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Advanced Qualification Program (AQP)
AQP is a voluntary alternative to the traditional training requirements of 14 CFR Part 121 pertaining to pilots, dispatchers, and flight attendants. An approved AQP enables an operator to replace one-size-fits-all training and evaluation with a customized program that integrates cognitive and technical flying skills, and which contains self-correcting quality assurance components.
Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)
Administered by NASA for the FAA, the ASRS receives, processes, analyzes, interprets and reports safety data provided voluntarily by pilots, controllers, flight attendants, mechanics, and other users of the National Airspace System (NAS). Reports may not be used for enforcement action by the FAA.
Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)
ASAP is a voluntary program under which employees of 14 CFR Part 121 or Part 145 certificate holders may report safety related events, including possible violations by the reporting employees themselves, of violations of U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. The objective of the ASAP is to encourage air carrier and repair station employees to voluntarily report safety information that may be critical to identifying potential precursors to accidents. Under ASAP, safety issues are resolved through corrective action rather than through punishment or discipline. An ASAP is based on a safety partnership that includes the FAA and the certificate holder, and usually includes a third party, such as the employee's labor organizationFor reports accepted under the program, the FAA stipulates that it will take no more than administrative action against the employee. When the employee is the sole source of information on the event, the FAA takes no action. Possible lack of qualification issues for accepted reports are addressed under ASAP with corrective action but not by certificate action. (ASAP AC No: 120-66B, Published 15 Nov 2002)
Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program
FOQA is a voluntary program that entails the routine acquisition and analysis of digital flight data from air carrier operations, and corrective action for adverse trends revealed by that data. FOQA collects and analyzes digital flight data generated during normal line operations. FOQA programs provide greater insight into the total flight operations environment. FOQA data is unique because it can provide objective information that is not available through other methods. The information and insights provided by FOQA can improve safety by significantly enhancing training effectiveness, operational procedures, maintenance and engineering procedures, and air traffic control procedures. (FOQA AC No: 120-82, Published 12 April 2004)
Internal Evaluation Program (IEP)
IEP is a voluntary program that entails airline internal safety audits, together with documented organizational responsibilities, safety information acquisition procedures, and continuous quality assurance processes designed to increase the likelihood that safety deficiencies are promptly identified and corrected. (IEP AC No: 120-59A, Published 17 April 2006)
Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) Program
LOSA data collection, by trained observers riding in cockpit jump seats, and analysis are used to generate a diagnostic snapshot of safety strengths and weaknesses in normal flight operations based on a model of threat and error management. (LOSA AC No: 120-90, Published 27 April 2006)
Runway Incursion Information Evaluation Program (RIIEP)
The RIIEP gathers safety information about the causal factors of airport surface events, including runway incursions, through in-depth interviews of pilots or maintenance technicians involved in such events. The FAA limits enforcement action for pilots and mechanics who are involved in such events to no more than administrative action, provided they qualify for acceptance under the program.
(FAA Notice N8900.31, Revised Guidance for the Implementation of the Runway Incursion Information Evaluation Program, Effective 12 February 2008).
Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program (VDRP)
The Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program provides positive incentives for a certificate holder, qualified fractional ownership
program, or Production Approval Holder (PAH) operating under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR) to
voluntarily identify, report, and correct their own instances of regulatory noncompliance. For reports accepted under the program, the FAA stipulates that enforcement against the regulated entity will be limited to administrative action, provided that the entity
implements a comprehensive fix satisfactory to the FAA to preclude, or reduce the risk of, reoccurrence of the violation. (VDRP AC No: 00-58A, Published 08 Sept 2006; VDRP-Hazardous Materials AC No: 121-37, Published 31 Jan 2006)
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