Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification; Workload
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Human Factors
IOE FO (First Officer) was performing a visual approach into RNO Runway 16L; backed up with RNAV X 16L. We were outside BADPE and were visual with the runway; check airman was monitoring FO and said 'You are too low; shallow out your descent rate.' FO proceeded to do so but not aggressively enough of a correction; Check airman was about to correct him again and we got a single EGPWS aural of 'OBSTACLE.' Under guidance of check airman; FO disconnected autopilot; added power; and climbed a few hundred feet. We were then back on profile and still outside final approach fix of BADPE so continued on approach with FO hand flying. The EGPWS Aural occurred at about 6;500 feet altitude about 4 miles outside of the BADPE fix. Check airman believes terrain clearance was safe; we were observing one white light and three red lights on PAPI; but the EGPWS disagreed with me. We were too low on a visual approach. Check airman had asked for a correction but was not insistent or urgent enough to get through to the FO. Busy arrival with many configuration changes; radio calls; etc. And it was a first day of flight with this particular FO; check airman did not realize that this FO was perhaps a bit overloaded and behind the aircraft; may have overestimated his skill level at this time.Check airman (Me) should have been more insistent about tolerances; as in not accepting one little bit low per arrival altitude guidance on RNAV plate.
Check Airman reported receiving a EGPWS Alert on approach.