Faa Job Aid Conducting Software Reviews Professional Pilot Behavior

Start Printed Page 10898 SIC Training and Checking Conforming Changes (Part 121 appendices E and F) Part 121 appendices E and F are updated to align with the current 14 CFR 61.71 requirements for SICs to obtain a type rating in a part 121 training program.

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The compliance date for the requirements in Sec.

April 27, 2023.

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This action requires air carriers conducting domestic, flag, and supplemental operations to provide new-hire pilots with an opportunity to observe flight operations and become familiar with procedures before serving as a flightcrew member in operations; to revise the upgrade curriculum; and to provide leadership and command and mentoring training for all pilots in command.

Faa Job Aid Conducting Software Reviews Professional Pilot Behavior

This final rule will mitigate incidents of unprofessional pilot behavior and reduce pilot errors that can lead to a catastrophic event.

The compliance date for the requirements in 121.429 is April 27, 2023.

Only two of the comments opposed the rule, and 22 comments supported the rule without change.

Twelve comments supported the rule generally but suggested changes.

After review of the comments, the FAA is issuing this final rule, which contains a number of changes from the NPRM, to enhance the professional development of part 121 pilots.

Table 1, Summary of Final Rule Provisions, provides additional detail regarding the final rule provisions incorporated into part 121.

A new-hire pilot completing operations familiarization must occupy the flight deck observer seat Adds requirement that operations familiarization may be completed during or after basic indoctrination training, but must be completed before beginning operating experience.

Upgrade training curriculum requirements ( 121.420 and 121.426) Upgrade ground and flight training requirements have been updated based on the qualification and experience that all upgrading pilots now have as a result of the Pilot Certification and Qualification Requirements for Air Carrier Operations rule requirements No changes.

Leadership and command and mentoring training must be included in the upgrade curriculum.

Leadership and command and mentoring training are required subjects for upgrade ground training.

Leadership and command training must also be incorporated into flight training through scenario-based training.

Note: For those air carriers that use an initial curriculum to qualify pilots to serve as PICs, leadership and command and mentoring training must be provided as part of that initial curriculum ( 121.419 and 121.424)).

Leadership and command and mentoring ground training for pilots currently serving as PIC ( 121.429) All pilots currently serving as PIC must complete ground training on leadership and command and mentoring The Administrator may credit previous training completed by the pilot at that air carrier Adds limitation that the FAA will only allow credit for previous training completed within 36 calendar months prior to the effective date of the final rule.

Leadership and command training for SICs serving in an operation that requires 3 or more pilots ( 121.432) SICs required to be fully qualified to act as PIC, due to serving in an operation that requires 3 or more pilots, are not required to complete leadership and command and mentoring training Adds requirement for these SICs to complete leadership and command training.

These SICs are not required to complete mentoring training).

Pilot recurrent ground training content and programmed hours ( 121.427) Pilot recurrent ground training has been aligned with the pilot initial ground training requirements for pilots who have completed the Airline Transport Pilot Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP).

As a result, the existing content and corresponding programmed hours for recurrent ground training have been reduced No changes.

Part 135 Operators and Part 91 Subpart K Program Managers Complying with Part 121, Subparts N and O ( 91.1063 and 135.3) Part 135 operators and part 91 subpart K (91K) program managers complying with part 121 subparts N and O would continue to use the existing upgrade curriculum requirements and the proposed leadership and command and mentoring training would only apply to PICs serving in operations that use two or more pilots Adds exception for part 135 operators and part 91K program managers, that choose to comply with part 121 subparts N and O, are not required to comply with the operations familiarization required in 121.435.

Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD) Conforming Changes (Part 121, subparts N and O and appendices E, F, and H) Part 121, subparts N and O and appendices E, F, and H are updated as follows: (1) Reflect the terminology currently used to identify FSTDs approved for use in part 121 training programs.