ICAO CBTA Update and
Future plans
Miguel Marin
Chief Operational Safety, ICAO
International Flight Crew Training Conference
Royal Aeronautical Society, London, UK
18-19 September 2018
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Topics
• CBTA where are we now
• Look ahead at pilot training and licensing
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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 licence
– 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
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EVOLUTION OF ICAO PROVISIONS ON COMPETENCIES
2006 2009 2012 2014 2015 2016
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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
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Moving forward with CBTA
• PANS-TRG Amendment 5 established the baseline
To facilitate effective implementation of CBTA,`
All ICAO competency provisions should align to it
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Manual
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CBTA
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PILOTS Maintenance ATC Dispatch ATSEP
Competency-based Training and Assessment Task Force
Flight Procedure Design Cabin Crew DME DG AIM ATO PEL System Inspectors TRAINAIR Plus
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Deliverables
• Alignment with ICAO competency
framework
• Additional provisions in PANS-TRG
(amendment 7)
• Guidance material (on going)
Target conclusion November 2020
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Deliverables (Pilots)
• Alignment with ICAO competency framework
• Additional provisions in PANS-TRG
(Amendment 7)
• Increase credit for FSTD training
• Update of MPL provisions
• Update of EBT and UPRT guidance
• Implementation guide for regulators
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Consultation Outcome
• State letter AN 12/59.1-18/77
• Responses reviewed by the ANC
– PANS-TRG Amendment 7 recommended
• Additional work identified
– 240 hr. minimum requirement in MPL
– FSTD credit for the ATPL
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PTL Exploratory Meeting
• Held in Montreal 8-12 July
• 37 participants
– 12 States
– 7 Industry
• 21 Recommendations
– 14 flight crew
– 9 flight crew training
– 7 other disciplins
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Harry Nelson’s Glimpse of the Future
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PTL-EM Recommendations
(Flight Crew Training)
• Include CBTA in all licenses and ratings of Annex 1
• Assess the continued relevance of referencing experience in
hours or time
• Reviewed and updated provisions for instructor and examiner
requirements in the relevant licensing disciplines
• Explore training options for emerging and undefined
categories of aircraft
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PTL-EM Recommendations
(Flight Crew Training)
• Revise Doc 9625
• Re-evaluate FSTD credits
• Establish a means to keep the EBT database updated
• Developed guidance for co-pilot and pilot-in-command
training in the operator approved training programmes
• Consider establishing a Personnel Training and Licensing
Panel
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In a CBTA World,
• What is the Competency-based equivalent
to tracking hours in a logbook?
• What does regulator oversight look like?
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Conclusion
• CBTA-TF is on schedule to conclude the alignment of
ICAO provisions by the end of 2020
• Additional work was identified through the consultation
process
• ICAO is the process of determining how it will tackle
the challenge
• The transition to Harry’s view of the future has begun!
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mmarin@icao.int
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