ASTM F3457-20

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:F3457 −20
Standard Guide for
Aircraft Certification Education Standards for Engineers and
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Professionals in Aerospace Industry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3457; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
1.1 The purpose of this guide is to address the fundamental
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
subject and content knowledge requirements and outcomes of
aircraft certification educational training courses for engineers
2. Referenced Documents
and professionals in the aerospace industry. The content may
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
be more broadly applicable. The standards envisioned within
F3060 Terminology for Aircraft
this guide are intended to be usable globally.
F3264 Specification for Normal Category Aeroplanes Certi-
1.2 Background—The standards envisioned within this
fication
guide are intended to be usable globally.There are certification
F3376 Guide for Core Competencies for Aviation Mainte-
requirementsspecifictoeachcountry’srespectivecivilaviation
nance Personnel
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authority (CAA) (for example, published guidance from appli-
2.2 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Documents:
cable CAA) concerning the acceptable use and application
Order 8110.4C Type Certification
thereof. For example, some engineering approval processes
Advisory Circular (AC) 21-40A Guide for Obtaining a
vary from country to country. Regardless of an engineering
Supplemental Type Certificate
process’snameordescription,tothemaximumextentpossible,
The FAA and Industry Guide to Product Certification
the standards to be developed from this guide should account 4
2.3 Other Standards:
for engineering approvals that support aircraft certification
ATA iSpec 2200 Information Standards for Aviation Main-
globally.
tenance
1.2.1 Through education standards that are created and
accepted by CAAs and industry, engineers and professionals in 3. Terminology
the aerospace industry will have the knowledge and skills
3.1 SeeterminologyinaccordancewithTerminologyF3060
necessary to successfully carry out aircraft design certification
(current version is F3060-20).
projects using these standards for professional training and
3.2 See Table 1 for task performance and knowledge defi-
curriculum accreditation. Compliance data will be developed
nitions.
by engineers who have gained foundational knowledge in
aircraft certification through training developed according to 3.3 Explanations for Task Knowledge and Task Perfor-
globally recognized consensus standards.
mance Levels:
3.3.1 A task knowledge scale value may be used alone or
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
with a task performance scale value to define a level of
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
knowledge for a specific task.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.3.2 Task performance level is determined by performance
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
in a certification project or a mock certification project con-
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
ducted by an educational institution.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
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ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F46 on Aerospace the ASTM website.
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Personnel and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F46.01 on Aerospace Available from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 800 Independence
Engineers and Technicians. Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591, http://www.faa.gov.
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Current edition approved July 1, 2020. Published August 2020. DOI: 10.1520/ AvailablefromAirlinesforAmerica,275PennsylvaniaAvenue,NWSuite1300
F3457-20. Washington, DC 20004, https://publications.airlines.org/.
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TABLE 1 Task Performance and Knowledge Levels
Scale Value Definition: The
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