# AA.VIII.B — Seaplane Post-Landing Procedures (ASES, AMES) — Airline Transport Pilot Airplane ACS

> AA.VIII.B from FAA-S-ACS-11A, including the official objective, references, notes, and 15 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-11A
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Airplane
- Certificate or rating: Airline Transport Pilot
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation VIII. Postflight Procedures
- Task: Task B. Seaplane Post-Landing Procedures (ASES, AMES)
- Task code prefix: AA.VIII.B
- Official references: AIM; FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-3, FAA-H-8083-23, FAA-H-8083-25; POH/AFM
- FAA source library: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs

## Official Task objective

To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with anchoring, docking, mooring, and ramping/beaching.

## Knowledge elements

- **AA.VIII.B.K1** — Mooring.
- **AA.VIII.B.K2** — Docking.
- **AA.VIII.B.K3** — Anchoring.
- **AA.VIII.B.K4** — Beaching/ramping.

## Risk management elements

- **AA.VIII.B.R1** — Activities and distractions.
- **AA.VIII.B.R2** — [Archived]
- **AA.VIII.B.R3** — Propeller, turbofan inlet, and exhaust safety.
- **AA.VIII.B.R4** — Airport/seaplane base security procedures.
- **AA.VIII.B.R5** — Disembarking passengers safely on the ramp and monitoring passenger movement while on the ramp.

## Skills elements

- **AA.VIII.B.S1** — Comply with air traffic control (ATC) or evaluator instructions and make radio calls as appropriate.
- **AA.VIII.B.S2** — If anchoring, select a suitable area considering seaplane movement, water depth, tide, wind, and weather changes. Use an adequate number of anchors and lines of sufficient strength and length to ensure the seaplane’s security.
- **AA.VIII.B.S3** — If not anchoring, approach the dock/mooring buoy or beach/ramp in the proper direction and at a safe speed, considering water depth, tide, current, and wind.
- **AA.VIII.B.S4** — Coordinate with crew, if applicable, and complete the appropriate checklist(s).
- **AA.VIII.B.S5** — If anchoring/mooring/beaching, secure the seaplane considering the effects of wind, waves, and changes in water level; if ramping, comply with appropriate ground movement procedures.
- **AA.VIII.B.S6** — Conduct a postflight inspection and document discrepancies and servicing requirements, if any.

## Difficulty methodology

Difficulty calibration is ongoing for this Task. Observed difficulty is a privacy-thresholded check-ride.ai mock-oral practice proxy, not an FAA practical-test pass or fail rate. Underlying sample sizes and the private reporting threshold are not published.

## Use in practice

A mock examiner can ask a pilot to explain the published elements, apply them to the configured aircraft and airport context, identify risks, and defend a decision. Practice prompts are not represented as actual FAA examiner scripts or predictions of the questions a candidate will receive.