49 U.S.C. § 44516: Human factors program

address the problems and concerns raised by the National Research Council in its report “The Future of Air Traffic Control” on air traffic control automation; and respond to the recommendations made by the National Research Council. in recovering from loss of control of an aircraft, including handling unusual attitudes and mechanical malfunctions; in deviating from standard operating procedures, including inappropriate responses to emergencies and hazardous weather; in awareness of altitude and location relative to terrain to prevent controlled flight into terrain; and in landing and approaches, including nonprecision approaches and go-around procedures. The Administrator shall establish a test program in cooperation with air carriers to use model Jeppesen approach plates or other similar tools to improve precision-like landing approaches for aircraft. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the status of the Administration’s efforts to encourage the adoption and implementation of advanced qualification programs for air carriers under this section. In this section, the term “advanced qualification program” means an alternative method for qualifying, training, certifying, and ensuring the competency of flight crews and other commercial aviation operations personnel subject to the training and evaluation requirements of parts 121 and 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. perform work involving the design and testing of technologies, processes, and systems which require effective and safe human performance; generate and apply theories, principles, practical concepts, systems, and processes related to the design and testing of technologies, systems, and training programs to support and evaluate human performance in work contexts; and meet education or experience requirements as determined by the Administrator.” The Administrator shall develop a human factors education program that addresses the effects of modern flight deck systems, including automated systems, on human performance for transport airplanes and the approaches for better integration of human factors in aircraft design and certification. Appropriate employees within the Flight Standards Service. Appropriate employees within the Aircraft Certification Service. Other employees or authorized representatives determined to be necessary by the Administrator. require each transport airplane manufacturer to provide the Administrator with the information or findings necessary for flight crew to be trained on flight deck systems; ensure the information or findings under paragraph (1) adequately includes consideration of human factors; and ensure that each transport airplane manufacturer identifies any technical basis, justification or rationale for the information and findings under paragraph (1).”