Notice2021-26216
Proposed Standardized Curricula for Part 135 Delivered by Part 142 Training Centers, Instructor/Check Pilot Qualification Curriculum
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Published
December 2, 2021
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This notice announces the availability of the proposed standardized curricula for instructor and check pilot qualifications for certain air carriers. This curriculum may be delivered by FAA- certificated training centers. The FAA invites public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 229 (Thursday, December 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 68529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26216]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0909]
Proposed Standardized Curricula for Part 135 Delivered by Part
142 Training Centers, Instructor/Check Pilot Qualification Curriculum
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the proposed
standardized curricula for instructor and check pilot qualifications
for certain air carriers. This curriculum may be delivered by FAA-
certificated training centers. The FAA invites public comment.
DATES: The FAA must receive comments on these proposed documents by
December 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by docket number FAA-2021-
0909 using any of the following methods: Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
Privacy: DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter provides, to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as
described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL- 14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at <a href="http://www.dot.gov/privacy">www.dot.gov/privacy</a>.
Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Tarkington, Flight Standards,
Air Transportation Division, Training and Simulation Group (AFS-280),
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ac0e5f9e2ffeba4deebf8e1e3e4edfee5e4caecebeba4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="145e7b677c61753a4075667f7d7a73607b7a547275753a737b62">[email protected]</span></a>, (860) 708-3839. Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The standardized curriculum concept for
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 135 training
provided by part 142 training centers is a voluntary approach to
training. Additional information about standardized curricula is
available in Advisory Circular (AC) 142-1, Standardized Curricula
Delivered by Part 142 Training Centers.
Background
The FAA tasked the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) in
March 2020, which was further designated to the Training
Standardization Working Group (TSWG), with providing advice and
recommendations to the ARAC on the most effective ways to achieve
standardization (where appropriate) and significant administrative
efficiency in check pilot qualification, flight instructor
qualification, and part 135 air carrier training curricula delivered by
part 142 training centers, known as the Standardized Curriculum
Concept. TSWG membership includes representatives from training
centers, aircraft manufacturers, operators, and aviation industry
organizations.
Standardized curricula will provide a common method for quality
training accessible to any certificate holder that obtains approval to
use the curriculum in its FAA-approved training program. The
Standardized Curriculum Concept aims to provide an efficient means to
approve training curricula offered by part 142 training centers while
increasing the consistency of training, testing, and checking delivered
to part 135 operators. The use of standardized curricula is strictly
voluntary and is one means to comply with the applicable regulatory
requirements of parts 135 and 142. The standardized curriculum does not
modify existing regulatory requirements for pilot training or
qualification.
One of the tasks to the ARAC included the following: Development of
Instructor and Check Pilot Qualification Curriculum for standardized
curriculum.
In response to that task, the TSWG developed a recommended
curriculum, the Instructor/Check Pilot Standardized Curriculum, as a
means to meet the requirements in part 135 for qualifying instructors
and check pilots approved for use at a part 142 training center. This
recommended curriculum tracks with the regulatory requirements for
qualification as a 14 CFR part 135 instructor or check pilot, and
includes the curriculum and subjects necessary to complete:
<bullet> Initial qualification
<bullet> Recurrent training every 12 calendar months
<bullet> Requalification
<bullet> Bridging, which provides a path for those who are currently
qualified as instructor/evaluators for parts 135 or 142 the training
required to include the Standardized Training Curriculum
<bullet> Variables such as transitioning to a new flight simulator/
training device, operating system, and subsequent aircraft types
Comments Invited
The FAA invites public comments on the TSWG proposed Standardized
Curricula for Part 135 Delivered by Part 142 Training Centers,
Instructor/Check Pilot Qualification Curriculum. The FAA will consider
the public comments submitted during this comment period in finalizing
the Instructor/Check Pilot Qualification Curriculum.
Robert C. Carty,
Deputy Executive Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-26216 Filed 12-1-21; 8:45 am]
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