Except as provided in §65.117, an applicant for a senior parachute
rigger certificate must --
(a) Present evidence satisfactory to the Administrator that he has
packed at least 20 parachutes of each type for which he seeks a rating, in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and under the supervision
of a certificated parachute rigger holding a rating for that type or a
person holding an appropriate military rating;
(b) Pass a written test, with respect to parachutes in common use, on
--
(1) Their construction, packing, and maintenance;
(2) The manufacturer's instructions;
(3) The regulations of this subpart; and
(c) Pass an oral and practical test showing his ability to pack and
maintain at least one type of parachute in common use, appropriate to the
type rating he seeks.