Pattern
Authority progression and recertification
This note sets a rule for granting and withdrawing a worker's authority: evidence earns more authority, and a material change in model, source, policy, population, workflow or incident cuts it until retesting is complete. It matters because strong performance alone does not justify wider authority. Increase authority only after evidence and reduce it automatically when material conditions change.
Inputs
Worker credential, OAT history, errors, overrides, populations, dependencies, versions, incidents, and current authority.
Method
Use pass rate, severity, calibration, escalation, reviewer agreement, population results, version stability, and incident history to set the next level.
Output
An authority decision, expiry, recertification test, and automatic reduction rules.
Boundary
Strong performance does not override law, policy, professional scope, or organizational permission.
Stop
Reduce authority after material model, source, policy, population, workflow, or incident change until retesting is complete.