80T-122 Glossary HSM-50

Question 1

Air Capable Ship

Answer 1

All ships other than CV/CVN or LHA/LHD from which aircraft can T/O, be recovered, or routinely receive and transfer logistic support.

Question 2

Amphibious Assault Aviation Ship

Answer 2

An LHD or LHA

Question 3

Aviation Ship

Answer 3

A CV or CVN

Question 4

BRC

Answer 4

Base Recovery Course: The ships magnetic heading for A/C recovery

Question 5

Bingo (order)

Answer 5

An order to an A/C to proceed immediately to a divert.

Question 6

CHARLIE (Order)

Answer 6

A signal for A/C to land aboard the ship. Number before indicates time delay.

Question 7

Clear Deck

Answer 7

Conventional landing on a RAST capable ship that does not use the RSD or RSD cable.

Question 8

Control Area (ACS)

Answer 8

25 NM. Surface to infinity. Under cognizance of HDC/AOCC for TACC.

Question 9

AOCC

Answer 9

Air Ops Control Center: Collocated w/ HDC in an LHA/LPD and responsible for air ops when not in an amphibious objective area.

Question 10

Advisory Control

Answer 10

Aircraft receives directions and recommendations.

A/C Commander not relieved of responsibility for own safety and nav

Question 11

Close Control

Answer 11

A/C receives orders affecting movement.

Pilot will not deviate from instructions unless given permission or unless unusual circumstances require immediate action for the safety of the flight. In either case, pilot will inform controller of action taken.

Requires: 2 way radio comms, radar contact

Controller responsible for safety.

Pilot informed if not on radar for 1 minute or 5 sweeps.

Ultimate safety lies w/ pilot.

Question 12

Positive control

Answer 12

Aircraft receives orders affecting movement.

Responsibility for safe nav transferred to controlling unit.

Question 13

Control Zone (ACS)

Answer 13

5 NM radius. Surface to 2500’

Control of Air Officer (or delegate) during VMC.

Question 14

DELTA (order)

Answer 14

Order to hold and conserve fuel at specific position and altitude

Question 15

Departure control (ACS)

Answer 15

Control station in AOCC/HDC that is responsible for the orderly flow of departing traffic

Question 16

ELVA definition

Answer 16

An emergency procedure used w/ ACS when approach mins are less than 200/ 1/2

Question 17

FATHER

Answer 17

Brevity for TACAN

Question 18

FDD

Answer 18

Flight Deck Director: responsible for on deck handling of helos

Question 19

Free deck

Answer 19

Recovery to a RAST equipped whip using the RSD w/o the use of the haul down cable

Question 20

HCS

Answer 20

Helo Control Station: shipboard A/C control tower or comms installation that serves as tower

Question 21

HDC

Answer 21

Helicopter Direction Center: Controlling agency in an LPD/LHA/LHD that is responsible for the dispatch and control of A/C in an amphibious force.

Question 22

HERO

Answer 22

Hazard of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance

Question 23

Types of Ordnance (in regard to HERO)

Answer 23

Safe: sufficiently shielded or protected to prevent adverse affects from shipboard RF environment (provided General HERO observed)

Susceptible: Contains EEDs and CADs that can be adversely affected by RF energy. Safety/reliability in jeopardy.

Unsafe: Internal wiring physically exposed. HERO causes additional electrical connections. Can be dangerous.

Question 24

Mother

Answer 24

Ship of origin or ship providing control

Question 25

NVD Compliant

Answer 25

Components that are either

NVD compatible
NVD shipboard friendly
noncompatible systems which are dimmed, baffled, or hidden from direct line of sight of the aided operator.

NVD compliant ship can be used for aided and unaided ops.

Question 26

NVD Compatible

Answer 26

Lighting systems which are only required for the unaided operator and shall have no adverse effect on the operator equipped with NVDs. System virtually invisible to NVDs.

Question 27

NVD Shipboard Friendly

Answer 27

Lighting systems required to be seen by both aided and unaided operators simultaneously or independently.

Question 28

NVD shipboard covert

Answer 28

Only required to be seen by aided operator. Cannot be detected unaided.

Question 29

Optimum winds for normal ops.

Answer 29

Down the lineup line @ half max speed allowed by applicable wind envelopes.

Question 30

Optimum winds for single engine

Answer 30

Relative wind as close as possible to being down the lineup line at max wind speed allowed by wind envelopes.

Question 31

Optimum wind for up the stern approach (MH-60R)

Answer 31

10-20 off port bow at 1/2 max speed allowed

Question 32

Optimum winds for AFCS/SAS/BOOST or any flight control failure or degradation.

Answer 32

Winds that provide the most stable deck.

Question 33

Parrot

Answer 33

Brevity code word for xpdr

Question 34

Pigeons

Answer 34

Vectors to specified location

Question 35

POPEYE

Answer 35

Aircraft has entered IMC

Question 36

PriFly Control

Answer 36

Controlling agency on aviation/amphib/ACS that is responsible for visual control of A/C w/in 5 NM of the ship (tower)

Question 37

Shipboard landing environment

Answer 37

That phase of the approach, nominally from the MAP to flight deck landing during which the aircrew transitions from instrument scan to visual scan.

Question 38

Shipboard T/O environment

Answer 38

Phase of departure from an ACS nominally from flight deck T/O to a prebriefed level off altitude, of at least 150’ AGL, during which aircrew transitions from Visual scan to inst scan.

For single spot ships, pPAC transitions from visual to inst once positive rate of climb and obstruction clearance assured.

Question 39

Significant wave height

Answer 39

Average height (trough to crest) of the 1/3 highest waves valid for the indicated period.

Question 40

VLAs

Answer 40

Visual Landing Aids: A combo of markings, lighting, and optical landing systems that provide a/c w/ visual cues for day and aided/unaided night ops. Systems are also used by deck personnel both aided and unaided.