VASARS Crew Member Briefing Checklist

Crew Member Briefing Checklist

• Conducted on

  Date

• Document No.

• 10503 Wakeman Drive Manassas, VA 20110 866-246-9552
  Address

• 1. Mission Overview

• 2. Crew Checklist/Paperwork Complete

• 3. Flight Rout (SFRA, FRZ, Transponder Code)

• 4. Weather-Departure, Enroute, Destination

• 5. Required Items/Mission Safety Equipment/Personnel

• 6. Airspace Surveillance Procedures - Assign Scan Sectors

• 7. Analysis of the Aircraft

• A. Preflight Deficiencies

• B. Fuel on board to include reserve

• C. Blade sign off (if first flight of day)

• D. Mission deviations required based on analysis of aircraft

• 8. Analysis of Mission Equipment

• A. EMS supplies, PLS equipment status

• B. iPad, GPS, and charger cords in aircraft

• C. VASARS, LE, Coast Guard department radio

• D. Response Code/Frequencies

• 9.Crew actions, Duties, and Responsibilities

• A. Aircrew Coordination

• (1) communicate effectively and timely

• (A) Announce and acknowledge actions and decisions

• (B) Ensure statements and instruction are clear, timely, relevant, complete, and verified.

• (C) be explicit/offer assistance

• (2) Unexpected Events, and Workload Distribution.

• (3) Provide Situational Aircraft Control, Obstacle Avoidance, and mission Advisories.

• (A) Maintain Situational Awareness

• (B) Manage Mission Changes and Updates

• B. Brief Emergency Actions

• (1) Mission Considerations

• (2) Inadvertent IMC

• (3) Egress Procedures and Rendezvous Point

• (4) NVG/ Landing Light Failure

• (5) Clutch Failure

• 10. General Crew Duties: Announce when focused inside (Time limit appropriate to conditions)

• A. Pilot

• (1) fly the aircraft

• (2) primary focus is outside

• (3) Cross-check systems and instrumentals

• (4) Monitor and Transmit on radios

• (5) Backup Navigation

• B. Flight Officer

• (1) Primary focus is outside

• (2) Tune radios as requested

• (3) Navigate (to include GPS and iPad operation)

• (4) Copy information as requested

• (5) Monitor/transmit on radios as requested

• (6) Secure any Passengers/Cargo

• (7) Perform other duties as requested

• 11. Risk Assessment Considerations

• 12. Crew member/Passenger Questions/Comments

• 13. Acknowledge Mission Briefing

• 14.Text Duty Chief Prior to Departure

• 15. Stay Alert....Stay Alive

• Flight member doing briefing

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