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Airline management policy - this pilot reports that his airlines requires a continuous watch on company radio frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 300388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 300388 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Our airlines operations manual requires that the #2 communication be monitored continuously, either on a company frequency or on commercial aeronautical radio. When doing so I have missed ATC instructions and have had to have the PF answer or ask for repeats. This situation is creating the potential for missing ATC instructions which could cause a violation. I have already had instances which could have created a problem. The PF is supposed to fly, not have to watch the company radio, too.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIRLINE MGMNT POLICY - THIS PLT RPTS THAT HIS AIRLINES REQUIRES A CONTINUOUS WATCH ON COMPANY RADIO FREQ.
Narrative: OUR AIRLINES OPS MANUAL REQUIRES THAT THE #2 COM BE MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY, EITHER ON A COMPANY FREQ OR ON COMMERCIAL AERO RADIO. WHEN DOING SO I HAVE MISSED ATC INSTRUCTIONS AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE PF ANSWER OR ASK FOR REPEATS. THIS SIT IS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR MISSING ATC INSTRUCTIONS WHICH COULD CAUSE A VIOLATION. I HAVE ALREADY HAD INSTANCES WHICH COULD HAVE CREATED A PROB. THE PF IS SUPPOSED TO FLY, NOT HAVE TO WATCH THE COMPANY RADIO, TOO.
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.