Attachment_07a_3750.2C.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

FLEET READINESS CENTER EAST

PSC BOX8021

CHERRY POINT NC 28533-0021

FRC EAST INSTRUCTION 3750.2C

FRCEASTINST 3750.2C

Code 6.0D-JC

JUL 1 B 2013

From: Commanding Officer, Fleet Readiness Center East

Subj: AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM

Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 3750.6R

Encl: (1) Aviation Safety Program Manual

1. Purpose. To ensure all personnel fully understand their role with respect to the Fleet Readiness Center East (FRC East) Aviation Safety Program.

2. Cancellation or Summary of Changes. This instruction supersedes NAVAIRDEPOTINST 3750.2B. The contents of both FRCEASTINST 3750.3 and NAVAVDEPOTINST 3750.1G have been incorporated into this instruction and are therefore cancelled.

3. Scope and Applicability. This instruction applies to all FRC East employees to include personnel directly or indirectly involved with the production or support of aircraft production lines.

4. General. Reference (a) establishes the requirements and provides guidance for the Aviation Safety Program. The primary purpose of the program is to preserve human and material resources. It is, therefore, incumbent upon all personnel to realize that accidents do not just happen, they are caused. To reduce and eliminate these occurrences, the safety program must function to detect and eliminate hazards and to provide effective management of safety information and practices.

Consideration must be given to all areas of command responsibility for the safety of personnel and the preservation of associated material resources. The FRC East's dedication to innovative problem-solving techniques, total quality management principles, and thorough training has secured for it a position in the lead of both government and private industry. Failure by any individual to provide for personal safety in the

"UNSURPASSED SERVICE TO THE FLEET AND RELENTLESS FOCUS ON QUALITY, ENVIRONMENT,

AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY"

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accomplishment of this activity's mission does his/her coworkers, the Fleet Readiness Center East, and the Fleet a disservice.

5. Action. Department heads and other supervisory personnel are to ensure that the provisions of this instruction are adhered to as they apply to their personnel and work areas.

6. Instruction Responsibility. The Aviation Safety Officer (Code 6.0D) is responsible for maintaining this instruction in a current status.

Distribution: II

Aviation Safety Program Manual

This is a CONTROLLED DOCUMENT. The controlled version is posted on the CPWeb. Personnel can download directives as required. Appropriate Fleet Readiness Center East personnel are informed of all updates as they occur and are required to use the current version. Outdated copies should be discarded to avoid unintended use.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

Chapter 1 Introduction General .......................................... 1-1 Industrial Safety/Quality Assurance/ Aviation Safety Relationships .................... 1-1 Policy Guidance .................................. 1-2 References ....................................... 1-1.

Chapter 2 Aviation Safety Organization Aviation Safety at Fleet Readiness Center ........ 2-1 Aviation Safety Organizational Structure ......... 2-1 Aviation Safety Officer (Code 6.0D) .............. 2-2 Reference ........................................ 2-3

Chapter 3 Aviation Safety Program Objective ........................................ 3-1 Aviation Safety Program Requirements ............. 3-1 Air Operations SOP ............................... 3-1 Flight Management ................................ 3-2 Flight Crewmember Requirements ................... 3-3 Flight Personnel (Noncrew) Requirements .......... 3-4 Ground Personnel Requirements .................... 3-4 Planning and Flight Mission Procedures ........... 3-5 Safety Surveys/Stand-downs ....................... 3-6 Natural and Man-Made Disasters ................... 3-6 References ....................................... 3-7

Chapter 4 Flight Safety General .......................................... 4-1 Functional Check Flight Criteria ................. 4-1 Flight Planning .................................. 4-1 Personnel Factors ................................ 4-1 Personnel Certification .......................... 4-2 Aircrew Training ................................. 4-2 NATOPS Program ................................... 4-2 Aviation Safety Council .......................... 4-2 References ....................................... 4-3

Chapter 5 Ground Safety General .......................................... 5-1 Ground Safety Officer(Code 6.0DB) ................ 5-1 i

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Chapter 5 Ground Safety (continued) Ground Safety Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) (Code 6.0DB) ..................................... 5-l Flight Line Personnel ............................ 5-2 Industrial Ground Personnel ...................... 5-2 FOD Prevention Program ........................... 5-2 Tool Control Program ............................. 5-4 References ....................................... 5-4

Chapter 6 Life Support Systems and Emergency Equipment Life Support Systems ............................. 6-1 Support Requirements ............................. 6-l Utilization of Life Support Systems Equipment .... 6-l Maintenance and Inspection Personnel Certification Requirements ....................... 6-2 Reference ........................................ 6-2

Chapter 7 Naval Air Systems Command Aviation Safety Award Purpose .......................................... 7-1 Criteria for Award ............................... 7-1 Other Aviation Awards ............................ 7-1 Reference ....................................... 7-1

Chapter 8 Anonymous Reporting Procedure (ANYMOUSE) Purpose .......................................... 8-1 Criteria for Submission .......................... 8-1 How to Submit an ANYMOUSE Report ................. 8-1

Chapter 9 Aircraft Mishap Investigation and Reporting General .......................................... 9-1 Investigation Responsibilities ................... 9-l Aircraft Mishap Board ............................ 9-1 Aircraft Mishaps ................................. 9-2 Reference ........................................ 9-2

Chapter 10 Aviation Mishap Plan Purpose .......................................... 10-1 Applicability .................................... 10-1 Mishap Plan Procedures ........................... l0-1 ii

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

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1. General. The Fleet Readiness Center East (FRC East) Aviation Safety Program provides guidelines to ensure that an aggressive aviation safety program is continually pursued in the performance of depot level maintenance. The FRC East maintenance industrial processes and safety programs are integral to the Navy's overall aviation safety program and play an important role in the reduction of the Navy's aircraft mishap rate.

2. Industrial Safety/Quality Assurance/Aviation Safety Relationships

a. Industrial safety programs are primarily designed to ensure establishment of adequate safety procedures to prevent or reduce injury to personnel. Quality assurance programs are pursued to ensure products are produced to specification.

Aviation safety programs are a combination of personnel safety and product perfection efforts as they apply to aircraft. When an aircraft, power plant, or component is processed by a Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) maintenance activity, all personnel must be made cognizant of the fact that adherence to the industrial safety program and a total quality program go beyond the end of the production line, and that the basic foundation of the FRC Aviation Safety Program does not start with preflight inspections and flight line maintenance, nor does it conclude with the delivery of an aircraft to a ferry pilot. The Aviation Safety Program must include every process from induction of the product into the center to the use of the end product by the fleet. Aviation safety must be integrated with the industrial safety program and be continually stressed through quality assurance programs if the safe operation of the product is to be achieved with the maximum degree of reliability and confidence.

b. There are several examples where industrial safety and quality assurance program requirements are the same as aviation safety requirements. The similarities must be identified by the Aviation Safety Officer (Code 6.0D) and an education awareness program developed with the assistance of industrial safety officers and cognizant quality assurance personnel to stress how each program is a significant factor in the aviation safety program. There are numerous examples of existing industrial and

1-1 quality requirements which are also aviation safety requirements (Foreign Object Damage Prevention Program, Flight Check Office operations, housekeeping practices, workers' certification requirements, etc.). These programs are either extensions of the industrial safety or quality assurance programs or safety inspection requirements designed to recertify the original program.

3. Policy Guidance

a. Policies reflected in this instruction are drawn directly from the references (a) through (1) to establish policy guidance from the higher echelons of command. If any conflict exists between this instruction and the policies established by higher authority, directions from the higher authority will have primacy and the conflict immediately reported to the FRC East ASO (Code 6. OD) .

b. This instruction emphasizes flight line operations;

however, this does not mean that management of non-flight line actions or personnel are of a lesser degree of concern. The breadth of the boundaries of the aviation safety program cannot be overstressed. It is each individual's responsibility to detect and report any practice or occurrence which could be considered a hazard to personnel or property.

4. References

(a) OPNAVINST 3750.6R

(b) OPNAVINST 3710. 7U

(c) COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2

(d) OPNAVINST 1542.7C

(e) NAVAIRINST 3750.5C

(f) FRCEASTINST 3710.W

(g) FRCEASTINST 5100.2H

(h) FRCEASTINST 5102.2

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(i) FRCEASTINST 3140.3B

(j) FRCEASTINST 4790.11

(k) FRCEASTINST 10290.1N

(1) NAVAIRDEPOTINST 5305.2

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CHAPTER 2

AVIATION SAFETY ORGANIZATION

1. Aviation Safety at Fleet Readiness Center East. Aviation safety at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRC East) is governed by the concepts as outlined in reference (a) . A thoroughly proactive safety program at the Fleet Readiness Center East is fundamental to Fleet readiness. Additionally, an effective aviation safety program reduces injury to the FRC East employees and cost to the Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (COMNAVAIRSYSCOM) and the customer. To these ends, aviation safety shares close concerns with industrial safety and quality assurance and reliability at the FRC East as delineated above.

The organization and structure of the aviation safety program are described below.

2. Aviation Safety Organizational Structure. Aviation safety is a command function and responsibility, and as such, the individual assigned to the task of overseeing, taking action, and keeping the command informed of the aviation safety status must have the authority to be able to carry out these responsibilities. Accordingly, direct access to the commanding officer is necessary. Impairment of this direct access sometimes causes factual data to be underemphasized or not reported. It may also preclude or delay the required command action to prevent an aviation mishap.

a. All COMNAVAIRSYSCOM units with assigned aircraft for which COMNAVAIRSYSCOM is designed as controlling custodian will be considered to be reporting custodians for purposes of the requirements in reference (a) . The Aviation Safety Officer (ASO) (Code 6.0D) billet will be a primary billet assigned to a designated Naval Aviator or Naval Flight Officer, who will have attended a formal course in aviation safety. When possible, the ASO should remain in the billet for the duration of the assigned tour.

b. The ASO will be responsible for overseeing the command's Aviation Safety Program, ensuring that all activities and departments within the command are meeting the precepts of this instruction.

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3. Aviation Safety Officer (ASO) (Code 6.0D). The ASO (Code 6.0D) will:

a. Conduct a comprehensive and aggressive Aviation Safety Program.

(l) Review all aircraft mishap and hazard reports and mishap investigation reports.

{2) Disseminate aviation safety information.

b. Report directly to the Director of Operations (Code 6.0DB) and ensure the Commanding Officer is notified if any of the following events occur involving aircraft or related operations of this command:

(l) Aviation mishaps or detection of severe hazards.

(2) Any incident, which could result in unusual interest to the public news media.

(3) Any incident in which an object dropped from an aircraft while in flight could result in property damage or casualties.

c. Work closely with the Integrated Support Division Director (Code 7.10.1) and the Policy and Quality Department (Code 6.4) personnel.

d. Attend department head meetings.

e. Establish and train an Aircraft Mishap Board (AMB).

(1) Publish a current list of AMB members per Commanding Officer's appointment.

(2) Maintain a Pre-Mishap Plan.

(3) Prepare and maintain an information folder for each AMB member.

(4) Hold periodic training for all AMB members.

Enclosure (l)

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f. When the command is a mishap report endorsee, assist in the preparation of the command endorsement.

g. Conduct annual safety reviews or surveys in accordance with the current Naval Safety Center Review format and ensure corrective action on problem areas noted during such surveys is forwarded to the Commanding Officer.

h. Conduct an aviation safety survey before assumption of duty by a new ASO and within 60 days of assuming the position of

ASO.

i. Conduct semiannual mishap drills involving the Flight Check Office (Code 6.0DB). Participation from external agencies (Crash Fire Rescue, medical personnel, etc.) is encouraged in order to create a realistic scenario.

j. Maintain an active liaison relationship with the COMNAVAIRSYSCOM Safety Office and Naval Safety Center to ensure that FRC East policy and guidance reflect the latest directions.

Also, maintain a close liaison with the Marine Corps Air Station Safety Officer, ASOs from other Fleet Readiness Centers, ASOs of the squadrons and wings using FRC East products, COMNAVAIRSYSCOM program managers for aircraft processed by this command, and the appropriate aviation class desk officers.

k. Maintain a comprehensive turnover folder.

4. References

a. OPNAVINST 3750.6R

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CHAPTER 3

AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM

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1. Objective. The objective of this Chapter is to establish minimum procedures for actively pursuing and improving the Aviation Safety Program.

2. Aviation Safety Program Requirements

a. U.S. Navy Regulations, Article 0712, requires each commanding officer to ensure safety procedures are adhered to and, where requirements are incomplete or need to be developed, augment or issue direction as necessary. The Aviation Safety Officer (ASO) (Code 6.0D) must ensure the command and its activities meet the full intent of this regulation, with regard to aviation safety, through the promulgation of specific guidelines for development of an ongoing aviation safety program.

b. The Aviation Safety Program must address the many aspects of aviation safety, be sufficiently streamlined for understandability, and yet be comprehensive enough to facilitate participation by all hands. There are many innovative methods that can be used to motivate personnel towards improving their individual and collective efforts to achieve an effective aviation safety program.

c. The basic framework of the Aviation Safety Program must include Air Operations Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), a Pre-Mishap Plan, periodic safety surveys, and plans for actions to be taken during both natural and man-made disasters.

3. Air Operations SOP. As an activity required to operate Naval aircraft, this command has an Air Operations SOP, reference (a). It consists of written flight operation procedures to cover flight operations at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRC East) and in the flight operating areas. The SOP covers five primary areas of concern: (1) flight management;

(2) flight crew requirements; (3) flight personnel (noncrew) requirements; (4) ground crew requirements; and (5) planning and flight mission procedures. The SOP is based on the requirements of reference (b) .

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a. Flight Management. The flight management section will address the following areas:

(1) Flight Scheduling

(a) Procedures for obtaining approval for flights, including induction and functional check flights.

(b) Identification of individuals authorized to give flight authorization.

(c) Procedure for designating pilot in command for aircraft with more than one pilot.

(d) Establishment of minimum crew requirements for various type flight activities.

(e) Maximum crew duty time as prescribed by the command.

(f) Procedures governing the use of mixed aircrew in multi-place aircraft or formation flights.

(g) Procedures to ensure that crewmembers maintain currencies with respect to flight, instrument, and night time.

(2) Use of Checklists and Technical Manuals. Technical manuals and checklists will be used in performing all functions for which technical data has been published. This includes towing, refueling, arming and de-arming ejection seats, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, as well as flight operations. Changes, revisions, and supplements must be properly posted in the basic technical publications so that personnel use the most current technical data available. Mixed crews (government and contractor personnel) performing aircrew or maintenance tasks must use identical checklists. Locally devised checklists may be used only if published checklists are not available or where specific deviation has been authorized by appropriate authority.

(3) Maintenance of Flight and Crewmember Records.

Flight crew qualifications and training folders will be properly maintained. Periodic verifications will be performed in accordance with reference (b) .

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(4) Procedures for issuance of certificates, licenses, and permits (instrument ratings).

(5) Procedures and criteria for selecting and designating aircrew instructors, flight examiners, and functional check pilots.

( 6) Provisions for determining weight and balance each aircraft and flight.

( 7) Procedures for use of life support equipment.

( 8) Procedures for hazard and near-miss reporting.

( 9) Procedures for mishap reporting.

(10) Procedures for search and rescue.

b. Flight Crewmember Requirements. Flight crewmember requirements will include, as a minimum:

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(1) Detailed qualification, requalification, and instructor qualification procedures. These procedures must include the reporting and monitoring of expiration dates and the procedures to assure that flight crews do not fly if training and recertification requirements have not been met.

(2) Training Requirements

(a) Survival and low pressure chamber training requirements.

(b) Personal and life support equipment training.

(c) Egress and ejection seat training.

(d) Flight physiology training.

(e) Ground school requirements.

(f) Aircrew coordination training.

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(3) Flying Requirements

(a) Annual flying time and currency minimums.

(b) Annual Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) written proficiency and emergency procedure examinations.

(c) Annual NATOPS proficiency flight checks.

(d) Annual instrument check flights.

(e) Annual flight physicals.

(f) Waivers.

c. Flight Personnel (Noncrew) Requirements. Flight personnel (noncrew) requirements will include:

(1) Procedures to ensure compliance with written approval requirements.

(2) Flying Requirements

(a) Flight physiology training.

(b) Qualification procedures.

(c) Ground egress procedures.

(d) Ejection or escape procedures.

(e) Waivers.

d. Ground Personnel Requirements. Personnel taxiing/towing aircraft and performing engine runups are considered ground personnel. Ground personnel requirements will include:

(1) Qualification and certification procedures.

(2) Ground egress training.

( 3 ) Waivers .

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e. Planning and Flight Mission Procedures. The planning and flight mission procedures should be built around the following criteria:

(1) Mission profiles for each type of flight regularly conducted by the flight crewmembers and covered in the flight operations procedures. Establishment of specific geographical areas or point-to-point routes and flight following procedures for conduct of flights.

(2) Mission profiles and specified geographical area should make maximum use of ground radar and ground radio to monitor position and status of aircraft.

(3) Crew briefings, conducted by supervisory personnel, must include, but are not limited to:

(a) Take-off and on-station times.

(b) Primary mission descriptions, including assigned aircraft, material condition, weather, crewmember duties, routes and ranges, communications, specific mission requirements, and recovery of landing procedure.

(c) Life support systems and equipment.

(d) Emergency procedures.

(4) Operational procedures to cover the items below.

All procedures must meet Federal Aviation Administration requirements and, as a minimum, include:

(a) Basic flight regulations to include flight areas.

(b) Weather minimums.

(c) Traffic control tower requirements.

(d) Filing of flight plans.

(e) SOPs, to include:

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1. Radio failure procedures.

2. Gear malfunction procedures.

3. Crosswind landing criteria.

4. Airdrome traffic procedures.

5. Emergency procedures for take-off and landing, to include procedures for use of fire equipment and barriers/arresting gear.

6. Arming and de-arming (if applicable).

7. Minimum fuel procedures.

(f) Severe weather plans.

4. Safety Surveys/Stand-Downs

a. Annual surveys of safety procedures will be conducted by the ASO (Code 6.0D) in order to ensure that all facets of the Aviation Safety Program are continually being reviewed and updated. This enables the ASO to manage the program by objectives rather than by crises. Partial reviews will also be conducted as part of the daily routine. This permits conditions to be observed as they actually exist rather than a special condition being presented for scheduled reviews. Command inspections are performed by the Commander, Naval Air Systems Command on a three-year schedule.

b. Safety stand-downs and/or frank discussions of current problems and a review of procedures will be performed on an annual basis, as a minimum.

5. Natural and Man-Made Disasters. A comprehensive aviation safety program must provide preplanning to take immediate action in the event of forecasted or actual disasters. Procedures associated with hurricanes and severe weather, fire prevention, and nuclear accidents should be available. Most of the planning for these situations is already incorporated into the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or FRC East plans; however, the ASO (Code 6.0D) is responsible to ensure that these plans do, in fact, include those aircraft currently at FRC East, awaiting

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processing, in-process, or awaiting ferry. If the existing plans do not provide for specific directions concerning FRC East assets, then a command plan will be developed to supplement the existing plans. Reference (c) provides guidance and direction necessary to minimize damage to FRC East, property, and personnel during destructive weather conditions.

6. References

a. FRCEASTINST 3710.W

b. OPNAVINST 3710.7U

c. FRCEASTINST 3140.3B

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CHAPTER 4

FLIGHT SAFETY

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1. General. The Air Operations Standard Operating Procedures, reference (a), and the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Operations Manual, reference (b), address many of the aviation safety requirements; however, additional emphasis is placed here on flight safety since it has the most direct impact on the Fleet Readiness Center East (FRC East) Aviation Safety Program.

The requirements of this Chapter are applicable to airborne operations or to ground operations where there is an intent to conduct a flight.

2. Functional Check Flight Criteria. Each functional check flight conducted will be in accordance with the Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) Manual for the aircraft concerned.

3. Flight Planning. Flight planning for functional check flights should not be treated lightly. The flight crew should be aware of all maintenance actions required during functional ground testing and preflight of the aircraft and review jointly all emergency actions that might be required to be taken during the flight. The flight crew will ensure that flight check personnel are aware of the tests to be conducted and the areas to be utilized for testing. The crew will review the procedures to be used in the event base communications cannot be maintained and the emergency landing procedures to be used for various types of emergencies. Prior to departure or a post-standard depot level maintenance flight, the check aircrew will ensure that key personnel are available for debriefing the flight. The latter action is very important and is necessary to ensure that any faulty conditions developed during the flight as a result of production are immediately corrected and action taken to inspect for the same defect on other aircraft awaiting functional testing.

4. Personnel Factors. The physical and emotional health of all flight personnel will be governed by the criteria established in reference (c). The Aviation Safety Officer (Code 6.0D) should ensure that flight requirements do not demand that the established guidelines be exceeded.

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5. Personnel Certification

a. Personnel will not be designated if they have not successfully completed the required written, oral, and performance tests. Personnel who fail recertification tests or whose certifications have expired should not be scheduled until they successfully complete the written and oral recertification requirements.

b. The maximum number of Naval aircraft types on which one person can maintain certification at one time is two unless specific written authority has been granted by the commanding officer.

c. Personnel must be fully qualified in order to be designated. No person will be certified as partially or conditionally qualified.

6. Aircrew Training

a. Aircrew Training will be accomplished through classes, presentations, "all officers" meetings, articles, newsletters, or other instructional techniques and methods.

b. Flight and emergency procedure simulators will be used to the greatest extent possible to enhance flight currency. If necessary, the simulator may be used to maintain currency.

Simulator time will be used to attain annual flight time minimums as necessary, subject to the restrictions of reference

(b) . The use of simulators for NATOPS check flights will be used to the maximum extent in order to facilitate thoroughly testing emergency procedures.

7. NATOPS Program. The FRC East NATOPS Program is administered in accordance with reference (c) by the Flight Check Office (Code 6. ODB) •

8. Aviation Safety Council. Reference (c) requires the establishment of an Aviation Safety Council (ASC) . The ASC members shall be designated in writing and will meet at least quarterly.

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9. References

a. FRCEASTINST 3710.1W

b. AirStaO 3710.5K

c. OPNAVINST 3750.6R

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CHAPTER 5

GROUND SAFETY

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1. General. Ground safety encompasses aspects of both industrial safety and aviation safety. The primary directives used to develop the requirements of this Chapter are contained in reference (a) and the applicable Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (COMNAVAIRSYSCOM) technical directives. Ground crews who are unaware of their part in the aviation safety program can become a heavy liability to an effective program. A primary key to ground crews becoming assets instead of liabilities is a sound and continuing training program conducted in conjunction with the industrial and occupational safety efforts.

2. Ground Safety Officer (Code 6. ODB) . The Command Ground Safety Officer will be assigned in writing by the Commanding Officer and will report directly to the Director of Operations (Code 6.0DB), keeping the commanding officer abreast of events.

At this Command, ground safety program management is a dual responsibility of the Aviation Safety Officer (ASO) (Code 6.0D).

The Ground Safety Officer will establish and monitor ground safety in flight line operations to ensure personnel and equipment safety practices are adequate and are appropriately observed. In addition to flight line safety, the Ground Safety Officer will ensure military personnel are provided lectures in safe driving practices and vehicle safety checks, particularly preceding major holiday periods. Any ground mishap that results in a substantial injury or lost workdays to military members of the command will be reported to the Commanding Officer and in accordance with this instruction. The Ground Safety Officer will maintain a complete and current turn-over jacket, including desk-top procedures.

3. Ground Safety Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) (Code 6.0DB).

The Ground Safety NCO, assigned in writing, is responsible to the Ground Safety Officer. The Ground Safety NCO will assist the Ground Safety Officer in the recognition and correction of situations involving flight line and related procedures which have the potential for causing injury to personnel or damage to material resources. In addition, the Ground Safety NCO will assist in providing safety awareness training and literature to military personnel applicable to on-duty, as well as off-duty application.

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4. Flight Line Personnel. Flight line personnel must be certified to conduct preflight, start, turn up engines, operate ground support equipment, and engage rotors of helicopters. The specific requirements are prescribed in reference (d) and applicable COMNAVAIRSYSCOM technical directives.

5. Industrial Ground Personnel. There are many hazardous operations that are associated with the handling of aircraft on the flight lines, as well as during the rework process. The ASO (Code 6.0D) and the Integrated Support Division Director (Code 7.10.1) will work as a team in ensuring that the requirements are continually observed by all personnel involved with these activities.

6. FOD Prevention Program

a. The definition of FOD is any damage attributed to a foreign object, which has wrongfully been allowed to invade a product. FOD can be expressed in physical or economic (monetary) terms, which may or may not have the potential of degrading a product's required safety and/or performance characteristics. The most common foreign objects are:

(1) Tools and associated hardware.

(2) Metallic debris.

(3) Personal objects.

(4) Loose clothing.

b. The FOD is caused by the indiscriminate discarding of waste products, careless handling of materials, inadequate tool management during job accomplishment, and individual lack of pride in the performance of maintenance tasks. In addition to the primary hazardous effect on flight safety, FOD has created within the maintenance facilities of the Navy and associated contractors excessive maintenance man-hours, unscheduled workloads, and unwarranted spare part shortages. It is the responsibility of all commands to establish a practical and extensive FOD prevention program in the interests of eradicating this hazard.

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c. The latest issues of the following specifications are also utilized to form the basis for inspection and FOD prevention criteria applicable to commercial rework programs.

FAR Part 46

FAR Part 52 Contractors

Procurement Quality Assurance

Government Property in Possession of

d. Fleet Readiness Center East (FRC East) has a planned and integrated FOD Prevention Program, reference (b), that provides uniform policy and procedural guidelines for the prevention of FOD. This program includes, but is not be limited to the following areas of responsibility:

(1) Preparation and revision of a local FOD prevention instruction tailored to this facility and its end products.

(2) Promulgation of visual and oral communications aides to ensure proper orientation in the prevention of FOD.

(3) Continual review of existing FOD instructions and timely issuance of supplementary instructions when considered necessary.

(4) Utilization of management and technical resources, plans, procedures, schedules, and controls needed to ensure program achievement.

(5) Maintenance of a system to monitor, report, and correct FOD instances.

(6) Periodic (at least annual) audits of all facilities and areas of responsibility to ensure program compliance.

7. Tool Control Program

a. Reference (d) provides policy and directs establishment of a standardized tool control program at all Fleet Readiness Centers.

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b. While implementation and day-to-day management of the

Tool Control Program is a production-related function, the ASO (Code 6.0D) has a critical role in assisting positive control of tools by supporting the program in every way possible.

8. References

a. OPNAVINST 3750.6R

b. MCO 510l.8E

c. FRCEASTINST 4790.11G

d. FRCEASTINST 10290.1N

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CHAPTER 6

LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT

1. Life Support Systems

a. Life support systems, encompassing ejection seats, parachutes, oxygen systems, and emergency survival equipment, are used in Naval aircraft in various configurations to ensure personnel survival in emergency situations.

b. The condition, integrity, and configuration of these life support systems are maintained through the use of work specifications, maintenance manuals, and overhaul manuals that prescribe inspection intervals, procedural practices, and safety precautions that must be followed while working on the individual systems. All personnel directly involved in the maintenance of life support systems must be aware that actions such as use of overage materials, improper torquing techniques, improper rigging, and/or inadequate training and familiarization with a system could prevent its proper functioning and thereby present a hazard to flight crew and maintenance personnel.

c. To adequately ensure that concerned individuals are properly schooled and thoroughly accomplished in the maintenance of life support systems, the Fleet Readiness Center East (FRC East) must develop and conduct positive programs for the training, certification, and recertification of personnel who maintain life support system equipment. These programs will be closely integrated with related efforts of production, engineering, quality assurance, industrial safety, and material control to produce optimal results.

2. Support Requirements. Each activity involved in the maintenance and operation of aircraft must maintain the life support system equipment which is installed in their individual aircraft and also those which are issued to flight personnel. A list of minimum requirements is listed in reference (a) .

3. Utilization of Life Support Systems Equipment. Personnel in a flight status are responsible for individual knowledge of the proper care and utilization of life support systems equipment in accordance with the guidelines provided by reference (a) and the specific procedures for aircraft models as delineated in the appropriate Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures

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JUL 182Ul3 Standardization manual. The Aviation Safety Officer (Code 6.0D) will ensure adequate training is conducted for all flight personnel in the use and care of life support system equipment.

Periodic drills duplicating emergency situations should be conducted to ensure that individual flight status personnel are knowledgeable and thoroughly competent in the use of assigned life support systems.

4. Maintenance and Inspection Personnel Certification Requirements. Maintenance and inspection personnel involved with the support and maintenance of life support systems must have attended and successfully completed an approved training course for the individual equipment and the specific type aircraft on which they are to work. Training activities will provide commands with certification that the individuals concerned have demonstrated required proficiency in the maintenance of these systems, have completed the formal training program, and are qualified in all aspects concerning the system to be supported. Once certified, an individual must continue to demonstrate proficiency in maintaining the assigned life support systems. Those personnel who have been certified and continue to demonstrate the required proficiency will be required to attend refresher training at periodic intervals and be recertified in accordance with existing directive pertaining to the concerned life support system and/or equipment. If at any time an individual's performance falls below acceptable standards, certification will be immediately revoked, refresher training will be provided, and recertification minimums completed prior to redesignation.

5. Reference

a. OPNAVINST 3710.7U

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CHAPTER 7

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND AVIATION SAFETY AWARD

1. Purpose. In order to recognize results of aggressive aviation safety programs, the Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (COMNAVAIRSYSCOM) will present an aviation safety award to the Fleet Readiness Center of his choosing, which demonstrates extraordinary achievement in aviation safety, each fiscal year. The achievements will not be limited to safe flight operations, but will also be in recognition of the degree of quality obtained which enhances the ability of fleet units to maintain a high degree of operational readiness and favorable aviation safety records.

2. Criteria For Award. The COMNAVAIRSYSCOM aviation safety award will be based on a combination of aviation mishap rates, aircraft discrepancy report rates, and controlling custodian and the COMNAVAIRSYSCOM evaluation. Reference (a) provides further information on criteria, format, and deadlines for submission.

3. Other Aviation Awards. Information on individual aviation safety professional awards and for United States Marine Corps units and personnel can be found in references (a) and (b) respectively.

4. References

a. NAVAIRDEPOTINST 5305.2

b. MCO 1650.29

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CHAPTER 8

ANONYMOUS REPORTING PROCEDURE (ANYMOUSE}

1. Purpose. The ANYMOUSE program was developed as a means for anyone to anonymously submit a report to the Commanding Officer in order to bring to his attention a significant safety hazard.

The ANYMOUSE procedure is in place to take away any fear of reprisal on the employee submitting the report.

2. Criteria for Submission. A report can be submitted if an artisan or any Fleet Readiness Center East (FRC East} employee feels that a significant safety issue exists, and that the normal chain of command will not take action. All efforts to resolve the issue at the lowest level of command shall be exhausted before submitting a report. At no time, however, should an FRC East employee feel hesitant to submit a report.

3. How to Submit an ANYMOUSE Report

a. Electronic Submission. An FRC East employee may submit an ANYMOUSE Report by going to http://www.navair.navy.mil/frce/hazard/insert_form.cfm and filling out the online report. This is the primary and most effective method that should be used. No Common Access Card is required, and this form can be completed at any computer, to include a personal computer from a location other than FRC East.

This form can also be accessed by going to the FRC East public Web site and clicking on the "Employee Information" tab.

b. Paper Submission. An FRC East employee may use the secondary means of submitting an ANYMOUSE report by completing FRC East 3750/3, "Anonymous Hazard Report," and dropping it in the drop box located in Building 137 in the front corridor next to the ATM machine.

Enclosure (1}

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CHAPTER 9

AIRCRAFT MISHAP INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING

1. General. This Chapter is primarily concerned with the investigation and reporting of accidents as required by reference (a). The instruction specifies that the Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (COMNAVAIRSYSCOM) is responsible for reporting and investigating all aircraft mishaps, which occur while an aircraft is being processed at a Fleet Readiness Center (FRC), even if the aircraft is not in fleet support custody.

2. Investigation Responsibilities. Historically, COMNAVAIRSYSCOM has always designated the concerned FRC to investigate aircraft mishaps involving aircraft being processed at their facility.

a. Reference (a) delineates mishap responsibility for the Fleet Readiness Center East.

b. The primary purpose of a mishap investigation is to determine the causal factor so that corrective actions can be initiated to reduce the potential for that same causal factor from becoming the cause of another mishap. In order to achieve the full cooperation of all parties involved, personnel must be made aware that any statements made during the investigation, written or oral, will not be used in any legal or punitive action. Because of this sensitivity and the potential for the data obtained to be compromised, contractor personnel will only be used in a technical capacity to assist in an aircraft mishap investigation.

c. When the possibility of liability for damage or severe injury exists, a Judge Advocate General (JAG) investigation will be convened. This will be separate and distinct from the mishap investigation.

3. Aircraft Mishap Board (AMB)

a. Every Naval aircraft mishap will be investigated in accordance with reference (a) by an AMB. The AMB will be appointed on a permanent basis and the membership will be listed in the Pre-Mishap Plan. The responsibilities and composition of the AMB will be as prescribed in reference (a) .

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b. When membership or responsibilities cannot be fulfilled because sufficient qualified personnel are not available, assistance will be obtained through local support activities or

COMNAVAIRSYSCOM.

c. Reference (a) provides FRC East the Pre-Mishap Plan and establishes AMB membership and responsibilities.

4. Aircraft Mishaps. The FRC East AMB will investigate all mishaps of aircraft assigned to this command for maintenance.

All mishaps will be reported and an investigation will be performed in accordance with this instruction. Serious Incident Reports will be submitted by the Commanding Officer to the Naval Safety Center via COMNAVAIRSYSCOM.

5. References

a. OPNAVINST 3750.6R

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CHAPTER 10

AVIATION MISHAP PLAN

FRCEASTINST 3750.2C

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1. Purpose. To serve.as a guide for initiating the required reporting and investigation procedures in the event of a mishap involving aircraft, equipment, or personnel assigned to Fleet Readiness Center East (FRC East) .

2. Applicability.

Marine or civilian Duty Officer (ODO)

This procedure is applicable to any FRC East that will execute the duties of Operations while flight operations are being conducted.

3. Mishap Procedure. See next page.

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FRCEASTINST 3750.2C

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ODO CHECKLIST

STEP ASSIGNED TO: RETURNED COMPLETED

Mishap Information

Keep a Log (Assign a scribe)

Call MCAS Base Ops (Immediate)

Mishap Notification Phone List (Immediate)

OPREP-3 Telephone Report (5 min)

OPREP-3 Naval Message (20 min)

Gather all Pertinent Data Books (30 min)

Personnel Casualty Report

Call Station Weather

Determine A/C Mishap Category

Determine A/C Mishap Severity Class .

Determine Injury Classification

Phone Report Naval Safety Center

Initial Notification (within 4 hrs)

FAA Report

Note: The mishap plan is located on CP Web and in the Aviation Safety Officer's Office. If any of the above procedures have not been completed, STOP - Go back to the appropriate step and complete that action! Remember, the ODO's primary duty at this point is to coordinate mishap plan efforts. Use all available personnel to help complete the required steps. DON'T TRY TO DO

IT ALL YOURSELF!

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STEP 1

MISHAP DATA INFORMATION SHEET

1. Date/Time (L) ________________________________________________ __

2. Reported by--------------------

(NAME)

3 . Caller phone number ( s) :

of

(ORGANIZATION)

4. Location of mishap: ____________________________________________ __

5. Time of mishap:

6. Was caller an eyewitness to the mishap? YES I NO

7. Status & Location of Aircrew.

8. Were any survivors seen? YES I NO

9. Can aircraft be identified? (Type, BUNO, Side Number)

10. Condition of scene:

11. Is there a fire or explosions? YES I NO

12. Number of civilians involved and their conditions:

13. Number of Military personnel involved and their conditions:

14. Extent of damage to civilian I private property:

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15. Fire dept, sheriff, police, and local authorities on scene?

YES I NO (Names if available)

16. Is there an emergency medical unit on scene?

17. Is the call from a military airbase?

18. IsSAR airborne (military airfield)?

19. Has the caller notified anyone else?

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

20. Can the caller direct emergency vehicles to the scene?

YES NO

21. What kind of weather is at the crash site? (SKY, VIS)

22. Has an OPREP-3 Report been sent (military airfield)?

YES NO

NO

23. Ask the caller to protect wreckage if possible until military units arrive. Caution the caller to remain clear of the wreckage due to possible hazards they may be unaware of.

Mise info caller passes:

Completed by _____________________________ Time __________________ _

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STEP 2

KEEP A LOG

Remove and assign to an assistant

TIME EVENT

STEP 3

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CALL MCAS BASE OPERATIONS IMMEDIATELY

1. If Mishap Report was received via Base Operations, verify Search and Rescue (SAR) efforts have been dispatched and then

SKIP THIS STEP!

2. If the aircraft belong to FRC East (e.g. we are not conducting flight operations, etc.), assist Base Operations with contacting squadrons at Cherry Point and New River.

3. If Mishap Report was NOT received via the MCAS Cherry Point Operations Duty Officer, call 252-466-2233 & say the following:

"This is the FRC East (ODO) (your rank & name)

An aircraft has been reported in a mishap at __________________ __

Please activate effort to

252-464-XXXX."

(location) the CRASH/SAR net immediately. Dispatch SAR location. My telephone number is

4. Assign a phone in the Flight Check Office (Code 6. ODB), referred to as Maintenance Control, for incoming Calls.

5. Assign a separate phone for outgoing calls.

STEP 4

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MISHAP NOTIFICATION PHONE LIST

1. Remove and assign to an assistant:

NAME WORK EXT

Commanding Officer 464-7000 Executive Officer 464-7010 Director of Ops 464-7020 Aviation Safety Officer 464-7897

2. Do not use a Ready Room phone to accomplish this in order to keep the line clear for incoming calls!

Completed by Time __________________ _

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STEP 5

OPREP 3 TELEPHONE REPORT (5 MIN)

Remove STEP 5 and STEP 6 and assign to an assistant

1. The incidents listed below require an OPREP-3 report:

a. Serious Aircraft Mishaps. Any aircraft mishap that results in loss of life or extensive damage to civilian or military property.

b. Ground Mishaps. Any ground mishap involving Marine Corps Personnel which occurs on or near a Marine Corps installation resulting in loss of life or extensive damage to civilian or military property.

c. Near Midair of Marine Corps Aircraft. Any near midair collision with civilian or military aircraft.

d. Objects Dropped from Marine Corps Aircraft. Any incident in which an object dropped from a Marine Corps aircraft in flight may result in property damage or casualties.

1. Telephone report to USMC Command Center DSN: (94) 225-5454, Commercial: (703) 695-5454.

2. Telephone report to USMC Safety Division (CMC [SD]) (Not required if NCC is notified) DSN: (94) 224-4221, Commercial: (703) 604-4221

3. Telephone report to the Navy Command Center (NCC) -within 5 minutes.

DSN: (94) 225-0231/2/3

STU LINE: 223-2006

Commercial: (703) 695-0231/2/3

NOTE: If unable to reach the NCC, the call may be made directly to the National Military Command Center (NMCC) at DSN 225-0100/227-6340 or Commercial (703) 695-0100/697-6340

STEP 6

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OPREP 3 MESSAGE (20 MINUTES)

Remove STEP 5 and STEP 6 and assign to an assistant

1. Make follow-up message/telephone reports as required to keep CMC updated on the incident, as information becomes available.

The OPREP-3 is extremely time critical. Do not delay contacting the Flight Check Office (Code 6.0DB) Representative so that these time requirements can be met.

2. The Flight Check Office is tasked with preparing and submitting the telephone report and Naval Messages

3. Contact Examination and Evaluation Branch (Code 6.2.2.1) Secretary, 464-8117 for preparing and submitting the OPREP Naval Message!

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STEP 7

GATHER ALL PERTINENT DATA BOOKS

1. Gather the following and place in the Flight Check Office (Code 6.0DB), commonly referred to as Maintenance Control:

a. Aircraft maintenance books: Call the Planning and Estimation Branch (Code 6.2.2.2), commonly referred to as Logs and Records, 464-5222, and have them deliver for all aircraft involved:

b. Aircraft Discrepancy Book and 301

c. Aircraft Log Books

d. Outstanding Maintenance Action Forms not yet filed

e. Flight Equipment Log Books

f. Tool Control Log/Pass Down Logs

g. NALCOMIS: Go to Logs and Records and secure the aircraft records in NALCOMIS.

h. MSHARP: Inform MSHARP representative that a mishap has occurred (POC: Darryl Jones/e-mail: djones@innovasi.com). No other information is required to be released to the team.

i. Aircrew Records: Call the Operations Clerk, 464-7820, and have them deliver for all aircrew involved.

j. Aircrew Log Books

k. Outstanding OPNAV 3710/4, "Flight Operations Record (NAVFLIRs)," or Yellow Sheets not yet filed.

1. NATOPS Clerk or Aviation Safety Officer (ASO): secure Aircrew NATOPS Jackets.

m. ASO take a picture of the Operations Duty Officer (ODO) flight schedule board.

n. ODO collect Weight and Balance and Operational Risk Management Worksheets.

Completed by --------------------------- Time, __________________ _

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STEP 8

PERSONAL CASUALTY REPORT

l. If there are any injuries involved, notify the First Sergeant at (252)…