FAA Annual Recurrent Training for Supervisors is an online refresher of approximately 1 hour for aviation supervisors who finished initial training and make reasonable cause decisions. It is built for the recurrent training required by 14 CFR 120.115, which sets no fixed interval, and reviews signs of misuse, the decision rule in 14 CFR 120.109(d), alcohol test timing in 14 CFR 120.217(d) and documentation. The course was developed by attorney Andrew David Easler, Esq. A certificate is issued on completion.
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Published September 19, 2024
Andrew David Easler, Esq.
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Andrew David Easler, Esq.
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FAA Annual Recurrent Training for Supervisors is an online refresher of approximately 1 hour for aviation supervisors who have completed initial reasonable suspicion training. It was developed by Andrew David Easler, Esq., an attorney focused on DOT drug and alcohol compliance.
Supervisors who make reasonable cause decisions use those skills rarely, which makes regular refreshers valuable. This course reviews the signs, the decision process, and the documentation steps so supervisors stay ready.
The course refreshes the core skills from initial training and brings supervisors up to date. Topics include:
Recurrent training also gives supervisors a chance to review real situations they may have faced since their last course. Talking through what went well and what could improve makes the next decision clearer. Short, regular refreshers tend to work better than waiting until a supervisor feels unsure.
The course is self-paced, so supervisors can complete it around shift schedules and travel.
Under 14 CFR 120.115, employers must implement a reasonable recurrent training program for supervisory personnel who make reasonable cause drug testing determinations in the years after initial training. The rule does not set a fixed interval or length. FAA Advisory Circular AC 120-126A calls a 12 to 18 month schedule a best practice, and this course of about 1 hour fits a yearly cycle.
The recurrent requirement applies to drug testing decisions. The FAA alcohol training rule in 14 CFR 120.223 requires initial training only, though most employers refresh both topics together.
This course is for supervisors at FAA-regulated employers who still make testing decisions for safety-sensitive aviation employees. It does not replace initial training. New supervisors should first complete FAA Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors.
The course is written for FAA rules. FMCSA, FTA, PHMSA, and USCG require initial supervisor training only, covered by DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors.
Supervisors and their managers can download a certificate right after the supervisor passes the online exam. FAA requires employers to document all supervisor training in their testing program. Keep each completion record in the supervisor's file so it is ready for an inspection.
A lapse in recurrent training can lead to findings in an FAA inspection and can make a testing decision easier to challenge. Setting one yearly date for all supervisors is a simple way to keep everyone current.
The course is available as online self-paced training, onsite instructor-led training, or SCORM courseware for use in third-party learning management systems.
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Identify the physical, behavioral, speech and performance indicators of probable drug use and alcohol misuse covered in initial training.
Apply the current requirements of 14 CFR Part 120 and 49 CFR Part 40 to reasonable cause drug testing and reasonable suspicion alcohol testing.
Use the 14 CFR 120.109(d) decision rule and the 2-hour and 8-hour alcohol testing timelines in 14 CFR 120.217(d).
Describe removal from duty, refusals and the Substance Abuse Professional process.
Record observations clearly and promptly and keep them with the employer's testing records.
18 modules · 1 exam
Module 1
Introduction to Supervisor Training
Module 2
Drug Testing
Module 3
Indicators of Drug Use
Module 4
Signs and Symptoms of Narcotics
Module 5
Signs and Symptoms of Stimulants
Module 6
Signs and Symptoms of Amphetamines
Module 7
Signs and Symptoms of Depressants
Module 8
Signs and Symptoms of Marijuana-Cannabis
Module 9
Alcohol and Its Effects
Module 10
Alcohol and the Brain
Module 11
Effects of Alcohol Summary
Module 12
Alcohol Testing
Module 13
Testing Under Reasonable Suspicion
Module 14
Drugs of Abuse Reference Sheet
Module 15
Reasonable Suspicion Testing Checklist
Module 16
Do's and Don'ts for Supervisors
Module 17
Step by Step Confrontation Format
Module 18
Supervisor Tips
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It is ongoing training for supervisors who make reasonable cause testing decisions after they complete initial training. 14 CFR 120.115 requires reasonable recurrent training for supervisors who make drug testing decisions in the years after initial training.
Any supervisor at an FAA-regulated employer who has finished initial reasonable cause training and still makes testing decisions for safety-sensitive aviation employees. Recurrent training keeps those supervisors current on the signs to look for and the steps to follow when they make a testing decision.
The rule sets no fixed interval. It requires reasonable recurrent training in the years after initial training. FAA Advisory Circular AC 120-126A calls a 12 to 18 month schedule a best practice, and this course fits a yearly cycle.
Yes. Recurrent training does not replace the 60 minutes of drug training and 60 minutes of alcohol training required up front. New supervisors should start with FAA Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors.
About 1 hour. FAA does not set a minimum length for recurrent training. The 1-hour format gives supervisors a focused review that fits into a normal workday.
It refreshes the signs of drug use and alcohol misuse, the reasonable cause decision process, documentation, and testing timelines. It also covers rule changes since your last training. The goal is to help supervisors make consistent, well-documented decisions each time a concern comes up.
The employer may be cited in an FAA inspection for not following its training program. A testing decision by a supervisor without current training is also easier to challenge.
No. The FAA recurrent requirement applies to drug testing decisions under 14 CFR 120.115. The alcohol training rule in 14 CFR 120.223 requires initial training only. Most employers still refresh both together.
No. It is written for FAA rules. FMCSA, FTA, PHMSA, and USCG require initial training only, covered by DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors.
FAA requires documentation of all supervisor training in the employer's training program. Keep each completion record with the supervisor's file so it is ready for an audit.
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