Departure Briefings

Question 1

Departure Brief

Considerations

Answer 1

• Terrain
• Threats
• Weather-Airport Conditions-Notams
• Defects-RMS (Route Manual Supplements)-traffic, ATC, Ground Support Threats.

Question 2

Departure Brief

Normal Operations

Answer 2

• Total Distance
• Fuel Required
• Atis (“N 1013 once, twice, three times”).
• RVSM requirements

Question 3

Departure Brief

ATC Clearance

Answer 3

• flight number
• departure clearance
• route clearance
• cleared altitude/FL
• transponder code

Question 4

Departure Brief

Performance Data

Answer 4

• TOW
• ZFW
• FLAP
• Thrust settings
• T/O speeds

Question 5

Departure Brief

SID

Answer 5

• SID chart #
• Chart date and Effective date
• relevant charted requirements

Question 6

Departure Brief

Contingency Planning

Answer 6

-Prior to 80kts will reject the T/O for anything,
above 80kts prior to V1 will reject for engine fire, failure, A/C is unsafe or unable to fly or for predictive wind-shear.

At or above V1 special procedure will be via the CDP (Brief appropriate chart)

Question 7

Departure Brief

Cabin altitude warning Brief

Answer 7

Whenever the intermittent warning horn sounds in flight at an A/C altitude above 10,000’ amsl
1. Immediately, don oxygen Mask and set regulator to 100%
2. Establish crew communications
3, Do the Cabin Altitude Warning or rapid decompression Checklist.