AF-SRG-005 Standarized Ranking Factors for Airway Transportation Sy

STANDARDIZED RANKING FACTORS FOR
AIRWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST, GS-2101-5/7/9
#AF-SRG-005
There are seven service areas associated with the GS-2101 series:
Communications
Automation
Environmental
Surveillance
Navigation
Weather
Aeronautical Spectrum
The position announcement shall identify the service areas in which knowledge is required. It shall also
identify the specific systems for which certification/experience is required. The service areas will be consistent
with areas and related systems as shown in the addendum at the end of these ranking factors. It shall also
identify the specific systems for which certification/experience is required.
FACTOR 1. TRAINING/EDUCATION.
a. Prerequisite training.
(1) Basic prerequisite training. The following courses are basic prerequisite training
requirements. Credit will be given only if the applicant has completed all of these courses, or their
equivalents:
Course 47002
Course 47003
Course 40150
Course 40151
Course 40152
Course 40153

Mathematics for FAA Technical Personnel
Electronics for FAA Technical Personnel
AC/DC and Transient Fundamentals
Digital Electronics
Antennas and Transmission Lines
Solid State Electronics

Note: Course 44504, Electronics Fundamentals and Engineering Mathematics, is the equivalent of Courses
47002 and 47003; Course 40509, Common Principles for Electronics Technicians, is the equivalent of
Courses 40150 through 40153.
Successful completion of all courses

(10 points)_________

(2) Career specialty prerequisite training. The following are several concepts courses which
are prerequisites for further equipment/systems training:
Course 40233
Course 40276
Course 40392
Course 40406
Course 44415
Course 47502
Course 47600

ILS Concepts
Common Principles for VOR/TACAN Tech.
Common Principles for Radar Tech.
Computer Hardware Fundamentals
Microprocessors
Communications Equipment
Electrical Principles

5 points credit will be given for the successful completion of each concepts course, with a maximum score of
10 points.
5 points for each conceptscourse

(Max 10 points)_________
Subtotal (Max 20 points) __________

b. Technical knowledge. Points will be awarded for the successful completion of facility equipment
theory of operations requirements as evidenced by successful completion of either FAA Academy/CBI training
or the appropriate examination as identified in the latest edition of Airway Facilities Maintenance Personnel
Certification Program Handbook, Order 3400.3. Six points are given for each equipment type for which
training or certification requirements are met.
Example: If the applicant has successfully completed the FAA CBI training on MALSR, and has successfully
completed FAA Academy training on Air Conditioning, they would be given 6 points credit for each, or 12
points.

Example: If the applicant has successfully completed the performance examination on RTR, and has
successfully completed CBI training and FAA Academy lab on Mark 1F ILS, they would be given 6 points
credit for each, or 12 points.
6 points for each equipment theory requirement met.
COURSE
COMPLETED POINTS
Number of facility equipment theory of operations
requirements met:

_____________ _________
_____________ _________
_____________ _________

Subtotal (Max 18 points)__________
c. Correspondence Study. Credit will be given for FAA technical correspondence study courses or
equivalent validation exams successfully completed as follows:
COURSE/EXAM NUMBERS
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________

LENGTH IN HOURS
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
Number of Courses

Total

Less than 99 hours in length = 1 point

x

_______

=

_____

100 to 199 hours in length

x

_______

=

_____

______
_

=

_____

= 2 points

200 hours and longer in length= 3 points

x

Subtotal (Max 6 points)__________

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d. Training Grades-FAA Academy/CBI Courses
. Points are awarded as follows for average grades of the
five most recent FAA Academy/CBI courses of
120 hours or more in length (average of less than five courses
may be used if employee has completed less than five courses). Round off average to the nearest whole
number. List courses claimed below:
COURSE NUMBER

GRADE

Range of Average

_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________

______
______
______
______
______

90 - 100
80 - 89
70 - 79
Less than 70

Average Grade of Courses:

______

Point Value
3
2
1
0

Points Claimed:__________

Subtotal (Max 3 points)___________
e. Bypass Examinations of Academy/CBI Courses
. Points are awarded for completion of bypasses
taken in lieu of FAA Academy/CBI courses of120 hours or more in length. Points are awarded as follows:
1 point for each bypass exam successfully completed.
BYPASS EXAM NUMBER

IN LIEU OF COURSE NUMBER

________________________
________________________
________________________

_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
Total bypass exams successfully completed______

Subtotal (Max 2 points)__________
f. College/University Education. Listing of college or technical institute courses must be submitted
with bid. To receive full point credit, 25 percent of semester hours must involve engineering, physical
sciences, technology, or mathematics; otherwise, one-half credit is allowed. One year of full-time
undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or
university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a technical
school.
Each 15 semester hours (1/2 years) = 1/2 point (Max 4)

________

BS degree or higher in engineering, mathematics, or related
physical science = 5 points

________

Engineering status in Federal service when status was
obtained through other than college degree = 4 points

________

Subtotal (Max 5 points)__________
FACTOR 1 TOTAL (Max 50 points)______________

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FACTOR 2. EXPERIENCE.
a. Technical Experience.
(1) FAA experience in maintenance or installation on systems identified in the position
announcement will be awarded points as follows. A minimum of 1 year experience is awarded full credit.
One-half credit is awarded for at least 6 months but less than 1 year experience.Point values are based on the
number of systems identified in the position announcement
.
Example: If the announcement identifies two systems, and the applicant has 1 year experience in maintaining
one of those systems, the applicant will be awarded 10 points.
SYSTEMS

NUMBER OF YEARS

____________
____________
____________
____________

___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________

# of Systems Identified in Announcement
1 system
2 systems
3 systems
4 systems

= 20 points per system
= 10 points per system
= 7 points per system
= 5 points per system
(Max 20 points) __________

(2) Services/systems certification or experience
. Four points credit will be awarded for
possessing certification, or 1 year of experience within the last 5 years, in any of the seven service areas, up to
a maximum of 20 points. Credit may be awarded only once in each service area. Experience in more than one
service area can be gained during the 1 year period.
SERVICE AREA

SVC./SYS.

CERT. DATE

DATES OF EXP.

Communications
Automation
Surveillance
Environmental
Navigation
Weather
Aeronautical Spectrum

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(Max 20 points) __________
FACTOR 2 TOTAL (Max 40 points)______________
FACTOR 3. PERFORMANCE AND AWARDS
:
Credit will be given for performance ratings and awards earned while in the FAA.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

Outstanding performance rating
Quality Step Increase (QSI)
Exceptional performance rating
Superior Achievement Award (SAA)
Individual Suggestion/On-the-Spot/Time Off Award
Group Special Achievement Award
Group Suggestion or Official Commendation
FACTOR 3 TOTAL (Max 10 Points)

5

Per Award
5 Points
5 Points
4 Points
4 Points
3 Points
2 Points
1 Point

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(2101-ADDENDUM)
GS-2101 ATSS SERVICE AREAS/SYSTEMS

SERVICE
AREA

SYSTEM
ACRONYM

SYSTEM NAME

AUTOMATION
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO

ACCC
ADAS
AFSS
ARTS
ARTSA
ATCC
CCCH
CD
CDC
CNS
DARC
DCC
DOTS
DRG
DTE
VSDATA
EARTS
FDIO
FDRS
FSDPS
ISSS
MCC
MPS
NADIN
OARTS
ODAPS
OFDPS
RBDPE
RMCC

AREA CONTROL COMPUTER COMPLEX
AUTOMATED DATA ACQUITION SYSTEM
AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (MODEL 1FC)
AUTOMATED RADAR TERMINAL SYSTEM
AUTOMATED RADAR TERMINAL SYSTEM ASSY
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL COMPUTER
CENTRAL COMPUTER COMPLEX HOST
COMMON DIGITIZER
COMPUTER DISPLAY CHANNEL
CONSOLIDATED NOTAM SYSTEM
DIRECT ACCESS RADAR CHANNEL
DISPLAY CHANNEL COMPLEX
DYNAMIC OCEAN TRACKING SYSTEM
DATA RECEIVER GROUP
DATA TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
VISION SYSTEM
ENROUTE AUTOMATED RADAR TRACKING SYSTEM
FLIGHT DATA INPUT-OUTPUT SYSTEM
FLIGHT DATA REMOTING SYSTEM
FLIGHT SERVICE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
INITIAL SECTOR SUITE SYSTEM
MAINTENANCE CONTROL CENTER
MAINTENANCE PROCESSOR SYSTEM
NATIONAL AIRSPACE DATA INTERCHANGE NETWORK
OCEANIC AIR ROUTE TRACKING SYSTEM
OCEANIC DISPLAY AND PLANNING SYSTEM
OFFSHORE FLIGHT DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
RADAR BEACON DATA PROCESSOR EQUIPMENT
REMOTE MONITOR CONTROL CENTER

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SERVICE
SYSTEM
AREA
ACRONYM
AUTOMATION(Continued)
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO

RMCF
RTCCS
SCIP
SRAP
TCCC
TCDD
TMCC

SYSTEM NAME

REMOTE MONITOR CONTROL FACILITY 2ND GE
N
REMOTE TOWER COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL SYSTEM
SURVEILANCE & COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE PROCESSOR
SENSOR RECEIVER AND PROCESSOR
TOWER CONTROL COMPUTER COMPLEX
TERMINAL CONTROL DIGITAL DISPLAY
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COMPUTER COMPLEX

COMMUNICATIONS
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM

AFTN
ARTCC
ATCT
BUEC
CML
DMUX
FOTS
FSS
GATR
ICSS
IFST
LCOT
LNKR
MCR
MDS
NRCS
RCAG
RCL

AERONAUTICAL FIXED TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPM
ENT
BACK-UP EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
COMMUNICATIONS MICROWAVE LINK
DATA MULTIPLEXER
FIBER OPTICS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AT A STANDARD FLT SVC STA
GROUND AIR TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER
INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS SWITCHING SYSTEM
IFSS TRANSMITTER FACILITY
LINK COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TERMINAL
UHF/VHF LINK REPEATER
MULTI-CHANNEL RECORDER
MASTER DEMARCATION SYSTEM
NATIONAL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
REMOTE AIR/GROUND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS LINK

SERVICE
SYSTEM
AREA
ACRONYM
COMMUNICATIONS(Continued)
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM
COMM

RCO
RML
RTR
SACOM
TCS
TDDS
TDS
TELMS
TRACO
TROPO
VSCS

SYSTEM NAME

REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS OUTLET
RADAR MICROWAVE LINK
REMOTE TRANSMIT/RECEIVE FACILITY
SATELLITE COMMUNICATION NETWORK
TOWER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
TERMINAL DATA DISPLAY SYSTEM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEMARCATION SYSTEM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL COMM EQUIPMENT
TROPOSPHERIC SCATTER STATION
VOICE SWITCHING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

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ENVIRONMENTAL
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV

ALS
ALSF
CCMS
ELD
LDIN
MALS
MALSR
ODALS
PAPI
PCS
REIL
SALS
SSALR
SSALS
VASI
VTROL

SERVICE
AREA

SYSTEM
ACRONYM

APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM
APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM WITH FLASHERS
CENTRAL CONTROL MONITORING SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
LEAD-IN LIGHTS
MEDIUM INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM
MEDIUM INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM W/RAIL
OMNIDIRECTIONAL AIRPORT LIGHT SYSTEM
PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR
POWER CONDITIONING SYSTEM 80 KW AND ABOVE (CONT)
RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS
SIMPLIFIED AIRPORT LIGHTING SYSTEM
SIMPLIFIED SHORT APPRAOCH LIGHT SYSTEM WITH RAIL
SIMPLIFIED SHORT APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM
VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

SYSTEM NAME

NAVIATION
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV
NAV

DF
DME
DMER
FM
GPS
H
HH
ILS
LMM
LOM
LRNC
MLS
NDB
TACAN
TACR
VOR
VOT
WAAS

DIRECTION FINDING EQUIPMENT
DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT
DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (TACAN 2ND GEN)
FAN MARKER
GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE SYSTEM
RADIO BEACON
RADIO BEACON
INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM
COMPASS LOCATOR AT MIDDLE MARKER
COMPASS LOCATOR AT OUTER MARKER
MLONG RANGE NAVIGATION C MONITOR
MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM
NON-DIRECTIONAL BEACON
TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION
TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION/VOR
VHF OMNI-RANGE
VHF OMNI-RANGE TEST FACILITY
WIDE AREA AUGMENTATION SYSTEM

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SURVEILLANCE
SURV
SURV
SURV
SURV
SURV
SURV
SURV
SURV
SURV
SURV
SURV
SURV

ARSR
ASDE
ASR
ATCBI
ATCRB
BRITE
GFR
IFF
MHFR
MODE S
PAR
RBDE

SERVICE
AREA

SYSTEM
ACRONYM

AIR ROUTE SURVEILANCE RADAR
AIRPORT SURFACE DETECTION EQUIPMENT
AIRPORT SURVEILANCE RADAR
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL BEACON INTERROGATOR
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR BEACON
BRITE RADAR INDICATOR TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
GAP FILLER RADAR
GPA-124
MILITARY HEIGHT FINDER RADAR
MODE S DATA LINK
PRECISION APPROACH RADAR
RADAR BRITE DISPLAY EQUIPMENT

SYSTEM NAME

WEATHER
WX
WX
AIDS
WX
WX
WX
WX
WX
WX
WX
WX
WX
WX

ADAS
AMSMA

AWOS DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM
AVIATION METEOROLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND MISC

ASI
ASOS
ATIS
AWANS
AWIS
AWOS
AWP
CHI
CWP
GOES

WX
WX
WX
WX

GWDS
IVRS
LLWAS
MAPS

WX
WX
WX
WX
WX
WX
WX
WX
WX

NXRAD
OAW
RBC
RRH
RRWDI
RRWDS
RVR
TDWR
TWEB

ALTIMETER SETTING INDICATOR
AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
AVIATION WEATHER AND NOTAM SYSTEM
AUTOMATED WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM
AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM
AVIATION WEATHER PROCESSOR
CLOUD HEIGHT INDICATOR
CENTRAL WEATHER PROCESSOR
GEOSTATIONAL OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE S
GRAPHIC WEATHER DISPLAY SYSTEM
INTERIM VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM
LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ALERT SYSTEM
METEOROLOGICALAND AERONAUTICAL
PRESENTATION SYS
NEXT GENERATION WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM
OFF AIRWAY WEATHER STATION
ROTATING BEAM CEILOMETER
REMOTE READOUT HYDROTHERMOMETERS
RADAR REMOTE WEATHER DISPLAY INDICATOR
RADAR REMOTE WEATHER DISPLAY SYSTEM
RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE
TERMINAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR
TRANSCRIBED WEATHER BROADCAST SYSTEM

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AERONAUTICAL SPECTRUM
This service area does not have any specific systems associated with it. It is intended to
capture experience in frequency-management-type activities, such as spectrum engineering
and radio frequency interference investigation and resolution. Experience may be at the
national, regional or sector/SMO staff level.
STANDARDIZED RANKING FACTOR TOTALS FOR
AIRWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST, GS-2101-5/7/9
APPLICANT INFORMATION
NAME :_____________________________________________

SS#:_______________________

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT INFORMATION
MPP#:______________________
POSITION TITLE & GRADE:_________________________________________________________

VALIDATION DATA
Points Claimed
Factor 1 __________ (Max - 50)
Factor 2 __________ (Max - 40)
Factor 3 __________ (Max - 10)
Total __________ (Max - 100)
I certify, to the best of my knowledge, that the information provided in this document is true and accurate, and
understand that a false statement may be grounds for not being hired, or for being fired after beginning work..

Applicant's Signature

Date

PANEL MEMBERS (if necessary):
NAME

SIGNATURE

HRMD Specialist

Airway Facilities SME

Airway Facilities SME

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DATE