PA.VI.B — Task B — Navigation Systems and Radar Services
FAA-S-ACS-6C — Area of Operation VI
Official ACS text — PA.VI.B
ACS — CERTIFICATION STANDARDReferences: AC 91-78; AIM; FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-3, FAA-H-8083-25
Objective: To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with navigation systems and radar services. Note: The evaluator should reference the manufacturer’s equipment supplement(s) as necessary for appropriate limitations, procedures, etc.
Knowledge — The applicant demonstrates understanding of:
PA.VI.B.K1 Ground-based navigation (identification, orientation, course determination, equipment, tests, regulations, interference, appropriate use of navigation data, and signal integrity).
PA.VI.B.K2 Satellite-based navigation (e.g., equipment, regulations, authorized use of databases, and Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM)).
PA.VI.B.K3 Radar assistance to visual flight rules (VFR) aircraft (e.g., operations, equipment, available services, traffic advisories).
PA.VI.B.K4 Transponder (Mode(s) A, C, and S) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B).
Risk Management — The applicant is able to identify, assess, and mitigate risk associated with:
PA.VI.B.R1 Management of automated navigation and autoflight systems.
PA.VI.B.R2 Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
PA.VI.B.R3 Limitations of the navigation system in use.
PA.VI.B.R4 Loss of a navigation signal.
PA.VI.B.R5 Use of an electronic flight bag (EFB), if used.
Skills — The applicant exhibits the skill to:
PA.VI.B.S1 Use an airborne electronic navigation system.
PA.VI.B.S2 Determine the airplane’s position using the navigation system.
PA.VI.B.S3 Intercept and track a given course, radial, or bearing.
PA.VI.B.S4 Recognize and describe the indication of station or waypoint passage.
PA.VI.B.S5 Recognize signal loss or interference and take appropriate action, if applicable.
PA.VI.B.S6 Use proper communication procedures when utilizing radar services.
PA.VI.B.S7 Maintain the selected altitude, ±200 feet and heading, ±15°.
Reproduced from FAA-S-ACS-6C, Change 1 (November 2023). Verify against the official document before relying on it.
Is this a regulation?
No — this is a certification standard, not a regulation.
Airman Certification Standards. The ACS defines what an applicant must know, consider and do to pass a practical test. It is a certification standard, not a regulation.