Section 121.909

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

Evaluator means a person who assesses or judges the performance of
crewmembers, instructors, other evaluators, aircraft dispatchers, or other
operations personnel.
First Look means the assessment of
performance to determine proficiency
on designated flight tasks before any
briefing, training, or practice on those
tasks is given in the training session
for a continuing qualification curriculum. First Look is conducted during an AQP continuing qualification
cycle to determine trends of degraded
proficiency, if any, due in part to the
length of the interval between training
sessions.
Instructional
systems
development
means a systematic methodology for
developing or modifying qualification
standards and associated curriculum
content based on a documented analysis of the job tasks, skills, and knowledge required for job proficiency.
Job task listing means a listing of all
tasks, subtasks, knowledge, and skills
required for accomplishing the operational job.
Line Operational Evaluation (LOE)
means a simulated line environment,
the scenario content of which is designed to test integrating technical
and CRM skills.
Line Operational Simulation (LOS)
means a training or evaluation session,
as applicable, that is conducted in a
simulated line environment using
equipment qualified and approved for
its intended purpose in an AQP.
Planned hours means the estimated
amount of time (as specified in a curriculum outline) that it takes a typical
student to complete a segment of instruction (to include all instruction,
demonstration, practice, and evaluation, as appropriate, to reach proficiency).
Qualification standard means a statement of a minimum required performance, applicable parameters, criteria,
applicable flight conditions, evaluation
strategy, evaluation media, and applicable document references.
Qualification
standards
document
means a single document containing
all the qualification standards for an
AQP together with a prologue that provides a detailed description of all facets of the evaluation process.

Special tracking means assigning a
person to an augmented schedule of
training, checking, or both.
Training session means a contiguously
scheduled period devoted to training
activities at a facility approved by the
FAA for that purpose.
Variant means a specifically configured aircraft for which the FAA has
identified training and qualifications
that are significantly different from
those applicable to other aircraft of the
same make, model, and series.
Section 121.909 Approval of Advanced Qualification Program.
(a) Approval process. Application for
approval of an AQP curriculum under
this subpart is made, through the FAA
office responsible for approval of the
certificate holder-s operations specifications, to the Manager of the Air
Transportation Division.
(b) Approval criteria. Each AQP must
have separate curriculums for indoctrination, qualification, and continuing
qualification (including upgrade, transition, and requalification), as specified
in SectionSection 121.911, 121.913, and 121.915. All
AQP curriculums must be based on an
instructional
systems
development
methodology. This methodology must
incorporate a thorough analysis of the
certificate holder-s operations, aircraft, line environment and job functions. All AQP qualification and continuing qualification curriculums must
integrate the training and evaluation
of CRM and technical skills and knowledge. An application for approval of an
AQP curriculum may be approved if
the program meets the following requirements:
(1) The program must meet all the requirements of this subpart.
(2) Each indoctrination, qualification, and continuing qualification
AQP, and derivatives must include the
following documentation:
(i) Initial application for AQP.
(ii) Initial job task listing.
(iii) Instructional systems development methodology.
(iv) Qualification standards document.
(v) Curriculum outline.
(vi) Implementation and operations
plan.

238

VerDate Sep<11>2014

08:20 May 17, 2019

Jkt 247048

PO 00000

Frm 00248

Fmt 8010

Sfmt 8010

Y:\SGML\247048.XXX

247048