Q&As for Safety-Sensitive Employees

If my certificate has been revoked, how do I get it back?
Because your certificate has been revoked, you must apply for a new certificate and satisfy all of the requirements. To reapply or find more information, please contact your local Flight Standards District Office.

Safety Analysis & Promotion Division

Flight Standards Safety Management System (SMS) Program Office

Specific functions and responsibilities of the SMS office include:

• Focal point for AFS in future SMS-related rulemaking and policy development efforts.
• Oversight and evaluation of SMS collaborative testing projects.
• Standardization of concepts, functional requirements, and terminology across AFS managed and sponsored SMS programs, initiatives, and contracted activities.
• Alignment of internal and external SMS development activities with AVS SMS standards and AVS Management Team and AFS Executive Steering Committee guidance.
• Planning and coordination of SMS activities in AVS and AFS Business Plans.
• Representation of AFS in the AVS SMS Working Group.
• Ensure integration capability of oversight systems, both within AFS and also between AFS and other AVS lines of business.
• Coordination with the ATOS Continual Improvement Section and headquarters policy divisions on SMS-oversight system relationships.
• Development and maintenance of SMS policy and guidance documentation.
• Development of AFS SMS training requirements and mentorship of SMS related FAA Academy training.
• Development of measures of safety performance and effectiveness for both internal and external SMS.
• Development and maintenance of SMS data collection and auditing tools.
• Development and use of standardized outreach, familiarization and orientation materials for SMS.
• Coordination and management of an AFS SMS Standardization and Assistance Team to assist field organizations and service providers in development and implementation of voluntary and mandatory external SMSs.

Air Transportation Division

Aviation Rulemaking Committees (ARC)

Air Carrier Safety and Pilot Training ARC

• Air Carrier Safety and Pilot Training ARC Charter(PDF)
• Air Carrier Safety and Pilot Training ARC Participant List(PDF)

Flight and Duty Time Limitations and Rest Requirements ARC

• ARC Charter(PDF)
• Flight and Duty Time Limitations and Rest Requirements ARC Participant List(PDF)

Flight Crewmember Mentoring, Leadership and Professional Development ARC

• ARC Charter(PDF)
• Flight Crewmember Mentoring, Leadership and Professional Development ARC Participant List(PDF)

Stick Pusher and Adverse Weather Event Training ARC

• ARC Charter(PDF)
• Stick Pusher and Adverse Weather Event Training ARC Participant List(PDF)

Training Hours Requirement Review ARC

• ARC Charter(PDF)
• Training Hours Requirement Review ARC Participant List(PDF)

Aircraft Certification Service (AIR)

Local Offices

• Certification Branches – formerly Aircraft Certification Offices (ACO)
• Certificate Management Branches – formerly Manufacturing Inspection Offices (MIO)
• Certificate Management Sections – formerly Manufacturing Inspection District Offices (MIDO)

Which Local Office should I contact?

As a result of AIR's 2023 reorganization:

• The Integrated Certificate Management Division (AIR-500) was created to address certification, delegation, system oversight and continued operational safety functions with focus on commercial airplanes and engines. This includes the BASOO Branch, the Boeing Certificate Management Office, and the Engine Certification Office Branch
• Aircraft Certification Offices (ACOs) are now Certification Branches
• Manufacturing Inspection District Offices (MIDOs) are now Certificate Management Sections.
• Manufacturing Inspection Offices (MIOs) are now Certificate Management Branches

Aircraft Certification Service (AIR)

Executive Staff Office (AIR-10)

The Executive Staff Office manages the executive support functions for the Office of the Executive Director, facilitating daily operations, managing workflow by assigning tasks and reviewing work products, and participating in policy implementation through review and integration of initiatives.

Aircrew Health and Safety

Human Factors Series Videos

• Stress in the Aviation Environment
• The History of Crew Resource Management

Aircrew Health and Safety

Aircrew Survival Videos

• Cold Land Survival (20:42 min)
• Hot Land Survival (24:26 min)
• Survival Kits: Rafts and Accessories (15:13)
• Survival Medicine (23:14 min)
• Surviving on Open Water (25:22 min)
• Survival Signaling (15:52 min)
• The Will To Survive (17:44 min)
• Tropical Survival (11:31 min)

Rulemaking

The Office of Rulemaking provides general rule information on published regulatory documents. We welcome the public to participate in rulemaking by sending comments and petitions for exemptions. The rulemaking committees provide advice and recommendations for aviation-related issues, aging system reviews, and terminal area operations.

Address

Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Rulemaking
Room 810
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20591

Phone: (202) 267-9677
Fax: (202) 267-5075

Aviation Safety (AVS)

Policy

Environmental Management System 

Q&As for Safety-Sensitive Employees

If I have already completed the return-to-duty process described in part 40, can I return to the performance of safety-sensitive functions while the FAA is conducting its investigation?
If you have completed the return-to-duty requirements described in the regulations (49 CFR part 40, subpart O), you may return to the performance of safety-sensitive work while the FAA is conducting its investigation. However, if you are returning to perform safety-sensitive duties that require a medical certificate issued by the FAA under 14 CFR part 67, you must meet the medical standards necessary to hold a medical certificate prior to returning to those duties, which is separate from the requirements described in 49 CFR part 40, subpart O.