HAF-AFECM17027_Policy_Message.pdf

HAF-AFECM17027 HQ AF/A3TF POLICY MESSAGE, 9 NOVEMBER 2017

SUBJECT: SURVIVAL KIT ELECTRONIC SIGNALING DEVICE (SKED) TRAINING

REQUIREMENTS

PLEASE PASS TO ALL MAJCOM AND AIR RESERVE COMPONENT (ARC) AIRCREW

OPERATIONS AND TRAINING DIVISION CHIEFS OR EQUIVALENT.

1. PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TO ALL ORGANIZATIONS WITH ASSIGNED AIRCREW

PERSONNEL. ALL MAJCOMS ARE PART OF THE FIELDING PLAN.

2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE INITIAL TRAINING

REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDANCE FOR THE SKED. THIS DEVICE WAS SELECTED AS

AN AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT ITEM FOR THE PEACETIME PRC-90 SERIES

RADIO (CURRENTLY INSTALLED IN LIFE RAFTS/SURVIVAL KITS) BY THE

AIRCREW PERFORMANCE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. MAJCOMS/ANG WILL

DETERMINE INSTALLATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SKED AS AN

AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF THE PRC-90 SERIES RADIOS AND MAY

SUPPLEMENT THIS MESSAGE WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDANCE. THESE

DEVICES WILL BE DELIVERED TO UNITS BY A TAILORED LOGISTICS SUPPORT

PROGRAM DLA CONTRACT OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

2.1. THE SKED RESCUEME PLB1 IS A COSPAS-SARSAT COMPATIBLE DEVICE THAT

PROVIDES GLOBAL POSITIONING CAPABILITY, 406 MEGAHERTZ PERSONAL

LOCATOR BEACON WITH THE STANDARD HOMING FREQUENCY OF 121.5MHz.

3. TO ENSURE ALL AFFECTED AIRCREW ARE TRAINED, INITIAL TRAINING WILL

BE ACCOMPLISHED ON THE USE OF THE SKED DEVICE PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT

OF THE PRC-90 SERIES RADIOS. ADDITIONALLY, AIRCREW FLIGHT EQUIPMENT

SUPERINTENDENTS WILL ADD/INCLUDE SKED TRAINING INTO THEIR LL06

LESSON PLANS FOR RECURRING TRAINING.

3.1. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS INITIAL TRAINING, GROUP COMMANDERS ARE

RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING A LOCAL FCIF INSTRUCTING ALL AIRCREW TO

WATCH A TRAINING VIDEO LOCATED ON THE AFE HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND

PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS (HPPS) SHAREPOINT SITE OR YOUTUBE (IF UNITS DO NOT

HAVE ACCESS TO THE HPPS SHAREPOINT) PRIOR TO NEXT FLIGHT:

NOTE: AFE FLIGHTS WILL HAVE TRAINING ASSETS AVAILABLE IF AIRCREW

WOULD LIKE TO PHYSICALLY HANDLE OR SEE THE SKED.

HTTPS://CS2.EIS.AF.MIL/SITES/21562/AFE/LISTS/AFE%20TRAINING/ALLITEMS.ASPX

OR

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/watch?v=Ea4Vo1gISQY https://cs2.eis.af.mil/SITES/21562/AFE/LISTS/AFE%20TRAINING/ALLITEMS.ASPX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea4Vo1gISQY

3.2. LOCAL STANDARDIZATION & EVALUATION OFFICES SHOULD COPY THE

ABOVE HYPERLINKS INTO THE FCIF TO ENSURE AIRCREW ARE RECEIVING THE

CORRECT TRAINING. DOCUMENTATION OF TRAINING WILL BE LEFT TO THE

DISCRETION OF THE GROUP COMMANDERS.

4. HQ AF/A3TF POC IS CMSGT JOHN K MCENANEY, DSN 227-6066, EMAIL

JOHN.K.MCENANEY.MIL@MAIL.MIL. HQ AF/A3TF DIVISION CHIEF, COL TIMOTHY

L. HYER, COMM (703)-693-6239, TIMOTHY.L.HYER.MIL@MAIL.MIL.

END OF MESSAGE