Incapacitation - OM B GEN 3.6

Question 1

What actions can be taken to detect if a crew member is incapacitated?

Answer 1

No response to:

Two verbal communications, or

Any verbal communication associated with a significant deviation from a standard operational procedure or a standard flight profile.

Question 2

What actions should be taken if pilot incapacitation is suspected?

Answer 2

Don Oxygen mask if no obvious reason.
Plane, Path, People (NUTA) - full use of Autopilot, Ensure a safe flight path;
Consider Autoland.
Complete type-specific QRH (or equivalent);
Make the Alert Call “WILL THE SENIOR CABIN CREW MEMBER REPORT TO THE FLIGHT DECK IMMEDIATELY”

Question 3

What actions should be taken if Captain becomes incapacitated on a Cat 2/3 approach?

Answer 3

Autoland may be completed by F/O If no response at Decide due incap.
Safer to Autoland

OM A 8.22.12.b

Pilot Incapacitation - OMB gen 3.6.1
After TOD P2 may land at DEST in wx below Cat 1

Question 4

Pilot Incapacitated considerations.

Answer 4

Safe Flight Profile. FLY THE AIRCRAFT.
Full use of Automatics. Consider Autoland
Alert Call. (move pilot or lock & move rudders)
Electric seat switch in seat back.
Get help (HVY crew, CC, ATC, positioning crew, doctor, & medlink)
Pan, Mayday, Divert? why ill – food?
Think ahead to taxi, after land cxs, doors call, Follow me car?
Can Cabin Crew help?

Question 5

Flight Crew Oxygen use - OM B GEN 3.6.3.a

Answer 5

If oxygen is required:
Use on normal setting. - Do not use ‘EMERGENCY’ setting.
Fit a portable Oxygen Bottle and mask to incapacitated crew
One crew member must remain on FD for remainder of the flight;
Cabin crew MUST NOT occupy a pilot’s seat;
The cabin crew member may be used to assist with Flight/Cabin communications and to access and monitor the well being of the remaining pilot.