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Federal Aviation Administration Airmen Standards, Training, and Testing Overview Presented to: Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) Annual Meeting Attendees Presented by: Van Kerns, Manager Regulatory Support Division AFS-600 Date: July 14, 2011
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Federal AviationAdministration
Airmen Standards, Training, and Testing Overview
Presented to:Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI)Annual Meeting Attendees
Presented by:Van Kerns, ManagerRegulatory Support DivisionAFS-600
Date: July 14, 2011
2Federal AviationAdministrationJuly 2011
Airmen Standards, Training, and Testing, Overview
Airmen Standards, Training, and Testing Mission
Flight Standards Service (AFS) sets standards, develops and publishes advisory material, conducts knowledge and practical testing leading to airmen certification. We do this to help ensure certificated airmen have the knowledge and skills to operate safely in the National Airspace System.
3Federal AviationAdministrationJuly 2011
Airmen Standards, Training, and Testing, Overview
Programs, Products, & Services
• Publications• Practical Test Standards • Handbooks• Knowledge Test Guides• Knowledge Test Supplement Books
• Airman Knowledge Test Banks• Sample Test Questions
• Airman Knowledge Testing Program• Order 8080.6, Conduct of Airman Knowledge Tests• Knowledge Test Authorization Requirements Matrix• Learning Statement Codes
4Federal AviationAdministrationJuly 2011
Airmen Standards, Training, and Testing, Overview
Airman Knowledge Test Delivery
Comprehensive question banks are developed & maintained. Test delivery is accomplished through the following methods:
COMMERCIAL TEST PROVIDER SOFTWARE . . .– Airman Knowledge Testing (AKT) Organization Designation
Authorization (ODA) Holders• Comira: Computer Assisted Testing Service (CATS)• PSI: LaserGrade Computer Testing
AIRMAN KNOWLEDGE TEST DELIVERY (AKTD) SYSTEM . . .• Military (DANTES)
• Alternate Testing Arrangements
• International
5Federal AviationAdministrationJuly 2011
Airmen Standards, Training, and Testing, Overview
Airman Knowledge TestsNumber Delivered Per Calendar Year
2010 . . . 96,7462009 . . . 99,5982008 . . . 116,8912007 . . . 119,4182006 . . . 109,6592005 . . . 108,9752004 . . . 111,1852003 . . . 110,1722002 . . . 126,940
Exam Certification & Rating AreasAircraft DispatcherAirline Transport PilotAviation Maintenance Technician – Airframe, General, & Powerplant
Commercial PilotFlight EngineerFlight InstructorFlight NavigatorGround InstructorInspection AuthorizationInstrument RatingMilitary CompetenceParachute RiggerPrivate PilotRecreational PilotSport Pilot
6Federal AviationAdministrationJuly 2011
Airmen Standards, Training, and Testing, Overview
Recent Involvement with the Training & Testing Community
• Annual Industry Meeting• Hosted FOI Review Meeting
– Implemented FOI Change Recommendations– Discussed Establishment of Steering Committee
• SCOPE: Identify issues, generate recommendations, & implement solutions
• SAFE Meeting– FAA Represented @ Symposium
• Formulated Plan to Implement Recommendations
7Federal AviationAdministrationJuly 2011
Airmen Standards, Training, and Testing, Overview
Implementing Stakeholder Feedback
• Creating synergy through interaction between the FAA & aviation community stakeholders to produce a comprehensive an effective airmen training and testing system.– Handbook Updates– Enhancements to Practical Test Standards &
Knowledge Test Guides– Improvements to the Airman Knowledge Testing
Program • Test questions development and management• Airman Knowledge Test Management System
