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Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory
Committee (ARAC); New Task
Assignment for the ARAC:
Establishment of Airman Testing
Standards and Training Working
Group
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J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
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Federal Aviation
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Notice
The FAA assigned the ARAC
a new task arising from
recommendations of the Airman Testing
Standards and Training Aviation
Rulemaking Committee (ARC). The ARC
recommended ways to ensure that the
FAA’s airman testing and training
materials better support reduction of
fatal general aviation accidents. The
new task is to integrate 14 CFR part 61
aeronautical knowledge and flight
proficiency requirements for the private
pilot and flight instructor certificates
and the instrument rating into a single
Airman Certification Standards
document for each type of certificate
and rating; to develop a detailed
proposal to realign FAA training
handbooks with the Airman
Certification Standards documents; and
to propose knowledge test item bank
questions consistent with the integrated
Airman Certification Standards
documents and the principles set forth
in the ARC’s recommendations.
This action item informs the public of
the new ARAC’s task and solicits
membership for the new Airman Testing
Standards and Training Working Group
(Working Group).
SUMMARY:
Van
L. Kerns, Manager, Regulatory Support
Division, FAA Flight Standards Service,
AFS 600, FAA Mike Monroney
Aeronautical Center P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125; telephone
(405) 954–4431, email
van.l.kerns@faa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The FAA established ARAC to
provide advice and recommendations to
the FAA Administrator on the FAA’s
rulemaking activities. ARAC’s objectives
are to improve the development of the
FAA’s regulations by providing
information, advice, and
recommendations related to aviation
issues.
On September 21, 2011, the FAA
chartered the ARC for the U.S. aviation
community to develop
recommendations for more effective
training and testing in the areas of
aeronautical knowledge and flight
proficiency required for safer operation
in today’s National Airspace System
(NAS).
The FAA’s charge to the ARC was to
help ensure that FAA’s technical
information related to existing standards
for airman knowledge and skill tests,
computer testing supplements,
knowledge test guides, practical test
standards and training handbooks
incorporates the most current, relevant,
and effective approaches to training and
testing. The FAA specifically tasked the
ARC with providing recommendations
on a process for ongoing stakeholder
participation in developing the content
of these materials, and methodologies
for developing better test item bank
questions. The FAA also asked the ARC
to develop a prioritized list of
certificates and ratings to update.
This new task is the FAA’s response
to several of the ARC’s
recommendations. Establishment of the
ARAC’s Working Group creates a
process by which the stakeholders’ real
world aviation education and training
expertise can contribute to the
development of materials and
methodologies. In accordance with the
ARC’s recommended certificate and
rating priorities, the Working Group will
address the private pilot, flight
instructor, and instrument rating
training and testing materials by
developing an integrated Airman
Certification Standards document for
each one.
By aligning the aeronautical
knowledge testing standards required by
14 CFR part 61 with the flight
proficiency standards set out in the
existing Practical Test Standards (PTS),
the integrated Airman Certification
Standard will enhance the relevance,
reliability, validity, and effectiveness of
aeronautical knowledge testing and
training materials and thus support the
FAA’s goal of reducing fatal general
aviation accidents. The FAA is also
tasking the ARAC’s Working Group to
develop a detailed proposal to realign
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and, as appropriate, streamline and
consolidate existing FAA guidance
material (e.g., handbooks) with each
integrated Airman Certification
Standards documents; and to propose
methodologies to ensure that knowledge
test item bank questions are consistent
with both the Airman Certification
Standards documents and the test
question development principles set
forth in the ARC’s recommendations.
In August 2012, the ARAC’s Executive
Committee discussed the proposed
actions for this tasking. This notice
advises the public that the FAA has
assigned, and the Executive Committee
has accepted, a new task to develop the
items listed below. The FAA has
specifically tasked the ARAC’s Working
Group to support the FAA’s goal to
enhance general aviation safety and
reduce the fatal general aviation
accident rate by providing:
(1) An integrated Airman Certification
Standards document that aligns the
aeronautical knowledge testing
standards required by 14 CFR part 61
with the flight proficiency standards
(‘‘Areas of Operation’’) set out in 14 CFR
part 61 and the existing Practical Test
Standards (PTS) for (a) the private pilot
and (b) flight instructor certificates and
(c) the instrument rating. To accomplish
this task, the Working Group should
follow the ARC’s recommendations to
integrate appropriate elements of
aeronautical knowledge and risk
management into each Area of
Operation in the current Practical Test
Standards documents.
(2) A recommendation on priorities
for revision of additional certificates
and ratings, along with ways to ensure
expert review of any revisions to these
documents.
(3) A detailed proposal to realign and,
as appropriate, streamline and
consolidate existing FAA guidance
material (e.g., the handbooks listed
below) with the integrated Airman
Certification Standards documents
developed in accordance with item (1).
The Working Group will also develop
and recommend a process for review
and revision of these materials.
(4) Proposed knowledge test item
bank questions that are consistent with
both the newly developed Airman
Certification Standards documents and
the test question development
principles set forth in the ARC’s
recommendations. The Working Group
will also recommend options that
provide for expert outside review
(‘‘boarding’’) of proposed questions
while safeguarding the integrity of the
testing process.
The Working Group is expected to
develop a report containing each of the
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listed elements. Any disagreements
should be documented, including the
rationale for each position and the
reasons for the disagreement.
In developing this report, the Working
Group shall familiarize itself with:
1. A Report to the FAA from the
Airman Testing Standards and Training
Aviation Rulemaking Committee:
Recommendations to Enhance Airman
Knowledge Test Content and Its
Processes and Methodologies for
Training and Testing (www.faa.gov/
aircraft/draft_docs/arc).
2. Aeronautical knowledge standards
set forth in 14 CFR part 61, Certification:
Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground
Instructors.
3. Flight proficiency standards set
forth in 14 CFR part 61, Certification:
Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground
Instructors.
4. FAA Airman Knowledge Test
Guide (FAA–G–8082–17E).
5. Current Practical Test Standards
documents for Private Pilot Airplane
(FAA–S–8081–14B); Flight Instructor
Airplane (FAA–S–8081–6C); and
Instrument Rating for Airplane,
Helicopter, and Powered Lift (FAA–S–
8081–4E).
6. Current FAA guidance materials, to
include the Pilot’s Handbook of
Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA–H–
8083–25A); the Airplane Flying
Handbook (FAA–H–8083–3A); the
Aviation Instructor’s Handbook (FAA–
H–8083–9A); the Instrument Flying
Handbook (FAA–H–8083–15A); and the
Instrument Procedures Handbook
(FAA–H–8083–1A).
Schedule
The recommendations must be
forwarded to the ARAC Executive
Committee for review and approval no
later than September 30, 2013.
ARAC Acceptance of New Task
The ARAC’s Executive Committee has
accepted the task and assigned it to the
newly-established ARAC Working
Group. The Working Group serves as
staff to ARAC and assists in the analysis
of the assigned new task. ARAC must
review and approve the Working
Group’s recommendations. If ARAC
accepts the Working Group’s
recommendations, it will send them to
the FAA in the form of a written report.
Working Group Activity
The Working Group must comply
with the procedures adopted by ARAC.
As part of the procedures, the Working
Group must:
1. Recommend a work plan for
completion of the task, including the
rationale supporting such a plan, for
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consideration at the next ARAC
Executive Committee meeting held
following publication of this notice.
2. Provide a status report at each
meeting of the ARAC Executive
Committee.
3. Draft the recommendations report
and required analyses and/or any other
related materials or documents.
4. Present the final recommendations
to the ARAC Executive Committee for
review and approval.
Participation in the ARAC Working
Group
The Working Group will be
comprised of aviation professionals
with experience and expertise in airman
training and testing, and technical
experts having an interest in the
assigned new task. The FAA would like
a wide range of members to ensure that
all aspects of airman testing and
training, including best practices, are
considered in the development of its
recommendations.
If you wish to become a member of
the Working Group, please write the
person listed under the caption FOR
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expressing such desire. Describe your
interest in the new task and state the
expertise you would bring to the
Working Group. We must receive all
requests by October 2, 2012.
The ARAC Executive Committee and
the FAA will review the requests and
advise you whether your request is
approved.
If you are chosen for membership on
the Working Group, you must actively
participate by attending all meetings
and providing written comments when
requested to do so. You must devote the
resources necessary to support the
Working Group in meeting any assigned
deadlines. You must keep your
management chain, and those you may
represent, advised of the Working
Group’s activities and decisions to
ensure the proposed technical solutions
do not conflict with your sponsoring
organization’s position, when the
subject is presented to ARAC for
approval. Once the Working Group has
begun deliberations, members will not
be added or substituted without the
approval of the FAA and the Working
Group chair.
The Secretary of Transportation
determined the formation and use of
ARAC is necessary and in the public
interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed on the
FAA by law. ARAC meetings are open
to the public. However, ARAC Working
Group’s meetings are not open to the
public, except to the extent individuals
with an interest and expertise are
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selected to attend. The FAA will make
no public announcement of the Working
Group’s meetings.
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• Establish Date for Next SC–135
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may present a written statement to the
committee at any time.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
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telephone at (202) 330–0652/(202) 833–
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC); New Task
Assignment for the ARAC: Establishment of Airman Testing Standards and
Training Working Group
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice
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SUMMARY: The FAA assigned the ARAC a new task arising from
recommendations of the Airman Testing Standards and Training Aviation
Rulemaking Committee (ARC). The ARC recommended ways to ensure that the
FAA's airman testing and training materials better support reduction of
fatal general aviation accidents. The new task is to integrate 14 CFR
part 61 aeronautical knowledge and flight proficiency requirements for
the private pilot and flight instructor certificates and the instrument
rating into a single Airman Certification Standards document for each
type of certificate and rating; to develop a detailed proposal to
realign FAA training handbooks with the Airman Certification Standards
documents; and to propose knowledge test item bank questions consistent
with the integrated Airman Certification Standards documents and the
principles set forth in the ARC's recommendations.
This action item informs the public of the new ARAC's task and
solicits membership for the new Airman Testing Standards and Training
Working Group (Working Group).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Van L. Kerns, Manager, Regulatory
Support Division, FAA Flight Standards Service, AFS 600, FAA Mike
Monroney Aeronautical Center P.O. Box 25082 Oklahoma City, OK 73125;
telephone (405) 954-4431, email van.l.kerns@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The FAA established ARAC to provide advice and recommendations to
the FAA Administrator on the FAA's rulemaking activities. ARAC's
objectives are to improve the development of the FAA's regulations by
providing information, advice, and recommendations related to aviation
issues.
On September 21, 2011, the FAA chartered the ARC for the U.S.
aviation community to develop recommendations for more effective
training and testing in the areas of aeronautical knowledge and flight
proficiency required for safer operation in today's National Airspace
System (NAS).
The FAA's charge to the ARC was to help ensure that FAA's technical
information related to existing standards for airman knowledge and
skill tests, computer testing supplements, knowledge test guides,
practical test standards and training handbooks incorporates the most
current, relevant, and effective approaches to training and testing.
The FAA specifically tasked the ARC with providing recommendations on a
process for ongoing stakeholder participation in developing the content
of these materials, and methodologies for developing better test item
bank questions. The FAA also asked the ARC to develop a prioritized
list of certificates and ratings to update.
This new task is the FAA's response to several of the ARC's
recommendations. Establishment of the ARAC's Working Group creates a
process by which the stakeholders' real world aviation education and
training expertise can contribute to the development of materials and
methodologies. In accordance with the ARC's recommended certificate and
rating priorities, the Working Group will address the private pilot,
flight instructor, and instrument rating training and testing materials
by developing an integrated Airman Certification Standards document for
each one.
By aligning the aeronautical knowledge testing standards required
by 14 CFR part 61 with the flight proficiency standards set out in the
existing Practical Test Standards (PTS), the integrated Airman
Certification Standard will enhance the relevance, reliability,
validity, and effectiveness of aeronautical knowledge testing and
training materials and thus support the FAA's goal of reducing fatal
general aviation accidents. The FAA is also tasking the ARAC's Working
Group to develop a detailed proposal to realign and, as appropriate,
streamline and consolidate existing FAA guidance material (e.g.,
handbooks) with each integrated Airman Certification Standards
documents; and to propose methodologies to ensure that knowledge test
item bank questions are consistent with both the Airman Certification
Standards documents and the test question development principles set
forth in the ARC's recommendations.
In August 2012, the ARAC's Executive Committee discussed the
proposed actions for this tasking. This notice advises the public that
the FAA has assigned, and the Executive Committee has accepted, a new
task to develop the items listed below. The FAA has specifically tasked
the ARAC's Working Group to support the FAA's goal to enhance general
aviation safety and reduce the fatal general aviation accident rate by
providing:
(1) An integrated Airman Certification Standards document that
aligns the aeronautical knowledge testing standards required by 14 CFR
part 61 with the flight proficiency standards (``Areas of Operation'')
set out in 14 CFR part 61 and the existing Practical Test Standards
(PTS) for (a) the private pilot and (b) flight instructor certificates
and (c) the instrument rating. To accomplish this task, the Working
Group should follow the ARC's recommendations to integrate appropriate
elements of aeronautical knowledge and risk management into each Area
of Operation in the current Practical Test Standards documents.
(2) A recommendation on priorities for revision of additional
certificates and ratings, along with ways to ensure expert review of
any revisions to these documents.
(3) A detailed proposal to realign and, as appropriate, streamline
and consolidate existing FAA guidance material (e.g., the handbooks
listed below) with the integrated Airman Certification Standards
documents developed in accordance with item (1). The Working Group will
also develop and recommend a process for review and revision of these
materials.
(4) Proposed knowledge test item bank questions that are consistent
with both the newly developed Airman Certification Standards documents
and the test question development principles set forth in the ARC's
recommendations. The Working Group will also recommend options that
provide for expert outside review (``boarding'') of proposed questions
while safeguarding the integrity of the testing process.
The Working Group is expected to develop a report containing each
of the listed elements. Any disagreements should be documented,
including the rationale for each position and the reasons for the
disagreement.
In developing this report, the Working Group shall familiarize
itself with:
1. A Report to the FAA from the Airman Testing Standards and
Training Aviation Rulemaking Committee: Recommendations to Enhance
Airman Knowledge Test Content and Its Processes and Methodologies for
Training and Testing (www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/arc).
2. Aeronautical knowledge standards set forth in 14 CFR part 61,
Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors.
3. Flight proficiency standards set forth in 14 CFR part 61,
Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors.
4. FAA Airman Knowledge Test Guide (FAA-G-8082-17E).
5. Current Practical Test Standards documents for Private Pilot
Airplane (FAA-S-8081-14B); Flight Instructor Airplane (FAA-S-8081-6C);
and Instrument Rating for Airplane, Helicopter, and Powered Lift (FAA-
S-8081-4E).
6. Current FAA guidance materials, to include the Pilot's Handbook
of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25A); the Airplane Flying
Handbook (FAA-H-8083-3A); the Aviation Instructor's Handbook (FAA-H-
8083-9A); the Instrument Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-15A); and the
Instrument Procedures Handbook (FAA-H-8083-1A).
Schedule
The recommendations must be forwarded to the ARAC Executive
Committee for review and approval no later than September 30, 2013.
ARAC Acceptance of New Task
The ARAC's Executive Committee has accepted the task and assigned
it to the newly-established ARAC Working Group. The Working Group
serves as staff to ARAC and assists in the analysis of the assigned new
task. ARAC must review and approve the Working Group's recommendations.
If ARAC accepts the Working Group's recommendations, it will send them
to the FAA in the form of a written report.
Working Group Activity
The Working Group must comply with the procedures adopted by ARAC.
As part of the procedures, the Working Group must:
1. Recommend a work plan for completion of the task, including the
rationale supporting such a plan, for
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consideration at the next ARAC Executive Committee meeting held
following publication of this notice.
2. Provide a status report at each meeting of the ARAC Executive
Committee.
3. Draft the recommendations report and required analyses and/or
any other related materials or documents.
4. Present the final recommendations to the ARAC Executive
Committee for review and approval.
Participation in the ARAC Working Group
The Working Group will be comprised of aviation professionals with
experience and expertise in airman training and testing, and technical
experts having an interest in the assigned new task. The FAA would like
a wide range of members to ensure that all aspects of airman testing
and training, including best practices, are considered in the
development of its recommendations.
If you wish to become a member of the Working Group, please write
the person listed under the caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
expressing such desire. Describe your interest in the new task and
state the expertise you would bring to the Working Group. We must
receive all requests by October 2, 2012.
The ARAC Executive Committee and the FAA will review the requests
and advise you whether your request is approved.
If you are chosen for membership on the Working Group, you must
actively participate by attending all meetings and providing written
comments when requested to do so. You must devote the resources
necessary to support the Working Group in meeting any assigned
deadlines. You must keep your management chain, and those you may
represent, advised of the Working Group's activities and decisions to
ensure the proposed technical solutions do not conflict with your
sponsoring organization's position, when the subject is presented to
ARAC for approval. Once the Working Group has begun deliberations,
members will not be added or substituted without the approval of the
FAA and the Working Group chair.
The Secretary of Transportation determined the formation and use of
ARAC is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed on the FAA by law. ARAC meetings are open
to the public. However, ARAC Working Group's meetings are not open to
the public, except to the extent individuals with an interest and
expertise are selected to attend. The FAA will make no public
announcement of the Working Group's meetings.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 5, 2012.
Lirio Liu,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2012-22451 Filed 9-11-12; 8:45 am]
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