1 General Flashcards
Distribution is controlled by…
Manager of Aircraft Operations
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Current Revision
R 02 May 2012
This manual has been written to document the policies and procedures of Chevron Aircraft Operations. Its purpose is to:
• Provide an xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx source of information
• State and clarify xxxxxx
• Xxxxxx duties
• Xxxxxxxxx operations
• Provide a xxxx xx xxxxxxxxxxxxx between staff and management
• Provide an easily referenced source of information
• State and clarify policy
• Define duties
• Formalize operations
• Provide a line of communication between staff and management
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This Operations Manual has been compiled to define and clarify the relationship between the:
FAR’s - Federal Aviation Regulations
COP - Xxxxxxxxx of Xxxxxxxx recommendations
OGP - Xxx and Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Manual
ICAO - Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Organization
HSAC - Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx recommendations
FAR’s - Federal Aviation Regulations
COP - Community of Practice recommendations
OGP - Oil and Gas Producers Manual
ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization
HSAC - Helicopter Safety Advisory Conference recommendations
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Aircraft flight operations are conducted within the provisions and specifications set forth in FAR Part…
91
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The maintenance, overhaul, and preventive maintenance of all aircraft shall comply with the aircraft manufacturers’ maintenance and overhaul manuals, applicable airworthiness directives, and in conjunction with AC
43.13-1A, AC 43.13-2
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It shall be the pilot’s responsibility to xxxx, xxxxxxxxxx and periodically review this manual.
read
understand
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Employees of Chevron, affiliated and subsidiary companies, and approved non- company employees, traveling on official business, will be considered as business passengers. In the interest of XXXXXX, each passenger shall xxxxxxxxx xxxxx with all members of the crew.
SAFETY,
cooperate fully
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True or False
Non-business guests may be permitted to occupy unassigned seats on authorized trips in Company aircraft, subject to certain limitations
True
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True or False
A valid airworthiness certificate must be displayed within the aircraft. The aircraft flight manual and logbook must be aboard the aircraft during all operations.
True
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Our ATC approved call sign is “Xxxxxxx” and the last 3 digits/letters of the aircraft’s tail number. When filing flight plans, the Chevron identifier is XXX.
Chevron
CVR
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Aviation personnel shall ensure that the fuel and fuel station have been checked prior to refueling in order to be certain that xxxxxxxxxxxxxx fuel of the proper xxxxx and type is being used.
uncontaminated fuel of the proper grade and type is being used.
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True or False
Eye protection and gloves shall be worn only for hot refueling.
False
Eye protection and gloves shall be worn at all times.
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Fasten seat belts at all times unless changing seats. Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx shall be used when installed.
Shoulder harness
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True or False
Carrying cups or any other type of container for use as a “spittoon”, as well as tobacco spitting in or from any Chevron aircraft is prohibited by pilots and passengers.
True
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Unsecured headgear is not authorized on the flight line. Caps or hats with xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx them to the wearer’s clothing and those caps and hats which are held in place with headsets, ear muffs or hearing protectors are considered to be secured and xxx xx xxxx
lanyards attaching
may be worn
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A crewmember on the AW139 aircraft shall xxxx the xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx the loading and unloading of cargo and passengers.
exit the aircraft and supervise
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True or False
Rings and loose jewelry may be worn by Aircraft Operations personnel while on duty.
False
Rings and loose jewelry shall not be worn by Aircraft Operations personnel while on duty.
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In order to prevent loose PFDs from exiting the aircraft during flight, passengers shall be required to xxxxxx their PFDs with the aircraft’s xxxxxxxx when disembarking.
secure
seatbelt
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Aircraft are equipped with either an Outerlink CP-2 satellite transceiver or a XxxXxxxxxx tracking system
SkyConnect
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In the event that an aircraft’s satellite tracking system cannot effectively provide flight following, pilots should begin filing Dead Reckoning flight plans with:
• Base Xxxxxxxxxx
• Field Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
• Base Marine Xxxxxxxxxxx, or
• Available local radio flight following
If the procedures above cannot be complied with an XXX Xxxxxx xxxx must be filed.
• Base Dispatchers
• Field Operations Assistants
• Base Marine Dispatchers
FAA flight plan
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When filing Dead Reckoning flight plans, the pilot must ensure xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx of who is responsible for flight following
positive understanding
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Flight plans filed using dead reckoning procedures are to include:
• Aircraft Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Point of xxxxxxxxx
• Xxxxxxxxxxx
• Estimated Xxxx Xx xxxxx
• Aircraft Identification
• Point of departure
• Destination
• ETE - Estimated time En route
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ETE shall be revised if landing time will not be within x minutes of original ETE.
Position reports shall be given at xx minute intervals to include beach crossings inbound and outbound.
5
15
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Dead reckoning “local” flight plans should not exceed xx minutes without re-filing a flight plan.
30
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All entries in the condition report section of an aircraft logbook shall include the pilot’s xxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxxx number, xxxx and aircraft xxxxx xxxx when the entry was made. This information must be legible. If a person’s xxxxxxxxx is un-readable, they should also xxxxx their name.
signature, certificate number, date and aircraft total time
signature
print
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True or False
The pilot will complete an Aircraft Operations Condition Report (AOCR) only when they have determined that the accident requires a Mechanical Reliability Report to be submitted to the FAA
False
An Aircraft Operations Condition Report (AOCR) shall be completed anytime there is a problem (even if it is a minor problem) with a flight or maintenance. Quality Control will determine when the conditions listed in section L, Mechanical Reliability Reports of the Chevron 135 Operations Manual and the Chevron Aviation Maintenance Manual, Volume 1, Chapter 2 are met and take appropriate action.
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When an aircraft is determined to be overdue, the xxxx xxxxxxxxxx shall attempt to determine the aircraft status via Radio and Telephone search. The Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx for Downed or Overdue Aircraft shall then be referenced as a guide to conduct the search.
base dispatcher
Emergency Response Plan
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True or False
Under our current 135 Maintenance Program, a pilot is authorized to do maintenance with proper training.
False
Under our current 135 Maintenance Program, a pilot is not authorized to do any maintenance.
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Anyone who unties or moves an aircraft out of a hangar is xxxxxxxxxxx for that aircraft until he/she has verified that another Aircraft Operations employee has assumed xxxxxxxxxxxxxx for that aircraft. The xxxxxxxxxxx individual shall insure that the aircraft for which he/she is xxxxxxxxxxx is securely tied down or stowed in a hangar anytime xxxxxxx or any source of xxxx xxxxx could possibly cause damage to the aircraft
responsible responsibility responsible responsible weather high winds Pg 15
When a named storm exists in the Atlantic, Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico or when a Tropical Depression exists within the Gulf of Mexico, all off-duty pilots shall report to the Xxxxxx Xxxxx on duty at the base where they are scheduled to report to work on their next work hitch.
Senior Pilot
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After the storm has passed, all pilots shall check in with the Senior Pilot again.
Why?
An off-duty pilot may be required to relieve someone on duty who has suffered personal loss or property damage.
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