Narrative:

Backgnd: this is 2ND incident occurring on a 3 day trip - - captain was new to this 'high tech' 737-300 as well as newly upgraded. I had spent the past 1/2 hour showing him some ways of using the FMC navigation system, which he was not very familiar with. Approach gave us direct to the louisville (iiu) VOR. He selected the OM, not the 002 in the cdm. Both were fairly close, and at our distance (80 mi). There was hardly any difference in the heading. I assumed he intended to ask for direct to the OM or call the field in sight as we got closer, and made the comment 'I guess it's close enough for government work.' however this mild sarcasm went over his head. I have in the past seen capts do this (cleared from lax direct ewr at midnight). They put in the OM, etc. I don't approve of it, but sometimes one gets tired of nit-picking the captain. Also, this was a fatiguing pairing, late flying, crossing time zones, etc, and I was getting mentally fatigued trying to keep up with this guy's numerous procedural mistakes. ATC asked if we were proceeding to the VOR. I asked the captain what response he wanted me to give or did he want me to ask for a visual. Finally he realized his mistake and had me ask for a visual. The airport, ksdf, was not in our FMC database and I had to 'build it' for him (he didn't know how) -- then got in a long in-flight discussion of how to build the OM using a radial and distance from iiu. This is information a check airman should have covered with him during IOE.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CAPT INPUTS OM INFO INSTEAD OF VOR INTO FMC. NAV ERROR RESULTS. FLC QUALIFICATION PROFICIENCY IN DOUBT.

Narrative: BACKGND: THIS IS 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRING ON A 3 DAY TRIP - - CAPT WAS NEW TO THIS 'HIGH TECH' 737-300 AS WELL AS NEWLY UPGRADED. I HAD SPENT THE PAST 1/2 HR SHOWING HIM SOME WAYS OF USING THE FMC NAV SYS, WHICH HE WAS NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH. APCH GAVE US DIRECT TO THE LOUISVILLE (IIU) VOR. HE SELECTED THE OM, NOT THE 002 IN THE CDM. BOTH WERE FAIRLY CLOSE, AND AT OUR DISTANCE (80 MI). THERE WAS HARDLY ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE HDG. I ASSUMED HE INTENDED TO ASK FOR DIRECT TO THE OM OR CALL THE FIELD IN SIGHT AS WE GOT CLOSER, AND MADE THE COMMENT 'I GUESS IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH FOR GOV WORK.' HOWEVER THIS MILD SARCASM WENT OVER HIS HEAD. I HAVE IN THE PAST SEEN CAPTS DO THIS (CLRED FROM LAX DIRECT EWR AT MIDNIGHT). THEY PUT IN THE OM, ETC. I DON'T APPROVE OF IT, BUT SOMETIMES ONE GETS TIRED OF NIT-PICKING THE CAPT. ALSO, THIS WAS A FATIGUING PAIRING, LATE FLYING, XING TIME ZONES, ETC, AND I WAS GETTING MENTALLY FATIGUED TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THIS GUY'S NUMEROUS PROCEDURAL MISTAKES. ATC ASKED IF WE WERE PROCEEDING TO THE VOR. I ASKED THE CAPT WHAT RESPONSE HE WANTED ME TO GIVE OR DID HE WANT ME TO ASK FOR A VISUAL. FINALLY HE REALIZED HIS MISTAKE AND HAD ME ASK FOR A VISUAL. THE ARPT, KSDF, WAS NOT IN OUR FMC DATABASE AND I HAD TO 'BUILD IT' FOR HIM (HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW) -- THEN GOT IN A LONG INFLT DISCUSSION OF HOW TO BUILD THE OM USING A RADIAL AND DISTANCE FROM IIU. THIS IS INFO A CHK AIRMAN SHOULD HAVE COVERED WITH HIM DURING IOE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.