NTSB Issues Safety Recommendation A-14-120 to FAA Regarding Engineering Designee Training
The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to update recurrent training protocols for engineering designees to ensure rigorous validation of safety assessment assumptions.
Safety recommendation
The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to update recurrent training protocols for engineering designees to ensure rigorous validation of safety assessment assumptions.
The National Transportation Safety Board, identified by investigation number DCA13IA037, has issued safety recommendation A-14-120 addressed directly to the Federal Aviation Administration. This directive focuses on the requirements for annual recurrent training provided to engineering designees. The board emphasizes that during these mandatory training sessions, it is critical to discuss the necessity for applicants to properly identify, validate, and justify key assumptions. Furthermore, the recommendation highlights the need for designees to support their safety assessments addressing new technology with clear and defensible engineering rationale. This guidance aims to standardize how designees approach complex technical evaluations in the aviation sector.