Special Awareness Training for the Washington DC Metropolitan Area

Each new pilot on occasion of wishing to fly within 60 NM of the DCA VOR/DME is mandated to report to this collection. As prescribed by 14 CFR 91.161(a), no person may serve as pilot in command or second in command of an aircraft within 60 NM of the DCA VOR/DME unless that person has completed Special Awareness Training and holds a certificate of training completion. The FAA is required to collect this information to comply with that regulation. The collection is required for those persons who wish to obtain this benefit. Each new pilot who wishes to obtain this benefit is required to complete this training and obtain the certificate only once. The FAA retains the names, addresses and certificate numbers of respondents. This national database registry also provides the FAA with information on how many persons have completed this training. Additionally, this information is needed so that the FAA can answer to the U.S. Congress on the success of this program. None of the information collection is made available to the public.

The latest form for Special Awareness Training for the Washington DC Metropolitan Area expires 2021-11-30 and can be found here.