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Licensing/OPS Pilot Proficiency Checking- a better way forward Fred Selim, JAA Licensing Division

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Licensing/OPS Pilot Proficiency Checking- a better way forward Fred Selim, JAA Licensing Division

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  1. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 Licensing/OPS Pilot Proficiency Checking- a better way forward Fred Selim, JAA Licensing Division

  2. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • Pilots are required to maintain their proficiency at all times • ICAO Annex 1 & 6, JAR-OPS, JAR-FCL • This is subject to periodic Proficiency Checks

  3. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • What is the objective of this? • The objective is not the checking in itself. • The objective is the proficiency.

  4. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • Why do we consider pilot proficiency ? • Today’s pilots have a vast array of new systems to aid them… EFIS, FMS, HUD, NVG,… • The cockpit environment also includes MCC and CRM

  5. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • New world, but still old mishaps…

  6. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • The positive effect of advanced cockpits on descisionmaking is not necessarily obvious…

  7. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • Just to illustrate the importance of approaching a situation with an open mind to flexible solutions…

  8. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • It is assumed that all pilots involved in mishaps have performed their Proficiency Checks. • In particular, this goes for pilots working for AOC holders.

  9. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • Proficiency Checks gives no guarantee. • Proficiency does.

  10. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • The intention is not to play down the importance of the quality control mechanism in Proficiency Checking • Only to put it in perspective as a measuring tool, not an objective in it self

  11. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • JAR-OPS places a number of requirements on an AOC holder: • Quality system • Nominated postholders • Procedural requirements • Technical requirements • Inspections from the NAA

  12. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • AOC holders: All pilots must perform OPCs every 6 months on type(s). • Detailed contents • Flight Sim. approved by the NAA • Instructors authorised by the NAA • Examiners authorised by the NAA • Organisation approved by the NAA

  13. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • JAR-OPS : Limited to AOC holders and pilots employed by them • JAR-FCL : Covers all pilots regardless of operations

  14. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • The interaction between JAR-OPS and JAR-FCL has room for development. • Areas with interaction: • Authorisation of instructors • Authorisation of examiners • JAR-FCL authorises these. • JAR-OPS makes use of these.

  15. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • Other interaction: Recent experience requirements. • JAR-OPS 1.970/3.970 (“3 landings/90 days”) • This leaves out those not working for an AOC holder. • To cater for these, JAR-FCL 1.026/2.026 was introduced.

  16. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • “Active” interaction; if not covered by OPS then satisfactory covered by FCL. • Corollary: If area is already covered by JAR-OPS, strive to avoid duplication.

  17. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • To benefit from the synergy of JARs, we must appreciate when we find that they are mutually supportive.

  18. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • Some examples of mutual support: • JAR-OPS subpart M recognises and makes use of JAR-145 approvals • JAR-FCL recognises and makes use of JAR-STD device qualifications • JAR-OPS subpart N recognises and makes use of JAR-FCL authorisations • JAR-145 recognises and makes use of JAR-66 licences

  19. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • Another area of mutual support: • Quality systems • JAR-OPS, STD, FCL, 145,…. • Clear through a number of JARS that harmonisation between them is anticipated

  20. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • As of today, the formal requirements to be met by pilots within AOC holders, consists of two OPCs and one LPC every 12 months. • Combining OPC and LPC usually requires an increase in simulator time. • This time might be better spent on training than on checking.

  21. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 ICAO Annex 1 already caters for such a coordination between operations and licensing. Annex 1, 1.2.5.1, states :“A contracting State, having issued a license, shall ensure that the privileges granted by that license, or by related ratings, are not exercised unless the holder maintains competency and meets the requirements for recent experience established by that State.”

  22. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 Note 1 to 1.2.5.1 states :“The maintenance of competency of flight crew members engaged in commercial air transport operations, may be satisfactorily established by demonstration of skill during proficiency flight checks completed in accordance with Annex 6.”

  23. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • When JAR-FCL was introduced, JAR-OPS was also rather new. We had little experience with how these systems would work in “real-time”. • Today, we have had several years to see how the systems based on JAR-FCL and JAR-OPS perform.

  24. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • We should strive to exploit the benefits of harmonised JARs. • We should seriously consider whether the passing of an Operators Proficiency Check within an AOC organisation could be said to fulfil the requirement for a License Proficiency Check for revalidation purposes.

  25. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • We are in both cases evaluating “a pilots competence in carrying out normal, abnormal and emergency procedures “ • (Quote from JAR-OPS) • The pilot “shall have demonstrated the skill required for the safe operation of the applicable type/class of aircraft” • (Quote from JAR-FCL)

  26. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • Within an AOC, the pilot performs his functions in one of the most monitored positions in the modern world. • The AOC holders organisation and key personnel are closely monitored themselves, by the NAA

  27. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • The whole AOC operation is based upon approvals and authorisations by the NAA of both personnel and procedures • The object of the OPC and the LPC are more or less identical – a degree of competency assuring the safe conduct of flights

  28. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • Our ability to recognise the mutual supportiveness between JAR-FCL and JAR-OPS in this area will also signal that we are able to benefit from the dynamic developments in the operational and licensing areas without compromising flight safety.

  29. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • I hope you agree that it is worth putting some effort into developing the necessary text for a proposal to amend JAR-FCL 1.245/2.245 to cater for the equal treatment of LPCs and OPCs within AOCs

  30. oint Aviation Authorities Licensing/Operations Coordination Meeting Hoofddorp, 30th January 2003 • With a coordinated effort from all involved parts, we can achieve great performance!

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