Advisory Circular No.150/5200-36 Qualifications for Wildlife Biologists and Training for Airport Personnel 30th Annual Airport Conference Hershey, Pennsylvania

Advisory Circular No.150/5200-36

Qualifications for Wildlife Biologists

and

Training for Airport Personnel

30th Annual Airport ConferenceHershey, Pennsylvania

March 8, 2007

USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services

30th Annual Airport Conference

Hershey, PennsylvaniaMarch 8, 2007


What does it do?

Details training for airport personnel (14 CFR Part 139.303)

Advisory Circular 150/5200-36

Creates more regulation!

Defines “qualified airport wildlife biologist” (14 CFR Part 139.337)1.

2.

3.




Who’s impacted?

Public-use airports

Certificates under Part 139, Subpart D

Persons conducting wildlife management





Why is it important?

Spells out qualifications

WHA and training


Provides clarity (huh?!)




Education and training

Experience


Qualified Airport Wildlife Biologist

#1





Education and training


• GS-0486 equivalent• Acceptable airport hazard management training course• Recurrent training every 3 years

• Airport hazard management training• Bird Strike Conference• Other FAA-acceptable training

#1





Appendix A

Qualification Standards for OPM GS0486 Wildlife Biologist

• Wildlife coursework (9)• Zoology coursework (12)• Botany coursework (9)

or

•Equivalent education and experience





Appendix B

Acceptable Airport Wildlife Hazard Management Course

• 24 hours

• Instructor qualifications





Appendix B


• Airport familiarization

• Aircraft familiarization

• Wildlife hazards to aviation

• Laws, regulations, and policies (Federal, State, Local)

• DOD requirements on military/civilian joint-use airports





Appendix B


• State and Federal agency roles and responsibilities

• FAA National Wildlife Aircraft Strike Database

• Environmental Issues

• Initial consultations and Wildlife Hazard Assessments





Appendix B


• Wildlife Hazard Management Plans

• Wildlife hazard management control strategies and tactics

• Off-airport attractants

• Testing (oral, written, practical, or combination)





Experience


• Conducted a Wildlife Hazard Assessment

Qualified airport wildlife biologists should possess verification. Ask them for it.

#1

Are you still with me?





Initial and Recurrent Training for Airport Personnel

Who

When

#2

What

Personnel “actively involved” in wildlife hazard management

Conducted by a qualified airport wildlife biologist

Every 12 months

8 hoursAppendix C





“Train-the-trainer” approach

Receive training from qualified airport wildlife biologist

“…provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by airport

personnel to implement a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan.”

(Appendix C)





Appendix C

Training Curriculum for Airport Personnel

• General survey of wildlife hazards to aviation

• Review of airport’s WHA

• Review of airport’s WHMP

• Basic bird and mammal identification





Appendix C

Training Curriculum for Airport Personnel (continued)

• Pyrotechnic and firearms safety

• Other training required by state or federal regulations

• pesticide application

• Testing

• oral, written, practical, combination




Thank You!

Documents

Advisory Circular No.150/5200-36 Qualifications for Wildlife Biologists and Training for Airport Personnel 30th Annual Airport Conference Hershey, Pennsylvania