Federal Aviation Regulations

14 CFR § 61.35 — Knowledge test: Prerequisites and passing grades

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The regulation, in full

Sec.  61.35  Knowledge test: Prerequisites and passing grades.

    (a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have:
    (1) Received an endorsement, if required by this part, from an 
authorized instructor certifying that the applicant accomplished the 
appropriate ground-training or a home-study course required by this part 
for the certificate or rating sought and is prepared for the knowledge 
test;
    (2) For the knowledge test for an airline transport pilot 
certificate with an airplane category multiengine class rating, a 
graduation certificate for the airline transport pilot certification 
training program specified in Sec.  61.156; and
    (3) Proper identification at the time of application that contains 
the applicant's--
    (i) Photograph;
    (ii) Signature;
    (iii) Date of birth, which shows:
    (A) For issuance of certificates other than the ATP certificate with 
an airplane category multiengine class rating, the applicant meets or 
will meet the age requirements of this part for the certificate sought 
before the expiration date of the airman knowledge test report; and
    (B) For issuance of an ATP certificate with an airplane category 
multiengine class rating obtained under the aeronautical experience 
requirements of Sec.  61.159 or Sec.  61.160, the applicant is at least 
18 years of age at the time of the knowledge test;
    (iv) If the permanent mailing address is a post office box number, 
then the applicant must provide a current residential address.
    (b) The Administrator shall specify the minimum passing grade for 
the knowledge test.

[Docket 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as amended by Amdt. 61-104, 63 
FR 20286, Apr. 23, 1998; Amdt. 61-124, 74 FR 42548, Aug. 21, 2009; Amdt. 
61-130, 78 FR 42373, July 15, 2013; Amdt. 61-130B, 78 FR 77573, Dec. 24, 
2013; Amdt. 61-149, 86 FR 62087, Nov. 9, 2021]
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