Evaluation Requirements - doe-std-1164-20030011

DOE-STD-1164-2003

knowledge and/or skill required to meet the technical Functional Area Qualification Standard

competency statements.

EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS

Attainment of the competencies listed in this technical Functional Area Qualification Standard

should be documented by a qualifying official or the immediate supervisor (if technically

qualified) of aviation safety personnel using any of the following methods:

Satisfactory completion of a written examination (preferred method), such as

Completion of the Aviation Manager/Aviation Safety Officer Course, Energy On-line

Learning Center.

Satisfactory completion of an oral evaluation (preferred method)

Satisfactory accomplishment of an observed task or activity directly related to a

competency (preferred method)

Documented evaluation of equivalencies (least preferred method)

Field Element Managers shall qualify candidates as possessing technical knowledge of the

complete set of disciplines and competencies contained in this Functional Area Qualification

Standard. Final qualification under this Functional Area Qualification Standard should be

performed using one or a combination of the following methods:

Satisfactory completion of a comprehensive written examination. The minimum

passing grade should be 80%. (Completion of the Aviation Manager/Aviation Safety

Officer Course, Energy On-line Learning Center.)

Satisfactory completion of an oral examination by a qualified Senior Technical Safety

Manager (STSM) or a qualification board of technically qualified personnel to

include at least one qualified STSM.

Satisfactory completion of a walkthrough of a facility with a qualifying official for

the purpose of verifying a candidate's knowledge and practical skills of selected key

elements, including safety systems, structures, components, and system operating

principles of the systems associated with a specific technical area.

For oral examinations and walkthroughs, qualifying officials or board members should ask

critical questions intended to integrate identified learning objectives during qualification. Field

Element Managers or designees should develop formal guidance for oral examinations and

walkthroughs that includes: the standards for qualification; the use of technical advisors by a

board; the questioning procedures or protocol; pass/fail criteria; the board deliberation and voting

authorization procedures; and the documentation process. A board or qualifying official may

conduct the oral interview as a group or individually. The board should document explicitly any

questions and answers that result in an oral examination failure. Field Element Managers or their

designees may require the candidates who fail a written or oral examination to complete a special

study program designed to strengthen weaknesses revealed in the examination. Field Element

Managers or their designees may direct candidate reexaminations to verify the effectiveness of

actions taken to correct weak areas. Candidates who repeatedly fail examinations should be

reassigned to a non-technical position.