FOM Chapter 3 Flashcards
The majority of commercial aviation accidents have been caused by what?
Human Factors, usually relating to a breakdown in communication.
What four principle CRM skills is SkyWest choosing to focus on?
- Communication
- Workload Management
- Situational Awareness
- Saturation Management
List 3 of the 5 CRM issues that are included in nearly every SkyWest ASAP report.
- Unable to manage distractions.
- Inability to recognize task saturation and level.
- Non-specific WANT briefings that exclude key arrival procedure elements and go-around/missed approach planning.
- Briefing excludes key components preventing crew from having a shared mental model - especially during visual approach procedures, for example, when to configure, or turn base, et cetera.
- Not holding other crewmembers accountable to the SOPM.
The FOM lists 4 tools to mitigate distraction, explain two of them.
- Recognize a state of becoming distracted, verbalize the concern, and request help to reduce task saturation and increase awareness.
- Use task prioritization to determine what can be delayed for a later time during a lower workload period.
- Use good planning during low workload periods to coordinate efficient efforts during high workload periods.
- First Officers maintain a state of readiness to assume delegated responsibilities, as directed by the Captain.
Does the FOM require briefings to include anticipated distractions along with a plan of how to manage this threat? If so, whose responsibility is it? I wonder if your Evaluator will be listening for your plan to mitigate distractions during the LOE?
Yes, the Captain is responsible to brief anticipated distractions. Yes, your evaluator will be putting special emphasis on your mitigation strategies.
What is tunneling and how does it contribute to a loss of situational awareness?
Under stress, a pilot may focus on a single flight deck indicator and not notice other indications also relevant to the situation.
What CRM skill is severely diminished during tunneling?
Situational awareness. Vigilance and problem identification lapses and ability to detect and manage threats is reduced.
What common error do pilots make during high workload situations in regard to personal ability?
Overestimate personal ability to manage the workload and level of saturation. They may not even recognize the level of saturation.
Name 4 common cues of task saturation observed through ASAP, LOSA, and FOQA.
- Missed checklist items or entire checklists.
- Missed callouts.
- Missed configuration changes.
- Missed ATC readbacks.
- Abbreviated or omitted WANT briefings.
- Little or no communication.
- Lack of FMA correlation to intended mode.
How many of the CRM issues that are included in nearly every SkyWest ASAP report (missed checklist items or entire checklists, missed callouts, missed configuration changes, missed ATC readbacks, abbreviated or omitted WANT briefings, little or no communication, and lack of FMA correlation to intended mode) are a potential result of task saturation?
4 out of 5.
Name the saturations “condition” that best describes when some errors or threats are ignored or undetected, task completion is marginal, situational awareness is compromised, and flight path management is deteriorating.
Yellow.
What action should be employed when a pilot realizes they are “in the Yellow”?
Verbalize the condition. Follow the Threat and Error Application model (TEAM). Choose an appropriate level of automation, assess the criticality of the threat, and communicate a plan of action to return to a green level of saturation.
What key component must be included in visual approach execution when the 10-7 contains E-GPWS Warning information?
Pilots follow the track and descent profile of an instrument approach procedure when conducting a visual approach at night.
Can a visual approach at night with a 10-7 that contains E-GPWS Warning information be joined inside the final approach fix?
No, join via vectors outside of the FAF/FAP or via IAF.
