---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 65.75"
title: "14"
number: "65.75"
heading: "Knowledge requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/65.75"
---

# §65.75. Knowledge requirements.

- (a) Except as specified in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section, each applicant for a mechanic certificate or rating must, after meeting the applicable experience requirements of [§ 65.77](/cfr/14/65.77.md), pass a written test, appropriate to the rating sought, which includes the aeronautical knowledge subject areas contained in the Aviation Mechanic General, Airframe, and Powerplant Airman Certification Standards (incorporated by reference, see [§ 65.23](/cfr/14/65.23.md)), as appropriate to the rating sought.
- (b) The applicant must pass each section of the test before applying for the oral and practical tests prescribed by [§ 65.79](/cfr/14/65.79.md). A report of the written test is sent to the applicant.
- (c) An applicant for a mechanic certificate or rating may take the mechanic general written test prior to meeting the applicable experience requirements of [§ 65.77](/cfr/14/65.77.md), provided the applicant presents an authenticated document from a certificated aviation maintenance technician school that demonstrates satisfactory completion of the general portion of the school's curriculum and specifies the completion date.
- (d) An applicant is eligible to take a practical test for a mechanic certificate or rating under this part with an expired written test report in accordance with [§ 61.40](/cfr/14/61.40.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 65-1, 27 FR 10410, Oct. 25, 1962; Docket FAA-2021-0237, Amdt. 65-63, 87 FR 31414, May 24, 2022; Docket FAA-2023-0825, Amdt. 65-65, 89 FR 80053, Oct. 1, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-44711, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.

### Source

Source: Docket 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Docket 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 65-1, 27 FR 10410, Oct. 25, 1962; Docket FAA-2021-0237, Amdt. 65-63, 87 FR 31414, May 24, 2022; Docket FAA-2023-0825, Amdt. 65-65, 89 FR 80053, Oct. 1, 2024]