HSM79 SOP Flashcards

1
Q

What is the purpose of the SOP

A

Positive approach toward improving combat readiness and safety

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2
Q

It is not intended to cover…

A

Contingency, rule of safety or good practice

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3
Q

HSM-79 specific items are differentiated how?

A

Bold italicized

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4
Q

When does the crew preflight

A

Crew SHALL preflight immediately following NATOPS

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5
Q

Weather criteria per SOP

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Shore/Ship operations: 500-1*
*if positive radar control and CCA or PAR is known for recovery then minimum is 200-1/2

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6
Q

Aircrew requirement
When are they utilized?
NVD TACFORM requirement ?
NT CAL/LZ requirement?

A

-Aircrew SHOULD be utilized to the max extent practical on ALL flights
-NT TACFORM SHALL have 1 NVD TACFORM qual’d AW, SHOULD have 2
-NT CAL/LZ should have 2 AWs

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7
Q

Non-FCF ground turn requirements

A

1 H2P, 1 PQM

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8
Q

Minimum crew for tactical training?

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HAC/L3, PQM, AW

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9
Q

No flight in 45 days requires what?

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SHALL fly a BITS warm up Flights with a current HAC
SHOULD include autos and fam maneuvers as determined by CO

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10
Q

-Night Currency
-If you expire what happens

A

2 hrs in 45 days
0-45 days: 2hrs
45-60 days: Day 2 NT transition
60+: requires full 2 hr flight with current HAC
SHALL NOT be PIC if expired

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11
Q

> 90 days return from deployment requires

A

Squadron/DET lead Course Rules brief

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12
Q

NT coupler requirement

A

2 wind line rescue / dip to dip navigation to a automatic hover in 60 days

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13
Q

If NT coupler expires what SHALL NOT be scheduled for

A

NT SAR event

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14
Q

Instrument currency requirements ?
What are you not allowed to do if currency falls?

A

2 hrs in 60 days.
SHALL NOT be PIC until recurrent

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15
Q

Crew Rest

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SHALL NOT be scheduled to brief a flight event until after 10 hrs from post flight duties
SHOULD NOT be scheduled to brief a flight event until after 12 hrs from post flight duties

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16
Q

While on detachment what is the requirement for Crew Rest

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Crew rest is non duty time before the duty day. Includes time for transportation, meals, and SHALL include an opportunity for 8 hrs of uninterrupted sleep for every 24 hr period

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17
Q

Ship Board Radius of Action

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150 nm or max reliable comm/nav range whichever is less.
May be extended for operational/tactical training missions by ISIC but time beyond 150 nm SHALL be limited to minimum required.

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18
Q

1 Way Flights
Ship-Ship/Shore-Ship
Ship-Shore

A

150 nm
200 nm, ship to shore range is to a point in which a safe landing can be made

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19
Q

If CO of ship or change of OIC occurs, what is required (DEL CHEST)

A

SHALL conduct
-DLQ Requal
-ELVA
-Lost aircraft
-Crash on Deck drill
-Hot Refuel
-Emergency FQ
-Straightening and Traversing

20
Q

With passengers, what are you not allowed to do

A

SHALL NOT PERFORM
Simulated EPs
Practice Autos
Intentional aircraft degradations
Ordnance release

21
Q

What is mandatory for passengers to complete

A

NASTP water survival training

22
Q

All altitude restrictions listed in the SOP (in order)

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1000’ over populated areas
500’ over non populated areas / NT SACT
200’ low level routes
150’ overwater unaided
100’ overwater aided / DAY SACT
70’ coupled hover
50’ for operational/tactical flights where altitude profile supports authorized mission/training
40’ for live hoisting after stabilized hover at 70’

23
Q

Rescue Hoist is completed when

A

SHOULD be completed on first go

24
Q

Stabilator Auto Mode PBS does NOT come on when AC power is applied

A

SHALL visually inspect the lockpins

25
Q

What SHALL be called on the first takeoff or anytime the stabilator manual mode is manipulated

A

Safe single airspeed, STAB is programming

26
Q

In-Flight Mission Change checklist SHALL be completed when?

A

SHALL be completed anytime a mission is changed

27
Q

What has to be completed prior to switching from the pads to the runway and vice-versa

A

Landing checks (due to the parking brake)

28
Q

PIU Power OFF procedures
ASHORE:
AFLOAT:

A

ASHORE: required when stores are loaded. Conduct when feet wet. Verify NO faults/fails
AFLOAT: required only if overland is anticipated

29
Q

Crew Day

A

SHALL NOT report earlier than 12 hrs from scheduled post flight duties
SHOULD NOT report earlier than 10 hrs from scheduled post flight duties

30
Q

Hot Refueling / Crew Switch Procedures (4 SHALL NOT and 4 SHALL)

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SHALL NOT:
1. Passengers SHALL NOT occupy aircraft during hot refueling
2. SHALL NOT taxi until MX Control clears aircraft safe for flight
3. Crew SHALL NOT hotseat while refueling hose is attached to aircraft or inside the rotor arc
4. Personnel SHALL NOT proceed aft of the CMDS unless de-arming/arming
SHALL:
1. Aircrewman SHALL assist with monitoring refueling operations
2. SHALL begin with Step 9 of the post-engagement checklist
3. SHALL do a HAC to HAC verbal turnover
4. SHALL check for exceedances after every sortie

31
Q

Air Taxi

A

Aircraft SHALL ground taxi to the greatest extent possible whenever the possibility of damage from rotor wash exist

32
Q

Use of Seat Belts

A

seat and gunner’s belts SHALL be utilized per reference A to the max extent possible. All occupants SHOULD be in crashworthy seats with seat and shoulder harness secured during take-offs and landings

33
Q

Detachment concurrent aircraft operations
-when does the 50 nm alternate landing apply
-when does it NOT apply

A

detachments operating on single-spot ships with two embarked helicopters utilizing the RSD SHALL NOT conduct concurrent flight ops UNLESS an emergency landing site (ship or shore) available within 50 nm for the duration of the evolution
-Applies when parent ship is the intended point of landing for both aircraft. Or if it’s a man/unmanned flight operation.
-Does NOT apply for fly-ons for scheduled embarkation

34
Q

You want to take pictures in the aircraft? Who authorizes it

A

All photography SHALL be approved by CO. Unplanned and non-briefed photography of this nature is PROHIBITED

35
Q

When APU is required in-flight what should you do?

A

Started on the deck to the max extent possible

36
Q

VERTREP power margin:

A

10%

37
Q

-RAD ALT Discipline
-What SHALL be verbalized

A

Flights below 500’ AGL at night. Consideration should be given to setting DH no lower than 10% current altitude
-Each crewmember SHALL verbalize to the crew their DH settings and activation of warning tones

38
Q

-NIGHT/IMC descent procedures per NATOPS:
SOP, what should all crewmembers do:

A

-SHALL be performed for all night/IMC descents over water below 1000’ AGL: “Leaving XX for XX, DH set at XX, ON INSTRUMENTS, descending”
-SHOULD acknowledge when altitude warning system aural tone is activated

39
Q

Dipping Sonar Operations
-the number game
-what steps SHALL be completed prior to “Down Dome:
-when SHALL MBIT be completed / when SHOULD it be completed
-when SHOULD confidence dip be completed

A

-2: SHOULD limit groundspeed to no greater than 2 KTS
-3: SHALL have L3 for ULT, SHOULD for operational/fleet operations
-4: Dipping sonar operations SHOULD NOT be conducted in known/discovered currents of >4KTS during ULT or Fleet exercises
-4: limit for towing with array unfolded
-4.25: if cable exceeds 4.25 all crew members SHALL acknowledge and ensure correction
-8: limit for towing with array folded
-10: dipping operations SHOULD NOT be conducted with 10’ seas for ULT or fleet exercises
-17-21: dipping operations SHOULD NOT be conducted with 17-21 kt winds
-40: SPOT 40 is preferred hung dome spot, then grassy area north of hot refueling area
-70’: limit for hover altitude while transducer is entering/exiting the water may result in damage to dipping sonar equipment due to electrostatic discharge
-90’: KILO DIP/Confidence dip should be conducted whenever mission allows.
-1/2 Ceiling or XXXX-500 POCL: SHALL be no more than half the ceiling up to 1000’ for dipping sonar training operations
-1177: 1177 fault code, cease dipping operations until maintenance action is performed
-SHALL complete and verbalize “Established steady coupled hover” before “Down Dome”
-AFLOAT: SHALL complete an MBIT on first flight of the day and SHOULD conduct a confidence dip to 90’
-ASHORE: first flight SHOULD conduct MBIT

40
Q

Fuel Dumping per SOP:
Fuel Dumping per CNAV:

A

SOP: Non-emergency fuel dumping SHALL be over water at least 10 nm from land or in accordance with local directives
CNAV: whenever practicable, fuel SHALL NOT be jettisoned (dumped) below an altitude of 6k above the terrain. SHOULD emergency or weather dictate a lower altitude every effort SHALL be made to avoid populated areas. SHOULD inform ATC

41
Q

What can you hot refuel with (ordnance wise)?
What can you NOT hot refuel with?

A

-CATM, REXTORPS, empty Digital Rocket Launcher, buoys, smokes, door guns
-Live ordnance

42
Q

Straightening and traversing with CATM is

A

prohibited

43
Q

Passengers SHALL NOT be embarked with which gun installed?

A

GAU-21. SHALL be utilized instead if crew served weapons are required during passenger transfer

44
Q

Crew conducting live gunnery exercise SHALL be responsible for …

A

own range clearance to a minimum of 5 nm beyond maximum weapon employment envelopes for GAU-21 and M240

45
Q

Smoke markers, per SOP

A

except in emergencies, SHALL not be dropped closer to 10NM from coastline or inland waterways

46
Q

Removal or replacement of sonobuoy launcher cover while rotors are engaged

A

SHOULD NOT be performed. Requires 2 person integrity