Did anyone from the developers group know that the FAA is currently in the
draft review stages of an Advisory Circular for CRM in AQP? If so, do
tell. If not, why all the secrecy? The document is titled Advisory
Circular 120-54: Chapter 20 (Crew Resource Management)
I didn't know there was a rewrite in progress until I read a draft today.
Judging from the self-referencing literature citations at the end of the
document and the emphasis on error management CRM, it appears that the
end-user community is about to get an official FAA CRM guidance document
written by the non-operational folks who crafted the guidance that yielded
the past 10-15 years of CRM folly. Also considering that the U.S. General
Accounting Office recognized in their December 1997 report that the past
guidance was poor, it's a bit surprising that the same people were given
the pen to write this document.
Since the CRM Developers Group includes a many of the people who would live
under this guidance, I would like to know if there is anyone from the
operational CRM development and training community involved in this AQP CRM
rewrite effort? If not, this could be an opportunity for this group to
register individual comments on the new FAA Human Factors Internet
Feedback System.
Your insights will be appreciated
Vince