Ex.1 How to adapt this manual
This appendix is an example. It shows one way an operator or approved training organisation can connect this instructor manual to a real programme. Your titles, tools, and rule numbers will differ. The main chapters do not depend on this appendix.
What you are connecting
| Source | What you use it for |
|---|---|
| ICAO (e.g. Doc 9868, Doc 9995) | Training methodology |
| National aviation rules | Legal requirements in your State |
| Approved operations manuals (often OM-A and OM-D, or ATO equivalents) | Your organisation's mandatory training policy and programme |
| This Train-the-Trainer manual | How instructors teach, brief, debrief, grade, and manage the session |
On the line and in the simulator, follow the approved programme and the law. Use this manual for instructional skill unless your organisation has published different teaching standards.
Role map (functions, not fixed titles)
Map these functions to whoever holds them in your organisation:
| Function | Typical duties related to this manual |
|---|---|
| Postholder / head of training (or equivalent) | Overall training system; serious instructor discipline; programme approval interface |
| Head of flight training | Day-to-day training delivery leadership; escalations from fleet training |
| Fleet training manager | Fleet lesson plans, instructor rostering, technical training standards on type |
| Training duty manager (or equivalent out of hours) | Urgent operational training support when managers are unavailable |
| Quality / compliance | Audit of training records, report integrity, continuous improvement |
When a chapter says "escalate to the fleet training manager," use the person who actually owns that function for you.
Tool map
| Need | Generic name | Your system (fill in) |
|---|---|---|
| Lesson plans and module materials | Approved lesson-plan system | |
| Shared training documents, memos, differences | Training document library | |
| Crew manuals (FCOM, FCTM, QRH) | Crew library / EFB | |
| Grades and training records | Training records system |
Do not treat any brand of software as required by this manual.
Programme map
- List the national rules that approve your training and instructors.
- Identify the current OM-A (or equivalent) sections for organisation and crew qualifications.
- Identify the current OM-D (or equivalent) for instructor privileges, course footprints, and grading or proficiency standards.
- Point instructors at this manual for facilitation, debrief, questioning, and grading craft.
- Write a one-page local note (optional) that maps your role titles and systems onto the tables above.
When local rules win
- Course hours, modules, and mandatory events → approved programme
- Who may instruct or examine → national rules and OM-D
- Word pictures or grade thresholds if your authority-approved model differs → approved programme
- How to ask questions, facilitate, or structure a debrief → this manual, unless your organisation has written different craft standards
What not to copy from this example
- Do not invent a regulator or copy another State's part numbers into your manuals without checking the current rules.
- Do not assume another airline's job titles.
- Do not require a specific LMS or document server because an example mentioned one.
Connections
- Train-the-Trainer Course Manual. Main map.
- 1.6 Training References. Generic hierarchy this example applies.
- 12.1 Standards. Instructor duties under a training organisation.