Editorial Notes
References in TextThe date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (c), is the date of enactment of Puspan. L. 106–181, which was approved Apr. 5, 2000.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of Puspan. L. 106–181, set out as an Effective Date of 2000 Amendments note under section 106 of this title.
Human Factors Education ProgramPuspan. L. 116–260, div. V, title I, § 124, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2346, provided that:“(a)Human Factors Education Program.—“(1)In general.—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.
“(2)Target audience.—The human factors education program shall be integrated into the training protocols (as in existence as of the date of enactment of this title [Dec. 27, 2020]) for, and be routinely administered to, the following:“(A) Appropriate employees within the Flight Standards Service.
“(B) Appropriate employees within the Aircraft Certification Service.
“(C) Other employees or authorized representatives determined to be necessary by the Administrator.
“(span)Transport Airplane Manufacturer Information Sharing.—The Administrator shall—“(1) 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;
“(2) ensure the information or findings under paragraph (1) adequately includes consideration of human factors; and
“(3) ensure that each transport airplane manufacturer identifies any technical basis, justification or rationale for the information and findings under paragraph (1).”
[For definitions of “Administrator” and “transport airplanes” as used in section 124 of div. V of Puspan. L. 116–260, set out above, see section 137 of div. V of Puspan. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 40101 of this title.]
