scope:

The staffing guide is organized around the three major mission areas included in the Aircraft Certification Regulatory Program (ACRP); continued operational safety; regulatory policy development; and certifications, approvals, and appointments. The guide addresses two broad categories of effort, direct and indirect work activities. The guide includes direct work measures and time standards along with worksheets for reporting staff hours devoted to major, long-term certification and rulemaking projects. An in-depth description of the guide's structure and content is provided in the final report on the staffing guide development project.

PURPOSE. This order presents the staffing guide developed by the Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) contained in Staffing Guide for Certification Engineers and Flight Test Pilots - Final Report dated January 1992, covering work performed by non-supervisory engineers and flight test pilots at the Washington headquarters of the Aircraft Certification Service, the Aircraft Certification Directorates, and all Aircraft Certification Officers. This order establishes the Staffing Guide Review Committee.

APPLICABILITY. The staffing guide as defined in appendix 1 to this order applies to non-supervisory certification engineers and flight test pilots at the AIR Division, Directorate and ACO levels. Work performed by supervisory certification engineers and flight test pilots, administrative support staff, and technical/clerical personnel is not addressed by this staffing guide.