Embarkation of Pax Flashcards
Paragraph 1
No person shall be enplaned as a passenger, nor shall any cargo be embarked on a naval aircraft unless authorization has been granted by competent authority in accordance with applicable directives. Reporting custodians for helicopter units may authorize personnel to be embarked as passengers onboard their aircraft. This authority may be delegated to a designated detachment officer in charge when deployed or embarked. No person shall be carried in a taxiing aircraft as a passenger unless such person is authorized to fly in it or has been authorized by competent authority to be embarked therein.
Paragraph 4 and 4a
Helicopter and tilt rotor passenger over water flights at night are authorized subject to the following restrictions:
a: Ship launches and recoveries shall be made during daylight hours. This constraint may be waived by the Strike Group Commander, Amphibious Squadron Commander, marine air ground task force Commander, or Officer in tactical command in cases of operational necessity.
Paragraph 4b
In cases of MEDEVAC, a qualified medical attendant who is current in approved water survival training and has been properly briefed on emergency egress procedures for that aircraft, may be transferred at night with approval from the ship’s Commanding Officer.
Paragraph 4c
This does not preclude troop movement in support of amphibious exercises, VBSS Level III operations, or SPECOPS training and operational missions.
Paragraph 5
The pilots in command/mission commanders of a naval aircraft (while absent from home unit) may authorize air transportation for personnel and/or equipment not otherwise qualified for government air transportation when required for the successful prosecution of a SAR, MEDEVAC, or disaster relief mission. This authority shall only be exercised when all practical means of obtaining authorization from competent authority in accordance with applicable directives have proven unsuccessful or unavailable. Appropriate authority shall be notified of such air transportation as soon as practicable.
