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§ 121.915
who 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.
§ 121.915 Continuing qualification cur-
riculum.
Each continuing qualification cur-
riculum must contain training and
evaluation activities, as applicable for
specific positions subject to the AQP,
as follows:
(a)
Continuing qualification cycle.
A
continuing qualification cycle that en-
sures that during each cycle each per-
son qualified under an AQP, including
instructors and evaluators, will receive
a mix that will ensure training and
evaluation on all events and subjects
necessary to ensure that each person
maintains proficiency in knowledge,
technical skills, and cognitive skills
required for initial qualification in ac-
cordance with the approved continuing
qualification AQP, evaluation/remedi-
ation strategies, and provisions for spe-
cial tracking. Each continuing quali-
fication cycle must include at least the
following:
(1)
Evaluation period.
Initially the
continuing qualification cycle is com-
prised of two or more evaluation peri-
ods of equal duration. Each person
qualified under an AQP must receive
ground training and flight training, as
appropriate, and an evaluation of pro-
ficiency during each evaluation period
at a training facility. The number and
frequency of training sessions must be
approved by the FAA.
(2)
Training.
Continuing qualification
must include training in all tasks, pro-
cedures and subjects required in ac-
cordance with the approved program
documentation, as follows:
(i) For pilots in command, seconds in
command, and flight engineers, First
Look in accordance with the certifi-
cate holder’s FAA-approved program
documentation.
(ii) For pilots in command, seconds
in command, flight engineers, flight at-
tendants, instructors and evaluators:
Ground training including a general re-
view of knowledge and skills covered in
qualification training, updated infor-
mation on newly developed procedures,
and safety information.
(iii) For crewmembers, instructors,
evaluators, and other operational per-
sonnel who conduct their duties in
flight: Proficiency training in an air-
craft, flight training device, flight sim-
ulator, or other equipment, as appro-
priate, on normal, abnormal, and emer-
gency flight procedures and maneuvers.
(iv) For dispatchers and other oper-
ational personnel who do not conduct
their duties in flight: ground training
including a general review of knowl-
edge and skills covered in qualification
training, updated information on newly
developed procedures, safety related in-
formation, and, if applicable, a line ob-
servation program.
(v) For instructors and evaluators:
Proficiency training in the type flight
training device or the type flight simu-
lator, as appropriate, regarding train-
ing equipment operation. For instruc-
tors and evaluators who are limited to
conducting their duties in flight sim-
ulators or flight training devices:
Training in operational flight proce-
dures and maneuvers (normal, abnor-
mal, and emergency).
(b)
Evaluation of performance.
Con-
tinuing qualification must include
evaluation of performance on a sample
of those events and major subjects
identified as diagnostic of competence
and approved for that purpose by the
FAA. The following evaluation require-
ments apply:
(1) Evaluation of proficiency as fol-
lows:
(i) For pilots in command, seconds in
command, and flight engineers: An
evaluation of proficiency, portions of
which may be conducted in an aircraft,
flight simulator, or flight training de-
vice as approved in the certificate
holder’s curriculum that must be com-
pleted during each evaluation period.
(ii) For any other persons covered by
an AQP, a means to evaluate their pro-
ficiency in the performance of their du-
ties in their assigned tasks in an oper-
ational setting.
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§ 121.917
(2) Line checks as follows:
(i) Except as provided in paragraph
(b)(2)(ii) of this section, for pilots in
command: A line check conducted in
an aircraft during actual flight oper-
ations under part 121 or part 135 of this
chapter or during operationally (line)
oriented flights, such as ferry flights or
proving flights. A line check must be
completed in the calendar month at
the midpoint of the evaluation period.
(ii) With the FAA’s approval, a no-
notice line check strategy may be used
in lieu of the line check required by
paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section. The
certificate holder who elects to exer-
cise this option must ensure the ‘‘no-
notice’’ line checks are administered so
the flight crewmembers are not noti-
fied before the evaluation. In addition,
the AQP certificate holder must ensure
that each pilot in command receives at
least one ‘‘no-notice’’ line check every
24 months. As a minimum, the number
of ‘‘no-notice’’ line checks adminis-
tered each calendar year must equal at
least 50% of the certificate holder’s
pilot-in-command workforce in accord-
ance with a strategy approved by the
FAA for that purpose. In addition, the
line checks to be conducted under this
paragraph must be conducted over all
geographic areas flown by the certifi-
cate holder in accordance with a sam-
pling methodology approved by the
FAA for that purpose.
(iii) During the line checks required
under paragraph (b)(2)(i) and (ii) of this
section, each person performing duties
as a pilot in command, second in com-
mand, or flight engineer for that flight,
must be individually evaluated to de-
termine whether the person remains
adequately trained and currently pro-
ficient with respect to the particular
aircraft, crew position, and type of op-
eration in which he or she serves; and
the person has sufficient knowledge
and skills to operate effectively as part
of a crew. The evaluator must be a
check airman, an APD, or an FAA in-
spector and must hold the certificates
and ratings required of the pilot in
command.
(c)
Recency of experience.
For pilots in
command, seconds in command, flight
engineers, aircraft dispatchers, instruc-
tors, evaluators, and flight attendants,
approved recency of experience require-
ments appropriate to the duty position.
(d)
Duration of cycles and periods.
Ini-
tially, the continuing qualification
cycle approved for an AQP must not
exceed 24 calendar months in duration,
and must include two or more evalua-
tion periods of equal duration. After
that, upon demonstration by a certifi-
cate holder that an extension is war-
ranted, the FAA may approve an exten-
sion of the continuing qualification
cycle to a maximum of 36 calendar
months in duration.
(e)
Requalification.
Each continuing
qualification curriculum must include
a curriculum segment that covers the
requirements for requalifying a crew-
member, aircraft dispatcher, other op-
erations personnel, instructor, or eval-
uator who has not maintained con-
tinuing qualification.
§ 121.917 Other requirements.
In addition to the requirements of
§§ 121.913 and 121.915, each AQP quali-
fication and continuing qualification
curriculum must include the following
requirements:
(a) Integrated Crew Resource Man-
agement (CRM) or Dispatcher Resource
Management (DRM) ground and if ap-
propriate flight training applicable to
each position for which training is pro-
vided under an AQP.
(b) Approved training on and evalua-
tion of skills and proficiency of each
person being trained under AQP to use
his or her resource management skills
and his or her technical (piloting or
other) skills in an actual or simulated
operations scenario. For flight crew-
members this training and evaluation
must be conducted in an approved
flight training device, flight simulator,
or, if approved under this subpart, in
an aircraft.
(c) Data collection and analysis proc-
esses acceptable to the FAA that will
ensure the certificate holder provides
performance information on its crew-
members, dispatchers, instructors,
evaluators, and other operations per-
sonnel that will enable the certificate
holder and the FAA to determine
whether the form and content of train-
ing and evaluation activities are satis-
factorily accomplishing the overall ob-
jectives of the curriculum.