Rotary winged pilot complains of lack of training aids and training policy at his company.

Attributes
ACN	214445
Time
Date	199207
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btr
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	214445
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I am requesting NASA ASRS to ask the baton rouge FSDO (FAA) to enforce far 135.97 by insisting all commercial helicopter operators in the gulf of mexico provide facilities and aircraft or simulators for helicopter pilots in their employ to maintain their instrument ratings. Far 135.293(B) requires a competency check that 'may include any of the maneuvers and procedures currently required for the original issuance of the particular pilot certificate required for the operations authorized' that certificate 135.97 and 135.351 require recurrent training, yet the baton rouge FSDO fails to enforce the requirements by insuring each helicopter pilot on primarily a day VFR contract is provided with facilities and aircraft to meet the night and IFR portions of the certificates. The baton rouge FSDO insists that offshore pilots be tested/checked on all aspects of their certificate without insisting operators provide required aircraft and facilities to maintain proficiency. My certificate holder only provides 135 competency checks with no training flts. The other operators, also do not provide pilots flying, single pilot, day/VFR contracts, training flts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ROTARY WINGED PLT COMPLAINS OF LACK OF TRAINING AIDS AND TRAINING POLICY AT HIS COMPANY.

Narrative: I AM REQUESTING NASA ASRS TO ASK THE BATON ROUGE FSDO (FAA) TO ENFORCE FAR 135.97 BY INSISTING ALL COMMERCIAL HELI OPERATORS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND ACFT OR SIMULATORS FOR HELI PLTS IN THEIR EMPLOY TO MAINTAIN THEIR INST RATINGS. FAR 135.293(B) REQUIRES A COMPETENCY CHK THAT 'MAY INCLUDE ANY OF THE MANEUVERS AND PROCS CURRENTLY REQUIRED FOR THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THE PARTICULAR PLT CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR THE OPS AUTHORIZED' THAT CERTIFICATE 135.97 AND 135.351 REQUIRE RECURRENT TRAINING, YET THE BATON ROUGE FSDO FAILS TO ENFORCE THE REQUIREMENTS BY INSURING EACH HELI PLT ON PRIMARILY A DAY VFR CONTRACT IS PROVIDED WITH FACILITIES AND ACFT TO MEET THE NIGHT AND IFR PORTIONS OF THE CERTIFICATES. THE BATON ROUGE FSDO INSISTS THAT OFFSHORE PLTS BE TESTED/CHKED ON ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR CERTIFICATE WITHOUT INSISTING OPERATORS PROVIDE REQUIRED ACFT AND FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROFICIENCY. MY CERTIFICATE HOLDER ONLY PROVIDES 135 COMPETENCY CHKS WITH NO TRAINING FLTS. THE OTHER OPERATORS, ALSO DO NOT PROVIDE PLTS FLYING, SINGLE PLT, DAY/VFR CONTRACTS, TRAINING FLTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.