and applicable category privileges and class limitations, and no fee is charged.
2.11 Address Changes. Title 14 CFR § 65.21 requires airmen to update their mailing address within 30 calendar days of obtaining a new address.
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2.11.1 For instructions on updating your address, refer to the Airmen Certification web page on the FAA website at: https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/updat e_address.
2.11.2 The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (PL 106-181), available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW- 106publ181/pdf/PLAW-106publ181.pdf, and other statutory requirements require the FAA to make airman certificate information available to the public. Airmen meeting the active criteria receive notice of these requirements and can withhold their address information from release.
2.11.2.1 Change your “Mailing Address Releasability” using the Airman Services website located here: https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/amsrvs/.
2.12 Request An Exemption from a 14 CFR Part 65 Requirement. If an applicant for a 14 CFR part 65 certificate or rating cannot meet an eligibility requirement of 14 CFR part 65, then the applicant may petition the FAA for an exemption from that requirement.
The FAA will review the request and determine if a denial or grant is appropriate based on the information provided by the petitioner.
2.12.1 Instructions. Title 14 CFR part 11 contains the instructions for requesting an exemption.
• Title 14 CFR § 11.81 lists the specific information that must be included in the request; the petitioner should make sure to include all the requested information so as to not delay the process in seeking follow-up information for a complete petition.
• Title 14 CFR § 11.63 provides information on how and to whom to submit the petition for exemption.
2.12.1.1 The FAA’s Dynamic Regulatory System (DRS) (https://drs.faa.gov) has all exemption grants and denials under “Regulations,” “Exemptions.” The exemptions can be searched by CFR part. For example, a person may search the regulation “65.71(a)(2)” to find exemption requests related to the requirement for a mechanic applicant to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
2.13 FAA Regulatory and Investigative Authority. The FAA’s central mission is to promote safety in civil aeronautics. To achieve this, the agency establishes regulatory standards and requirements found in 14 CFR parts 1 through 199 under the statutory authority in Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.) Subtitle VII. Detailed information on the FAA’s investigative and enforcement authority and processes is found in FAA Order 2150.3, FAA Compliance and Enforcement Program.
2.13.1 Investigation. The role of FAA investigative personnel in an investigation is to gather all evidence that tends to either prove or disprove the apparent violation being investigated, or that tends to show whether a person is qualified to hold FAA-issued certificates, ratings, approvals, authorizations, licenses, or permits.
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2.13.1.1 Public Law (PL) 112-153, Pilot’s Bill of Rights, dated August 3, 2012, as amended by PL 115-254, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, dated October 5, 2018, requires investigative personnel to provide airmen who are the subject of an investigation of an apparent statutory or regulatory violation with timely, written notification of the nature of the investigation, unless the notification would threaten the integrity of the investigation. Pilot’s Bill of Rights (PBR) notification is not required to be provided when the apparent violator is not the holder of an airman certificate (or the apparent violation cannot result in legal enforcement action against an airman certificate). For purposes of the PBR, an airman is an individual who holds a pilot, flight instructor, flight engineer, aircraft dispatcher, mechanic, mechanic with inspection authorization, repairman, parachute rigger, air traffic control (ATC) tower operator, flight navigator, airman medical, or remote pilot certificate.
2.13.2 Statutory or Regulatory Noncompliance. When deviations from statutory or regulatory requirements occur, the FAA’s goal is to use the most effective and appropriate means to ensure compliance and prevent recurrence. FAA policy directs agency personnel in the exercise of FAA prosecutorial discretion when using compliance, administrative, and legal enforcement actions to ensure that all regulated persons conform their conduct to statutory and regulatory requirements.
2.13.2.1 FAA personnel may issue nonregulatory compliance action determinations in situations not involving statutory or regulatory noncompliance but when such actions would address other safety concerns.
2.13.2.2 Noncompliances by regulated persons willing and able to comply and willing to cooperate in corrective actions may be addressed with compliance actions, except when legal enforcement action is required or administrative or legal enforcement action is preferred.
2.13.2.3 Noncompliances by regulated persons unwilling or unable to comply or not cooperative in corrective actions must be addressed with enforcement action.
2.13.2.4 In every case, regardless of how a noncompliance is addressed, the regulated person must return to compliance, now and for the future, or enforcement action may be taken.
2.13.3 Reexamination. FAA personnel have the authority to reexamine light-sport repairman certificate holders under 49 U.S.C. § 44709(a) when they have a reasonable basis to question whether the repairman is qualified to hold a certificate or rating. Reexamination is not appropriate if circumstances show that the repairman is not qualified due to a lack of care, judgment, or responsibility to hold a certificate or rating. Rather, in those circumstances, the FAA takes legal enforcement action to revoke the airman’s certificate or rating. The FAA may address issues of an airman’s competence relating to skills or ability to meet technical eligibility requirements through compliance, administrative, or legal enforcement action.
2-24 Note: The reexamination of an airman on the basis of presumed lack of competency is never undertaken lightly. There must be ample or probable cause for requesting the reexamination. In most cases, a reexamination will result from an investigation of an accident or incident where the airman’s competence was the apparent cause of the occurrence.
3-1 CHAPTER 3. LIGHT-SPORT REPAIRMAN CERTIFICATE TRAINING COURSES
3.1 Light-Sport Repairman Certificate Training Courses. Training course requirements are set forth by 14 CFR § 65.107. To be eligible for a light-sport repairman certificate and/or rating, an individual must have completed an FAA-accepted training course specific to the applicable aircraft category and class privileges sought. The training course provider must deliver the course using facilities, equipment, and materials appropriate to the training course content being taught and using instructors who are appropriately qualified to teach the course content. The training course provider must administer a written test, and the individual must pass that test to be issued a course Certificate of Completion. Each training course and course test must be applicable to:
1. Either an inspection or maintenance rating on a repairman certificate (light-sport), and
2. The category of aircraft and class (as applicable) for which the airman/applicant intends to exercise the privileges of the certificate/rating, to include the following aircraft categories and classes:
• Airplane (all classes).
• Rotorcraft – Gyroplane.
• Rotorcraft – Helicopter.
• Glider. This includes training on both powered and unpowered types of gliders in a single training course.
• Lighter-than-air – airship.
• Lighter-than-air – balloon.
• Powered-lift.
• Powered parachute (all classes).
• Weight-shift-control aircraft (all classes).
3.1.1 Training Course Providers.
3.1.1.1 A training course provider may be an individual or a company that has the capability to provide an effective training course for a light-sport repairman certificate inspection or maintenance rating. The training course provider must have each training course accepted by the FAA prior to offering the course.
See Chapter 4, Training Course FAA-Acceptance, for procedures on how to obtain FAA acceptance of a training course to become a light-sport repairman training course provider.
3.1.1.2 The FAA does not produce or provide any light-sport repairman certificate training courses. These courses are strictly produced and provided by outside entities based on industry discretion. The FAA does not mandate entities to provide a training course(s) for repairmen certificates (light-sport).
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3.1.2 Training Course Requirements. As discussed in detail in the subsequent paragraphs, 14 CFR § 65.107 sets forth the standards for light-sport repairman training courses in the following areas:
• Course Content (14 CFR § 65.107(b)(3)).
• Course Test (14 CFR § 65.107(b)(4)).
• Course Facilities, Equipment, and Materials (14 CFR § 65.107(e)(1)).
• Course Instructors (14 CFR § 65.107(e)(2)).
• Course Certificate of Completion (14 CFR § 65.107(e)(3)).
3.1.3 Training Course Acceptance Duration. A training course must be accepted by the FAA to be used towards eligibility for a light-sport repairman certificate. FAA-acceptance does not expire except as discussed in paragraphs 3.1.3.1 through 3.1.3.4 below. See paragraphs 3.2.3 and 3.3.2 for additional information on FAA acceptance of inspection and maintenance rating training courses, respectively.
3.1.3.1 The FAA encourages training course providers to routinely review their FAA-accepted training courses to determine if those courses include the appropriate course content. If the training course provider determines that revision of a training course is necessary, the course provider must submit the revised course to the FAA for review and acceptance prior to delivering training based on the revised course content.
3.1.3.2 Training courses accepted by the FAA before the applicable effective date of the MOSAIC final rule, except glider training courses (as discussed in paragraph 3.1.3.3), that are still within the 2-year expiration date stated on the FAA Letter of Acceptance (LOA), will continue to be effective (i.e., the expiration date will no longer apply). For these courses, the FAA will reissue an LOA with no expiration date.
3.1.3.3 Training courses for glider class privileges, accepted by the FAA prior to the applicable effective date of the MOSAIC final rule (and not expired by that date), may continue to be delivered up to 365 days after the publication date of the MOSAIC final rule pursuant to 14 CFR § 65.107(g), Delayed Compliance. These courses do not include training content on both powered and unpowered gliders. For these courses, the FAA will reissue an LOA providing an expiration date of 365 days after the publication date of the MOSAIC final rule. After that expiration date, training course providers may only offer glider training courses accepted by the FAA that include course content on both powered and unpowered gliders. Therefore, training course providers will be required to revise the glider training course and request FAA-acceptance as described in Chapter 4.
3.1.3.4 If a training course expired before the effective date of the MOSAIC final rule (including a glider course) and was not reissued FAA-acceptance before the
3-3 effective date of the MOSAIC final rule, the training course provider must follow the procedures in Chapter 4 to request acceptance of the course. The FAA will review the course and if found acceptable, will issue an LOA with no expiration date.
3.2 Inspection Rating Training Courses. The purpose of an inspection rating training course is to train an individual owner to perform a satisfactory annual condition inspection on their experimental light-sport or amateur-built aircraft and, based on that inspection, determine if that aircraft is safe to fly. To successfully meet that purpose, the course must teach a basic understanding of the regulations applicable to the privileges and limitations of a light-sport repairman certificate with an inspection rating (e.g., 14 CFR §§ 65.107 and 65.109) and the regulations relating to maintenance and inspection of the aircraft (e.g., 14 CFR § 91.319, 14 CFR part 43 appendix D) to which this certificate applies. The training course must be designed to include appropriate content on the category and class (as applicable) of aircraft for which certificate privileges, and class limitations, are sought. After a student completes the course and passes a written test covering the course content, the training course provider must provide a Certificate of Completion to the student pursuant to 14 CFR § 65.107(e)(3).
3.2.1 Course Design Standards. An inspection rating training course must be designed to:
• Provide the student the requisite skill to determine whether the aircraft is in a condition for safe operation (refer to 14 CFR § 65.107(b)(4));
• Train students on a category and class (as applicable) of experimental aircraft (as opposed to a single aircraft within a category or class) (refer to 14 CFR § 65.107(c)); and
• Include at least 16 hours of training (refer to 14 CFR § 65.107(c)).
3.2.2 Recommended Course Content. Appendix A, Sample Inspection Rating Training Course Content, contains sample course content to ensure the training will provide a student who seeks an inspection rating with the knowledge and skill to determine whether an aircraft is in a condition for safe operation. If a training provider utilizes the sample course content provided herein, the provider must tailor the course to the category and class (as applicable) of aircraft covered by the course. The course content should cover:
3.2.2.1 Information on Experimental Airworthiness Certificates and associated operating limitations.
3.2.2.2 Applicable content from 14 CFR part 43 appendix D. Aircraft issued an experimental certificate in accordance with 14 CFR § 21.191(g), (i), (k), or (l) are typically issued operating limitations that require the condition inspection to include the scope and detail of 14 CFR part 43 appendix D.
3.2.2.3 Applicable information on inspecting components and systems not specifically listed in 14 CFR part 43 appendix D. For example, training for rotorcraft should cover those items listed in 14 CFR § 43.15, Additional
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3.2.3 FAA-Acceptance of Inspection Rating Training Courses.
3.2.3.1 An inspection rating training course must be accepted by the FAA for the course to be used towards eligibility for a light-sport repairman certificate with an inspection rating.
3.2.3.2 Inspection rating training courses are accepted based on FAA verification that the course meets the requirements in 14 CFR § 65.107(c). The course must include 16 hours of content on inspecting the category and class (as applicable) of experimental aircraft for which the training is designed to qualify a person for a light-sport repairman certificate, and applicable rating, privileges, and limitations.
3.2.3.3 See Chapter 4 for procedures on obtaining FAA-acceptance of the training course.
3.3 Maintenance Rating Training Course. The purpose of a maintenance rating training course is to train students on the inspection techniques and maintenance practices necessary to maintain a particular category and class (as applicable) of aircraft. To successfully meet that purpose, the course should include content on the regulations applicable to the privileges and limitations of the light-sport repairman certificate with a maintenance rating (e.g., 14 CFR §§ 65.107 and 65.109), and the regulations relating to maintenance and inspection (e.g., 14 CFR part 43, 14 CFR §§ 91.319 and 91.327) of the aircraft to which this certificate applies. The training course must be designed to include appropriate content on the category and class (as applicable) of aircraft for which certificate privileges, and class limitations, are sought. After a student completes the course and passes a written test covering the course content, the training course provider must provide a Certificate of Completion to the student pursuant to 14 CFR § 65.107(e)(3).
3.3.1 Course Design Standards.
3.3.1.1 A maintenance rating training course should provide the student with the skill to determine whether an aircraft is in a condition for safe operation. The course must:
• Train students on a category and class (as applicable) of aircraft (refer to 14 CFR § 65.107(d)); and
• Include, at a minimum, content on the knowledge, risk management, and skill elements for each subject contained in the Aviation Mechanic General, Airframe, and Powerplant Airman Certification Standards (ACS) that is appropriate to the category and class (as applicable) of aircraft being taught.
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3.3.1.2 Course providers should consider the guidelines in paragraphs 3.3.1.2.1 through 3.3.1.2.4 when determining appropriate course content.
3.3.1.2.1 Relevant ACS Content. The course does not need to include every section, subject area, or element of the Mechanic ACS; it should only include the relevant sections, subject areas, and elements.
3.3.1.2.2 Applicable to Category and Class. Focus course content to a particular category of aircraft and to a specific class within that category when applicable. This will require training course providers to review the Mechanic ACS sections, subject areas, and elements to determine which content from the Mechanic ACS is applicable and appropriate for inclusion in the training course. Depending on the aircraft category and class, some elements may not be appropriate for inclusion in the course content, whereas for other courses, entire sections or subject matter may be appropriate to ensure thorough training course content.
• For example, the powerplant section of the Mechanic ACS is not applicable for lighter-than-air category, balloon class.
• As another example, the turbine engine subject area would not be applicable to airships.
3.3.1.2.3 Common and Entry-Level Tasks. Training should cover common tasks and those tasks a newly certificated light-sport repairman would be expected to perform. The Mechanic ACS outlines minimum standards for training and certification mechanics and repairmen, which do not represent every possible knowledge area or skill that a mechanic or repairman will need to have when performing maintenance. Nor is it possible to train every mechanic or repairman on every single aircraft make and model that exists in any aircraft category or class. The knowledge, risk management, and skill elements in the Mechanic ACS are only a portion of the knowledge and skills a mechanic or repairman could encounter while performing aircraft maintenance work and are a minimum standard for certification.
3.3.1.2.4 Reflect Certificate Privileges.
1. Course content should be further focused to reflect the privileges of a light-sport repairman certificate. Light-sport repairman certificate privileges are limited to light-sport category and certain experimental aircraft, while mechanic certificate privileges are very broad privileges that are not limited by the type of airworthiness certificate an aircraft holds. Subsequently, the applicable course content for a light-sport repairman certificate training course would be narrower in scope based on the limited aircraft light-sport repairmen may perform work on.
2. For example, light-sport repairmen do not have the privilege to perform or approve for return to service a major repair or major alteration on an
3-6 a ircraft product produced under a type design; therefore, it is unnecessary to include training on FAA Form 337 , Major Repair and Alteration (Airframe, Powerplant, Propeller, or Appliance).
3.3.1.2.5 Operational Aircraft. Applicable content determinations should be based on aircraft for which there is a significant number operating in the National Airspace System (NAS). Put differently, course providers are not expected to revise training course content to cover any possibility of aircraft design that could exist under 14 CFR part 22. Similarly, course providers are not expected to revise training course content if there is only a small number of aircraft of a certain design operating in the NAS. However, course providers are expected to provide a high level of knowledge on the practical application within the light-sport maintenance community and revise their courses as necessary to ensure they include appropriate course content as required by 14 CFR § 65.107(d).
1. Courses should include training on a representative sampling of aircraft in the category and class (as applicable) being trained because the repairman will have privileges on all aircraft in that category and class (as applicable). Therefore, training content should also represent various aircraft designs within that category or class.
3.3.2 FAA-Acceptance of Maintenance Rating Training Courses.
3.3.2.1 A maintenance rating training course must be accepted by the FAA for the course to be used towards eligibility for a light-sport repairman certificate with a maintenance rating.
3.3.2.2 Maintenance rating training courses are accepted based on FAA verification that the course meets the requirements in 14 CFR § 65.107(d). The course must include content on, at a minimum, the knowledge, risk management, and skill elements for each subject contained in the Aviation Mechanic General, Airframe, and Powerplant Airman Certification Standards (incorporated by reference; refer to 14 CFR § 65.23) that are appropriate to the category and class (as applicable) of aircraft for which the training is designed to qualify a person for a light-sport repairman certificate, rating, privileges, and limitations (as applicable).
3.3.2.3 Maintenance rating training courses that were issued an FAA Acceptance Number before the effective date of the MOSAIC final rule were based on class-specific hour requirements. Maintenance rating courses are no longer required to offer their content in the previously prescribed number of hours.
Instead, course providers can determine the appropriate timeframe necessary to ensure all course content is delivered. A course provider may find the training course content, as required in 14 CFR § 65.107(d), may be taught in the same or similar numbers of hours as previously required; however, the course providers are not regulatorily required to instruct for a certain number
3-7 of hours and may find that effective training to proficiency should be delivered in either an additional or reduced number of hours. After the effective date of the MOSAIC final rule, the FAA will not consider hours when evaluating course content for acceptance of maintenance rating training courses.
3.3.2.4 See Chapter 4 for procedures on obtaining FAA-acceptance of the training course.
3.3.3 Recommended Course Content. Appendix B, Sample Maintenance Rating Training Course Content, contains sample course content for training to provide a student who seeks a maintenance rating with the knowledge and skill to exercise the privileges of the certificate. The sample course content in Appendix B is separated into modules, a combination of which can allow a student seeking a light-sport repairman certificate with a maintenance rating to obtain the required training for multiple aircraft category and class (as applicable) privileges without duplicating training already received. The course content must cover the applicable subjects (General, Airframe, Powerplant), subject areas
(e.g., Weight and Balance, Flight Controls, Engine Inspection, etc.), and knowledge, risk management, and skill elements of the Mechanic ACS, and should include:
3.3.3.1 Information on airworthiness certificates and associated operating limitations.
3.3.3.2 Applicable content from 14 CFR part 43 appendix D. Aircraft issued an experimental certificate in accordance with 14 CFR § 21.191(g), (i), (k), or (l) are typically issued operating limitations that require the condition inspection to include the scope and detail of 14 CFR part 43 appendix D. Light-sport category aircraft may also be issued operating limitations with maintenance or inspection requirements that must be met to operate the aircraft.
3.3.3.3 Applicable information on inspecting and maintaining components and systems unique to the aircraft design, including those not specifically listed in 14 CFR part 43 appendix D. For example, for rotorcraft, the items listed in 14 CFR § 43.15, Additional Performance Rules for Inspections, or other life-limited or critical components should be included in the training.
Note: A training course provider may not issue a Certificate of Completion for any aircraft category and class (as applicable) privilege without ensuring the student has completed all applicable training and has passed a written test covering the contents of the training course.
3.4 Training Course Tests.
3.4.1 Written Test. To be eligible for a light-sport repairman certificate and rating, a student/applicant must pass a written test administered by the training course provider that covers the contents of the course in accordance with 14 CFR § 65.107(b)(4). As required by 14 CFR § 65.17, the student must achieve a 70 percent score or higher on the test to pass.
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3.4.2 Retest. If the student fails the course test, the training course provider may retest the student. The course provider should provide additional instruction in each of the subjects failed prior to retesting.
3.5 Course Facilities, Equipment, and Materials. The training course provider must deliver each training course using facilities, equipment, and materials appropriate to the training course content taught, in accordance with 14 CFR § 65.107(e).
Note: The safety of students is of utmost importance. Aircraft maintenance tasks can be dangerous, and training providers must ensure their facilities, equipment, and materials prevent injury in the learning environment.
3.5.1 Appropriate. The FAA interprets “appropriate” facilities, equipment, and materials to mean those elements are sufficiently suited to instruct in the content the training course offered. If certain facilities, equipment, and materials are essential to support the training provider’s training course content, then those facilities, equipment, and materials would be considered “appropriate” to the training course being taught, and the training course provider must have those facilities, equipment, and materials available during training.
3.5.2 Facilities. The training course facilities must provide an environment suitable for learning to ensure that learning objectives of the training course are met. Considerations should include:
• Distractions from learning, such as excessive noise, dust and fumes (poor ventilation), heat and cold (temperature control), and clutter should be eliminated or minimized.
For example, classrooms should be separated from the noise and activity of shop and/or hangar environments.
• Facilities should be of adequate size for the number of students in a classroom, or for accomplishing any of the laboratory or shop projects as appropriate to the course provider’s instructional design (e.g., a certain area or piece of equipment cannot accommodate a large number of students, but the course instructional design ensures it is used by small groups of students at different times).
• The course provider should ensure the laboratory and shop floors are free from clutter, such as extension cords and air hoses.
Note: Facilities should conform to any local, state, and Federal standards, including those imposed by local fire departments, health agencies, and other regulatory agencies. Discussion of those requirements is beyond the scope of this AC.
3.5.3 Equipment. Equipment includes, but is not limited to, shop equipment; tools (including hand tools); and instructional aids such as aircraft, aircraft components, and mock-ups used for learning. The training course provider must provide equipment suitable for learning to ensure that learning objectives set forth in the applicable course content from the Mechanic ACS can be met. In other words, if the training course includes a skill requirement on a specific piece of equipment (as listed in the Mechanic ACS), the course