Aircrew Coordination Flashcards

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Definition

Aircrew Coordination

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Cooperative interaction among crewmembers necessary for safe, efficient, and effective performance of flight tasks

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Description

Aircrew Coordination

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Set of principles, attitudes, procedures, and techniques that transforms individuals into an effective crew

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What are other names that have been used for aircrew coordination?

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  • Cockpit resource management
  • Integrated resource management
  • Crew coordination
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6 Errors / Failures

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  1. P* to properly direct assistance from other crewmembers
  2. Crewmember to announce a decision/action that affected the ability of other crewmembers to properly perform their duties
  3. Crewmember to communicate positively
  4. PC to assign crew responsibilities properly before and during mission
  5. P or other crew members to offer assistance
  6. P* to execute flight actions in the proper sequence with the actions of the other crew members
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What were the two changes made by identification of aircrew coordination errors / failures?

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  • Incorporation of aircrew coordination into every ATM task
  • Development of the aircrew coordination annual sustainment course
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What is the purpose of aircrew coordination?

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Enhance vital communication between all crewmembers

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Define “Establish and maintain team relationships”.

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Establish a positive working relationship that allows the crew to communicate openly and freely

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Disagreement and Differences ________ if not handled properly.

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Can become bad

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Crewmembers value each other for their ________ and ________.

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Expertise and Judgement

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When is communication, as discussed in aircrew coordination, considered effective?

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  • Composed of assertive crewmembers who consistently engage in situational leadership
  • Each crew member is a member of a productive team and willing to help each other
  • Entire crew participates as a team in the planning and execution of the mission
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How many basic qualities are associated with aircrew coordination?

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Thirteen

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When is communication, as discussed in aircrew coordination, considered ineffective?

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  • Unable to balance task and personnel considerations
  • Crewmembers’ feelings vary
  • Sole planner and decision-maker is the PC who provides only cursory briefing to the crew
  • Crewmembers are left wondering about their actions, duties, and responsibilities
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What are three of the barriers to communication in aircrew coordination?

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  • Noise
  • Physical
  • Stress
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What things should you do to have effective listening?

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  • Attend to the sender
  • Ask questions if unsure of message
  • Restate message if necessary
  • Acknowledge verbally or by actions
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What are the three phases of aircrew communication and what is critical during these phases?

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  • Pre-mission planning
  • In-flight
  • Post-mission
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Define “Plan mission and rehearse”.

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To explore all aspects of the assigned mission and analyze each segment for potential difficulties and possible reactions in terms of commander’s intent

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Define “Establish and maintain workloads”.

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Manage and execute the mission workload in an effective and efficient manner with the redistribution of task responsibilities as the mission situation changes

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Situational Awareness Influences

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  • Experience and Training
  • Physical flying skills
  • Spatial orientation
  • Physical and emotional health
  • Attitude
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Conditions and situations that can compromise situational awareness

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  • Stress
  • Boredom
  • Fatigue
  • Anger
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Situational Awareness Problems

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  • Boredom
  • Complacency
  • Uncertainty
  • Frustration / Anger
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Who sets the tone of the crew and maintains the working environment?

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The PC sets the tone of the crew and maintains the working environment

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When crewmembers disagree on a course of action, what must the crew do?

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When crewmembers disagree on a course of action, the crew must be effective in resolving the disagreement

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What are the three classification of tasks?

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  • Critical
  • Important
  • Routine
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Name four causes of high workload

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  • Poor planning
  • Unexpected events
  • Weather and the environment
  • ATC
  • Cockpit design
  • Mission complexity
  • Crew endurance
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Name four effects of high workload
- Difficulties in achieving good performance - Difficulty with aircraft control - Uncertainty / Indecision / Discomfort - Lose normal scan - Temporal distortion - Difficulty communicating
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How do you manage high workload?
- Be aware - Delegate - Prioritize tasks - Expand time available
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What are three effects of low workload?
- Awareness - Inattention - Drowsiness / Boredom - Complacency
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What are two of the team management problems associated with aircrew coordination?
- Lack of support - SOP ignored - Stress problems - Emotional problems - Judgment problems - Management problems - Communication problems - Leadership problems - Discipline problems
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Is the act of rendering a solution to a problem and defining an action plan?
Decision-making
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What are the two decision-making styles that the Army recognizes in the decision-making process?
Analytical and automatic
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What are the hazardous attitudes that may impede the decision-making process?
- Anti-authority - Impulsiveness - Invulnerability - Macho - Resignation - “Get there-itis" - Over confidence
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Define “Cross-monitor performance”.
Cross-monitor each other’s actions and decisions to reduce the likelihood of errors impacting mission performance and safety
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What is advocacy?
Stronger than a recommendation, this is a positive declaration in favor of a set of possibilities
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What is assertion?
The forceful, non-threatening statement of a belief, feeling, position, or ideas concerning a situation with which one is uncomfortable
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To assist in reducing information overload, you must use ________.
Standard terminology
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How do you deal with distractions pertaining to aircrew coordination?
- Handle - Delegate - Ignore - Delay
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What are three types of unexpected events?
- Malfunction - Sudden loss of visual reference - Inadvertent IMC - Unusual environmental conditions - Near mid-air collisions - Short notice in-flight mission changes - Encounters with threat
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What are two types of incapacitation?
Subtle and gross
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Nobody flying the aircraft, nobody looking out the window, and departure from SOP are types of links in the ________.
Error / Poor judgment chain
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What are three techniques to break the error chain?
- Two-challenge rule - Positive team building - Detailed pre-mission planning and rehearsal
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Which decision-making style is more thorough and takes more data into account?
Analytical
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When should a crewmember offer assistance?
- P* demonstrates difficulty in aircraft control or deviates from normal or expected actions - Anytime information or assistance is requested - Anytime a crewmember sees or recognizes anything that poses a hazard to flight