Rick Newson CAA Safety Regulation Group Slide 1

Rick Newson CAA Safety Regulation Group Slide 1

AOC Oversight Methodology Check C – Cabin Check D – Document Check F – Flight Check G – Ground Check M – Manual Check R – Ramp Check T – Training Check Annual Audit Slide 2

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A Challenging Time • 210 AOCs 30 Suspended or Revoked • AOC Charging scheme introduces staged increases • JAR to EU OPS • EU OPS to EASA OPS • Fuel charges • recession effects …………. is CRM core business? ? Slide 7

What do I do as a Single Pilot Operator? Slide 8

What is a single pilot operator? • Any aircraft below 5700 kg certified for single pilot operations • 20, 000 Commercial Pilots, 5, 000 in Single Pilot Ops • Might be multi-crew Slide 9

Is CRM relevant to me? ? Slide 10

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Aircrew accidents by type % Flight International 2002 Slide 13

Think Aeroplane Think Multi-pilot Slide 14

Then take ownership CAP 737: Workload management Error management Decision making Communication Situational Awareness Health Slide 15

…. . training to be conducted by suitably qualified personnel CRMI - Ground CRMI – Sim/Base CRMI – Line Slide 16

Ground What Who Initial course - Annual recurrent training CRMI Ground - CRMI Groun All subjects of an initial course covered over 3 years 3 rd Party courses with certification Shared company courses – common operating environments Slide 17

Who qualifies CRMI Ground? A CRMIE Ground – Either an industry CRMIE or CAA FOTI observing an initial ground course reporting Observation…. . CAA rarely see a failure Who qualifies the CRMIE Ground? CAA FOTI or member of the CRM Advisory Panel by observation of accreditation process for initial or revalidation of CRMI. Slide 18

In the Air (Base) Slide 19

Conversion training and OPC TRE is sat in the other seat Look for the golden nuggets without allowing a dangerous situation to develop Facilitate where appropriate Formal assessment of CRM skills through behavioural markers – Various types but keep it simple Sell self assessment, and share it Slide 20

In the simulator More controlled and safe to allow development of a CRM failing Slide 21

Observation……. . A significant number of Simulator Training providers outside UK un-qualified in CRM instruction or assessment SFE/TRE without the UK qual If Company nominated then know the SOPs use that company’s behavioural marker system Slide 22

The line check Slide 23

Proved challenging…………… All LTCs need to be CRMI Line – have the knowledge specified for the role have the necessary instructional skills be able to evaluate and assess CRM performance be able to facilitate a constructive debrief Slide 24

Single pilot types have limited space for CRMIE, as well as pilot and line checker, hence: • Best achieved through workshop • Can be multiple aircraft types • Similar operations • Video material for debriefing and NOTECH use Slide 25

Current observations of SP CRM in industry… Lighter aircraft have become more complex, 3/4 axis autopilots, EFIS, FADEC, TCAS, TAWS, EGPWS, EFB……. loss of SA Poor decision making cited in a number of accidents/incidents We need to be focusing more on SP CRM issues…. Slide 26

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