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Training Program Information

Sample Training Manual

It is the policy of Flight Standards Service (FSS) to encourage operators to be innovative and creative when developing training methods and techniques. Principal Operations Inspectors (POIs) are responsible for ensuring that regulatory requirements are met and that the operator's crewmembers and dispatchers can competently perform their assigned duties before they are authorized to enter revenue service. POIs are empowered by FSS to use discretion, allow latitude, and to exercise judgment concerning the details of training program approval and training techniques that operators use.

An applicant for an air carrier certificate or operating certificate is required to develop a training program. An existing operator may need to revise its training program when purchasing new equipment, operating in a new environment, obtaining new authorizations, or when new FAA requirements are specified. These new or revised training requirements must be incorporated into an operator's training program. Each Part 121 and Part 135 certificate holder (with the exception of a Part 135 operator using a single pilot or only one pilot in command (PIC) in its operation) must obtain FAA approval of curriculums used for training flight crewmembers, instructors, check airmen, and aircraft dispatchers. The operator is responsible for ensuring that its training program is complete, current, and in compliance with regulations. The Sample training manual below will assist you in developing a training program that will accomplish this. The following documents are in MS Word 6.0 format.