Our friends at AEA have started alerting the aviation industry (primarily, repair stations) to comment on problems they see with the latest DRAFT Part 145 Training AC. We're happy to pass it along to you and urge you to suppport AEA's effots with your study of the Draft AC and your comments.

SUBJECT: FAA Publishes DRAFT Part 145 Training AC for Comment

SUMMARY: The long awaited Advisory Circular defining the scope and description of the Repair Station Training manual has now been published for public review and comment.

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:

The Proposal includes requirements to develop written job descriptions, develop a baseline for knowledge and measure the qualification of all current and future employees against this baseline in order to perform a “training needs assessment." 

The minimum training criteria includes mandatory Indoctrination Training, Initial qualification Training, Recurrent Training, and when necessary, Remedial Training.

Each repair station will have to have a Training Supervisor/Manager who will manage this program and “police” industry instructors, (including those presenting at FAA IA approved programs.)

AEA COMMENTARY:

The proposed AC exceeds all promises and expectation given by the FAA during Part 145 rulemaking.

The proposed training criteria are EXTREMELY onerous for a small Repair Station. AEA encourages EVERY repair station to take the time over the next TWO weeks to read the proposed AC and submit comment to the FAA with a copy to Ric Peri at AEA.

Comments are due BEFORE January 21, 2005.

FMI: www.aea.net, ricp@aea.net, Read The Draft AC HERE