Capt. Miguel Marin Acting Chief, Operational Safety Section, ICAO

The Future of ICAO PANS Training

WATS 2017 – 2-4 May 2017

Topics • ICAO 101

• History

• Evolution of Competency-based Training

• Next Steps

About ICAO • UN specialized agency founded in 1944

• Chicago Convention

• SARPs based on consensus and agreement

• 192 Member States

• Enable seamless operating environment

– Through uniform implementation of standards and technologies

How do ICAO SARPs work?

• ICAO provides SARPs, PANS and

guidance material (provisions) to

States

• The States establish laws and

regulations in accordance with the

SARPs and PANS

• Service providers develop policies

and procedures to comply with State’s

regulations

• Chicago Convention

• 19 Annexes Annex 1 - Personnel Licensing

• 5 PANS* Documents PANS-TRG (Doc 9868)

• Guidance Material Manual on Evidence-based Training (Doc 9995)

Guidelines for Aviation English Training (Circ 323)

* PANS- Procedures for Air Navigation Services

Competency-based Training and Assessment at ICAO

• 2006 – ICAO introduced MPL – MPL qualifies licence holder to perform co-pilot duties

– MPL training programmes are ab initio

• First competency-based ICAO license – Focus on achieving specific competencies vs. hour requirements

– Makes use of training technologies & methodologies

• ICAO published PANS-TRG to support MPL implementation

• 2013 – ICAO introduced EBT provisions in PANS-TRG – Alternative for recurrent pilot training

– Competency-based approach

The Evolution of CBTA • Introduction of competency provisions in several aviation disciplines

– ICAO policy is to implement competency-based approach

• Lessons learned since MPL and EBT about CBTA

• 2 different pilot competency frameworks in ICAO provisions

– Task-based by phase of flight

– Core competencies

• Raised by IPTC & ICAO MPL Symposium in 2013

EVOLUTION OF ICAO PROVISIONS ON COMPETENCIES

2006 2012 2015 2016 2009 2014

What is the Problem?

Competencies are not about what (tasks)

you do in your job but how you do your job

Where to Begin

• New definitions for competency and related

terms & concepts

• New description of methodology to design

competency-based training and assessment

• Amend PANS-TRG

Update Strategy • ICAO established small expert group

– Review concepts & definitions in ICAO provisions for competencies

• Consultation with Member States

• Amendment 5 to PANS-TRG approval expected in June 2017

– Applicable for November 2020

• Further work identified

– Consequential amendments to PANS-TRG & other ICAO provisions

– Several manuals

Bringing the Experts Together • ICAO established CBTA-TF

– Align ICAO documentation with Amendment 5 to PANS-TRG

– 1st meeting in March 2017 – Work will continue until 2020

• Looking at aligning provisions for – Pilots

– Maintenance personnel

– Dispatchers

– Air Traffic Controllers

– Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel

• Identifying frameworks that need to be in in PANS-TRG

PILOTS ATC ATSEP Maintenance

Manual on

AMMTE CBTA (TBD)

Dispatch

Manual on FOO CBTA (TBD)

Flight Procedure Design Inspectors Cabin Crew DME TRAINAIR Plus PEL System ATO DG AIM

Competency-based Training and Assessment Task Force

CBTA-TF Deliverables (1) • Pilots

– Training specifications to increase credit for FSTD training

– Update of MPL provisions in Annex 1 and PANS-TRG

– Update of EBT and UPRT provisions in PANS-TRG

– Development of an ICAO competency framework for aeroplane

pilot applicable for PPL, MPL, CPL, IR and recurrent training

• Aircraft Maintenance Personnel

– Development of an ICAO Competency Framework for AMEs

– Review and update of AME provisions in PANS-TRG

CBTA-TF Deliverables (2) • Flight Dispatchers

– Development of an ICAO Competency Framework for FD/FOOs

– Development of FD/FOO provisions for PANS-TRG

– Development of a new ICAO manual to support competency-

based training and assessment for FD/FOOs

• Air Traffic Controllers and Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel

– Update of PANS-TRG provisions

– Supporting guidance manuals

Moving Forward with CBTA • Baseline established

To facilitate effective implementation of CBTA,`

All ICAO competency provisions should align to it

Summary

• Competency-based provisions have evolved

since they were first introduced in ICAO

• Few but significant differences need to be aligned

• CBTA-TF will deliver progressively through 2020

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