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§ 121.911
N of this part or under subpart H of
part 135 of this chapter, as appropriate.
The certificate holder may also volun-
tarily submit and obtain approval for a
plan (containing a schedule of events)
to transition to an approved training
program under subpart N of this part
or under subpart H of part 135 of this
chapter, as appropriate.
(e)
Approval by the FAA.
Final ap-
proval of an AQP by the FAA indicates
the FAA has accepted the justification
provided under paragraph (b)(4) of this
section and the applicant’s initial jus-
tification and continuing process es-
tablish an equivalent level of safety for
each requirement of parts 61, 63, 65, 121,
and 135 of this chapter that is being re-
placed.
[Docket No. FAA–2005–20750, 70 FR 54815,
Sept. 16, 2005, as amended by Docket FAA–
2018–0119, Amdt. 121–380, 83 FR 9173, Mar. 5,
2018; Docket No. FAA–2022–1355; Amdt. 121–
387, 87 FR 75846, Dec. 9, 2022]
§ 121.911 Indoctrination curriculum.
Each indoctrination curriculum must
include the following:
(a) For newly hired persons being
trained under an AQP: The certificate
holder’s policies and operating prac-
tices and general operational knowl-
edge.
(b) For newly hired crewmembers and
aircraft dispatchers: General aero-
nautical knowledge appropriate to the
duty position.
(c) For instructors: The fundamental
principles of the teaching and learning
process; methods and theories of in-
struction; and the knowledge necessary
to use aircraft, flight training devices,
flight simulators, and other training
equipment in advanced qualification
curriculums, as appropriate.
(d) For evaluators: General evalua-
tion requirements of the AQP; methods
of evaluating crewmembers and air-
craft dispatchers and other operations
personnel, as appropriate, and policies
and practices used to conduct the kinds
of evaluations particular to an AQP
(e.g., LOE).
§ 121.913 Qualification curriculum.
Each qualification curriculum must
contain training, evaluation, and cer-
tification activities, as applicable for
specific positions subject to the AQP,
as follows:
(a) The certificate holder’s planned
hours of training, evaluation, and su-
pervised operating experience.
(b) For crewmembers, aircraft dis-
patchers, and other operations per-
sonnel, the following:
(1) Training, evaluation, and certifi-
cation activities that are aircraft- and
equipment-specific to qualify a person
for a particular duty position on, or du-
ties related to the operation of, a spe-
cific make, model, series, or variant
aircraft.
(2) A list of and text describing the
knowledge requirements, subject mate-
rials, job skills, and qualification
standards of each proficiency objective
to be trained and evaluated.
(3) The requirements of the certifi-
cate holder’s approved AQP program
that are in addition to or in place of,
the requirements of parts 61, 63, 65, 121
or 135 of this chapter, including any ap-
plicable practical test requirements.
(4) A list of and text describing oper-
ating experience, evaluation/remedi-
ation strategies, provisions for special
tracking, and how recency of experi-
ence requirements will be accom-
plished.
(c) For flight crewmembers: Initial
operating experience and line check.
(d) For instructors, the following as
appropriate:
(1) Training and evaluation activities
to qualify a person to conduct instruc-
tion on how to operate, or on how to
ensure the safe operation of a par-
ticular make, model, and series air-
craft (or variant).
(2) A list of and text describing the
knowledge requirements, subject mate-
rials, job skills, and qualification
standards of each procedure and pro-
ficiency objective to be trained and
evaluated.
(3) A list of and text describing eval-
uation/remediation strategies, stand-
ardization policies and recency require-
ments.
(e) For evaluators: The requirements
of paragraph (d)(1) of this section plus
the following, as appropriate:
(1) Training and evaluation activities
that are aircraft and equipment spe-
cific to qualify a person to assess the
performance of persons who operate or