PRIA forms?

[wmudriver]

I was reading aviationinterviews.com gouge on Shuttle America and someone mentioned something about getting PRIA forms from former employers they have flown for. This was in reference to filling out the job application.

What are PRIA forms?

 

[XTW]

"Pilot Records Information Act"


Your new employer should provide you with the forms to fill out and they send them in to the FAA. They have to do with information that the Feds have on file from your previous employers. This is so you can't BS them about your past.

My new employer sent them to me, I filled them out and sent them back. Never heard another word.

This is only my limited understanding of it all, so take it for what it's worth!

 

[TheInsider]

It's actually called "Pilot Records Improvement Act". PRIA forms are also filled out by your current and previous employers and then sent to the prospective employer. Your employer is required to maintain records of your employment for five years regarding disciplinary action that has not been overturned. The law allows the employer to decide what they deem necesarry to include in your HR file but once it's there it cannot be removed for five years. If you have never had any disciplinary issues you have nothing to worry about. If you still worry I suggest you ask your HR person for a peek at your records.

 

[Lori Clark]

The PRIA, or Pilot Records Improvement Act, enables a prospective employer to view all training records from all employers where you were employed as a pilot. This includes any flight instructor position you may have held.

In my experience with the PRIA, the prospective employer will have you sign a release so they may request these records and you are able to request a copy of whatever is returned to the prospective employer, which I personally highly recommend you do. The prospective employer will request training records, not your personnel file. The previous employer is required to submit a copy of all your training records within 30 days to be in compliance with the reg. (Again, the prospective employer will not receive a copy of your entire personnel file. In addition to your training records, the previous employer is only required to verify your employment dates and whether or not you are eligible for rehire.)
This is not to say that the prospective company won't attempt to collect as much information as possible, but it is my understanding that legally the previous employer only has to comply with providing copies of training records, verify employment dates and eligibility of rehire. There is usually a questionnaire that accompanies the PRIA request which asks questions such as: Has this person ever received any disciplinary action with regard to a training event?

The PRIA is separate from requesting your FAA records from Ok City; hence there is another release form for the FAA - although everyone refers to the PRIA as inclusive of your FAA records.

I hope this helps...
Lori

 

[LearLove]

"The PRIA, or Pilot Records Improvement Act, enables a prospective employer to view all training records from all employers where you were employed as a pilot. This includes any flight instructor position you may have held."


I know you have some exp with respect to the PRIA but I'm under the impression that you only need to submit PRIA paperwork for previous 135 and 121 carriers you worked for. 91 corp and CFI stuff doesn't count as you don't take 8XXX form checkrides and other 6 and 12 month checkrides in 91 ops.

So like if you flew 135 from Dec1992 to Dec1996 then went to Eagle in Dec1996 and in JUL2004 go on with SWA then you actually only need to submit PRIA for Eagle as you were there for more than 5 years.

Again I'm not say your wrong but I bet if you ask 5 Feds on this you'll get 5 diff answers.

Also outside the PRIA rules I guess any company can request whatever employment history they want that fall within civil laws.

 

[TheInsider]

I am not sure how current you are Lori and I suggest you get updated before you give people advice and possibly charge for it.
A current or previous employer will receive a questionaire where it specifically says: within the past five years has the applicant been subject to disciplinary action which not later has been overturned.(not for for word but that's what is is saying)
When it comes to training records it does NOT ask about disciplinary action re. TRAINING, only if the applicant have failed to complete training events (recurrent, initial, upgrade, transition).
I strongly suggest that whoever does the records and represents the company tells the truth and discloses all information asked for as PRIA goes beyond just the FAA records check.
As you say, the prospective employer will not receive a complete copy of an HR file but must be informed of any disciplinary action as mentioned above.

 

[TheInsider]

Some more info from the feds: http://www.faa.gov/avr/afs/pria/

 

[DoinTime]

When in doubt go to the source www.faa.gov

14. Records to be Included or Furnished in a PRIA Request

For the purpose of PRIA, ‘RECORD’ means the individual pilot’s records that are maintained by (1) FAA, and (2) an air carrier to meet the statutory requirements of 49 U.S.C. § 44703(h)(1)(A) ‘FAA Records,’ and 49 U.S.C. § 44703(h)(1)(B) ‘Air Carrier and other records.’

FAA RECORDS: 49 U.S.C. § 44703(h)(1)(A)

a. Medical certification including date of issue, class, and any limitations.

b. Airman certification including date of issue, level, category, class, and type ratings.

c. Summaries of CLOSED FAA legal enforcement actions resulting in a finding by
the Administrator of a violation that was not subsequently overturned.

AIR CARRIER AND OTHER RECORDS: 49 U.S.C. § 44703(h)(1)(B)

‘Records pertaining to the individual’ that are maintained by an air carrier (other than records relating to flight time, duty time, or rest time) are set forth in the following Code of Federal Regulations:


a. 14 CFR Part 121.683 – including but not limited to:

1. Proficiency and route checks.
2. Airplane and route qualifications.
3. Training.
4. Any required physical examinations.
5. Records of each action taken concerning the release form employment or
physical or professional disqualification of the flight crewmember that was not
subsequently overturned.
6. Appendix I and J, maintained IAW 49 CFR Part 40 § 40.333.

b. 14 CFR Part 125.401 – including but not limited to:

1. Proficiency checks.
2. Airplane qualifications.
3. Any required physical examinations.
4. Records of each action taken concerning the release from employment or
physical or professional disqualification of the flight crewmember that was not
subsequently overturned.

c. 14 CFR Part 135.63(a)(4) – including but not limited to:

1. Full name of the pilot.
2. Pilot certificate (by type and number) and ratings held.
3. Aeronautical experience.
4. Current duties and the date of assignment to those duties.
5. Effective date and class of the medical certificate held.
6. Date and result of each of the initial and recurrent competency tests and
proficiency and route checks required by part 135 and the type of aircraft flown
during that test or check.
7. Check pilot authorization, if any.
8. Release from employment for physical or professional disqualification that was
not subsequently overturned.
9. Date of the completion of the initial phase and each recurrent phase of the
training required by part 135.
10. Sections 135.251(b) and 135.255(b) – records that pertain to Appendix I and J,
part 121, and maintained IAW 49 CFR Part 40 § Part 40.333.

Other records pertaining to the ‘Individual’s Performance As A Pilot’ that are maintained by an air carrier:

a. Training records, including initial and recurrent training records.

b. Qualifications, proficiency, or professional competence of the individual, including
comments and evaluations made by a check airman designated under sections 14
CFR Parts 121.411, 125.295, or 135.337. Examples include:

1. Documents that show the individual’s qualifications as instructor/evaluator,
check airman, or examiner.

2. Records of the individual’s proficiency checks, recurring checks for Captain,
First Officer. Or Line Checks.

c. Records of any disciplinary action taken with respect to the individual that was not
subsequently overturned; and

a. Any release from employment or resignation, termination, or disqualification of
the individual with respect to employment.

 

[Lori Clark]

OK, Insider - some good points, however, here are also some other points for clarification:

1. I am current in these issues, and have applied this information within the past six months.

2. Let's keep this complex idea fairly simple -
The Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996 (PRIA) was enacted to ensure that air carriers adequately investigate a pilot's background.

The intention is clear, and you can argue the fine points until you're blue in the face. The PRIA is limited to "performance issues". Period.

3. The PRIA also refers to 91 operations:
From the AC sent out in January -
Who must provide records? Any air carrier or person, or a trustee in bankruptcy for an air carrier or person, that has employed the individual as a pilot of a civil or public aircraft at any time during the 5-year period preceding the date of the employment application."

NOTE: Entities that employ pilots and maintain pilot records but are not air carriers must provide the records identified by PRIA to the requesting air carrier within the time specified.

That's pretty clear.

4. What is in those records sent? Among others -

Records of each action taken concerning the release from
employment or physical or professional disqualification of the flight crewmember that was not subsequently overturned.

It is here that I disagree with you. You state that the PRIA does NOT ask about disciplinary actions regarding training - yet the PRIA specifically states that it does. If you bust checkrides multiple times and the employer decides to terminate you, that must be reported per the stipulations in the PRIA. The examples you state are definitely on the questionnaire sent to the reporting air carrier, however the answers are not limited to those conditions.

My intent here is not to aggravate you or to be "in your face" however your response to me that I "get updated before give people advice and possibly charge for it" is confrontational at best, and I feel the need to further qualify my original statement. I think it's important to remember that I am simply attempting to answer the original question by wmudriver asking what a PRIA is, not to start some sort of silly war. We probably both have better things to do with our time...

I appreciate your thoughts, I am not perfect, and certainly welcome new viewpoints on any issue.

Kind Regards,
Lori