A COMPANY MAINT CONTROLLER REPORTS OF HIS CARRIER NOT PROVIDING CONTINUAL RECURRENT TRAINING AS REQUIRED BY HIS COMPANY'S OWN MANUALS.

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THE FOLLOWING TRAINING CURRICULUM HAS NOT BEEN FOLLOWED. CONTINUAL RECURRENT TRAINING IS NOT BEING GIVEN. PER OUR MAINT OPS MANUAL: TRAINING FOR MAINT CTLRS: INDIVIDUALS DESIGNATED TO THE MAINT CTL DEPT WILL BE TRAINED BY THE MGR OF MAINT CTL OR HIS DESIGNEE. EACH NEWLY APPOINTED MAINT CTLR WILL BE TRAINED USING THE MAINT CTL TRAINING CURRICULUM OUTLINED IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES. IN ADDITION TO THIS TRAINING THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING GIVEN BY A MAINT COORDINATOR OR AN EXPERIENCED MAINT CTLR. THIS TRAINING WILL BE DOCUMENTED ON AN OJT FORM AND RETAINED IN EACH MAINT CTLR'S TRAINING FILE. RECURRENT TRAINING: RECURRENT TRAINING IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO EACH COMPANY MAINT TECHNICIAN; INCLUDING LEADS AND SUPVRS; BUT EXCLUDING MGRS AND HIGHER. THIS TRAINING IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THESE MAINT PERSONNEL WITH INFO TO MAINTAIN THEIR COMPETENCY. INDIVIDUALS WILL BE EVALED; BY THE TRAINING DEPT; TO TAILOR THE TRAINING TO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAINT PERSONNEL. RECURRENT TRAINING IS DUE 1 YR FROM THE DATE OF BASIC INDOCTRINATION OR LAST RECURRENT TRAINING; WHICHEVER APPLIES. HOWEVER; IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED ANY TIME BEFORE THE DUE DATE; BUT NOT TO EXCEED 90 DAYS AFTER THE DATE IN WHICH TRAINING IS REQUIRED. RECURRENT TRAINING WILL BE TAILORED DIFFERENTLY EACH YR; IF NEEDED; AND WILL INCLUDE APPLICABLE GENERAL MAINT MANUAL REVISIONS OVER THE PAST YR. IT MAY ALSO INCLUDE; BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO; A REVIEW OF THE BASIC INDOCTRINATION; SPECIAL TRAINING PUBS; RECURRING MAINT PROBS DEFINED BY THE SPECIFIED DEPT; MAINT ALERTS; BULLETINS; OR OTHER MATERIAL AS OUTLINED BY THE MAINT TRAINING DEPT. RECURRENT TRAINING WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE MAINT TRAINING DEPT; OR ITS DESIGNEE; BY FORMAL; INFORMAL; OR AUDIO-VISUAL TRAINING PROCS. RECURRENT TRAINING WILL BE RECORDED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S RECORD FORM. THE DUE DATE OF THE NEXT RECURRENT WILL BE RECORDED ON THE RECORD FORM. MAINT CTL RECURRENT TRAINING IS CONDUCTED ON A CONTINUAL BASIS. COMPANY INITIAL MAINT TRAINING COURSE: THE COMPANY INITIAL MAINT TRAINING COURSE IS AN 80-HR TRAINING CLASS DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE MINIMUM TRAINING FOR THOSE TECHNICIANS THAT DO NOT MEET THE 6 OUT OF 24 MONTH REQUIREMENT OF 14 CFR 65.83 AS OUTLINED UNDER THE MAINT TRAINING PROGRAM. THE MAINT TRAINING FORM IS AN OUTLINE OF MAINT ITEMS THAT WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF AN INSTRUCTOR; OR A QUALIFIED DESIGNEE; AND ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DEMO AND PRACTICE. MAINT TRAINING PERFORMED WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM APPROVED MANUALS. MGMNT PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE A MGR'S TRAINING COURSE ON COMPANY OPERATED ACFT. COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE QUALIFIES MGMNT PERSONNEL FOR AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE AUTH PROVIDED THE INDIVIDUAL ALSO POSSESSES A VALID AIRFRAME AND OR PWR PLANT LICENSE. WHILE REVIEWING THE GENERAL MANUAL I NOTICED THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN GETTING CONTINUAL RECURRENT TRAINING AS OUTLINED IN THE GENERAL MANUAL. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROB SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT THIS POLICY HAS NOT BEEN FOLLOWED TO MY MGR AND THE MAINT TRAINING DEPT. THIS IS A LACK OF FOLLOWING POLICES AND CFR'S. IMPLEMENTING THE POLICY AS OUTLINED IN THE GENERAL MANUAL. ALSO A REVISION TO THE MAINT TRAINING CURRICULUM IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE AND ADD PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT ARE NO LONGER VALID OR ARE NOT IN THE CURRICULUM. ALSO THE MAINT TRAINING CURRICULUM DOES NOT COVER REVISIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE GENERAL MANUAL FOR RECURRENT TRAINING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED HIS CONCERNS ARE THE TRAINING CURRICULUM AS SPELLED OUT IN HIS COMPANY'S GENERAL MANUAL FOR THE MAINT CONTROLLERS IS NOT BEING FOLLOWED. AS A MAINT CONTROLLER; HE FEELS HE WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED CURRENT OR LEGAL UNDER THE FAR'S IF THE REQUIRED RECURRENT TRAINING IS NOT COMPLIED WITH.