80T-122 Glossary HSM-50 Flashcards
Air Capable Ship
All ships other than CV/CVN or LHA/LHD from which aircraft can T/O, be recovered, or routinely receive and transfer logistic support.
Amphibious Assault Aviation Ship
An LHD or LHA
Aviation Ship
A CV or CVN
BRC
Base Recovery Course: The ships magnetic heading for A/C recovery
Bingo (order)
An order to an A/C to proceed immediately to a divert.
CHARLIE (Order)
A signal for A/C to land aboard the ship. Number before indicates time delay.
Clear Deck
Conventional landing on a RAST capable ship that does not use the RSD or RSD cable.
Control Area (ACS)
25 NM. Surface to infinity. Under cognizance of HDC/AOCC for TACC.
AOCC
Air Ops Control Center: Collocated w/ HDC in an LHA/LPD and responsible for air ops when not in an amphibious objective area.
Advisory Control
Aircraft receives directions and recommendations.
A/C Commander not relieved of responsibility for own safety and nav
Close Control
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.
Positive control
Aircraft receives orders affecting movement.
Responsibility for safe nav transferred to controlling unit.
Control Zone (ACS)
5 NM radius. Surface to 2500’
Control of Air Officer (or delegate) during VMC.
DELTA (order)
Order to hold and conserve fuel at specific position and altitude
Departure control (ACS)
Control station in AOCC/HDC that is responsible for the orderly flow of departing traffic
ELVA definition
An emergency procedure used w/ ACS when approach mins are less than 200/ 1/2
FATHER
Brevity for TACAN
FDD
Flight Deck Director: responsible for on deck handling of helos
Free deck
Recovery to a RAST equipped whip using the RSD w/o the use of the haul down cable
HCS
Helo Control Station: shipboard A/C control tower or comms installation that serves as tower
HDC
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.
HERO
Hazard of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance
Types of Ordnance (in regard to HERO)
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.
Mother
Ship of origin or ship providing control
NVD Compliant
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.
NVD Compatible
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.
NVD Shipboard Friendly
Lighting systems required to be seen by both aided and unaided operators simultaneously or independently.
NVD shipboard covert
Only required to be seen by aided operator. Cannot be detected unaided.
Optimum winds for normal ops.
Down the lineup line @ half max speed allowed by applicable wind envelopes.
Optimum winds for single engine
Relative wind as close as possible to being down the lineup line at max wind speed allowed by wind envelopes.
Optimum wind for up the stern approach (MH-60R)
10-20 off port bow at 1/2 max speed allowed
Optimum winds for AFCS/SAS/BOOST or any flight control failure or degradation.
Winds that provide the most stable deck.
Parrot
Brevity code word for xpdr
Pigeons
Vectors to specified location
POPEYE
Aircraft has entered IMC
PriFly Control
Controlling agency on aviation/amphib/ACS that is responsible for visual control of A/C w/in 5 NM of the ship (tower)
Shipboard landing environment
That phase of the approach, nominally from the MAP to flight deck landing during which the aircrew transitions from instrument scan to visual scan.
Shipboard T/O environment
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.
Significant wave height
Average height (trough to crest) of the 1/3 highest waves valid for the indicated period.
VLAs
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.
