Aerospace Coatings Applicator Specialist (ACAS) Program

Personnel Qualifications for Painters and Sprayers

The ACAS program provides industry approved personnel qualifications for individuals who paint and spray aircraft or aircraft parts.  It provides industry with a robust means of demonstrating personnel competency and the ability to access certified personnel, and for professional painters the opportunity to obtain external recognition of their expertize and skills.

The PRI Qualification Coatings Applicator Review Board operates the official Oversight Committee for the ACAS program, in accordance with SAE AS7489TM (Standard Requirements for Aerospace Organic Coatings Applicator Certification). The ACAS program certifies personnel applying liquid organic coatings to interior structural or exterior substrates on aircraft. Individuals who receive certification are considered able to perform a broad spectrum of aerospace coatings application tasks successfully and consistently.

The Coatings Applicator Review Board is responsible for:

• Maintaining the program Body of Knowledge that captures the knowledge, skills and experience required to achieve an ACAS certification.
• Maintaining the Approved Provider Listing for Certifying Agencies.

If you are an aerospace painter or sprayer and would like to find out more about how to get certified, please get in touch with one of the program’s currently approved providers by clicking on the link below:

PRI Qualification Aerospace Coatings Applicator Specialist (ACAS) Certifying Agency Approved Provider Listing (APL)

A listing of the certified aerospace coatings applicator specialists is available here.

For assistance or to find out more about the PRI Qualification Coatings Applicator Review Board, you can also email us at PRIQualification@p-r-i.org or call +1 724-772-8644 to speak to one of our team.

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