Commercial Pilot ACS · Area XI

CA.XI Postflight Procedures

2 tasks and 25 knowledge, risk management and skill elements. Each code below is a link target: a code from your test report, such as CA.XI.A.K1, lands on its own line.

Written by the FlightWay team. Regulations checked against the eCFR and faa.gov on 11 November 2026. Not a substitute for the regulation itself or your instructor.

Commercial Pilot Airman Certification Standards, FAA-S-ACS-7B (November 2023 edition), effective May 31, 2024 and incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14. Text from the FAA’s ACS page, checked on 11 November 2026. If the FAA has published a newer edition since, the codes and wording may differ: the FAA document is the authority.

CA.XI.A After Landing, Parking, and Securing (ASEL, AMEL)

To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with after landing, parking, and securing procedures.

CA.XI.A.K1Knowledge: Airplane shutdown, securing, and postflight inspection.
CA.XI.A.K2Knowledge: Documenting in-flight/postflight discrepancies.
CA.XI.A.R1Risk management: Activities and distractions.
CA.XI.A.R2Risk management: [Archived]
CA.XI.A.R3Risk management: Airport specific security procedures.
CA.XI.A.R4Risk management: Disembarking passengers safely on the ramp and monitoring passenger movement while on the ramp.
CA.XI.A.S1Skill: [Archived]
CA.XI.A.S2Skill: Park in an appropriate area, considering the safety of nearby persons and property.
CA.XI.A.S3Skill: Complete the appropriate checklist(s).
CA.XI.A.S4Skill: Conduct a postflight inspection and document discrepancies and servicing requirements, if any.
CA.XI.A.S5Skill: Secure the airplane.

CA.XI.B Seaplane Post-Landing Procedures (ASES, AMES)

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

CA.XI.B.K1Knowledge: Mooring.
CA.XI.B.K2Knowledge: Docking.
CA.XI.B.K3Knowledge: Anchoring.
CA.XI.B.K4Knowledge: Beaching/ramping.
CA.XI.B.K5Knowledge: Postflight inspection, recording of in-flight/postflight discrepancies.
CA.XI.B.R1Risk management: Activities and distractions.
CA.XI.B.R2Risk management: [Archived]
CA.XI.B.R3Risk management: Seaplane base specific security procedures, if applicable.
CA.XI.B.R4Risk management: Disembarking passengers safely on the ramp and monitoring passenger movement while on the ramp.
CA.XI.B.S1Skill: 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.
CA.XI.B.S2Skill: 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.
CA.XI.B.S3Skill: Complete the appropriate checklist(s).
CA.XI.B.S4Skill: Conduct a postflight inspection and document discrepancies and servicing requirements, if any.
CA.XI.B.S5Skill: Secure the seaplane considering the effect of wind, waves, and changes in water level, or comply with applicable after landing, parking, and securing procedures if operating an amphibious airplane on land.

Other areas in this standard

CA.I Preflight Preparation9 tasks CA.II Preflight Procedures6 tasks CA.III Airport and Seaplane Base Operations2 tasks CA.IV Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds14 tasks CA.V Performance Maneuvers and Ground Reference Maneuvers5 tasks CA.VI Navigation4 tasks CA.VII Slow Flight and Stalls5 tasks CA.VIII High-Altitude Operations2 tasks CA.IX Emergency Operations7 tasks CA.X Multiengine Operations4 tasks

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Last updated 11 November 2026.