PROFICIENCY OF PILOT AND FLIGHT ENGINEER

REGULATORY REQUIREMENT

Operators are required to conduct proficiency and competency checks to ensure that all flight crew are competently performing their duties and responsibilities. Civil Aviation Rules provides that such checks shall be performed twice within the period of one year for pilots, once per year for flight engineers. Inspectors shall ensure that proficiency checks of the operator's flight crew personnel are carried out in accordance with the standards and frequency prescribed in the regulations.

OBJECTIVE

• The objectives of a proficiency or competency check inspection are:

• Evaluate individual Flight crew performing their duties and responsibilities.

• Assess the effectiveness of the operator's training program.

• Evaluate individual DCP/DCFE performing their duties and responsibilities.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the operator's standardization, and quality' control program.

• Identify previously approved or accepted operational procedures, manuals, or checklists, which are deficient.

PROCEDURE

A proficiency or competency check inspection is either accomplished by the inspector conducting a check or by the inspector observing a company DCP/DCFE conducting a check.

INSPECTION AREAS

The five areas are as follows

• Competency of flight crew being checked.

• Content of check.

• Competency of DCP/DCFE as an evaluator.

• Manuals, procedures, and checklists.

• Flight simulators and training equipment.