Checks and Procedures

Chapter 2.9

Objectives

To know the difference between CHECKS AND PROCEDURES

To know the format of a CHECKLIST

Checks and Procedures

Checks

Procedures

Procedures

A PROCEDURE describes the way something must be performed

For example: actions for take-off and landing are PROCEDURES

Two compelling reasons for the strict application of standard procedures:

• Observance of Limitations dictated in the AFM

• Usage of a rational and sensible technique

Procedures

From this consideration arises the following working method:

• Procedures must be performed in the same manner by all users
  

• Each procedure, each check shall be fully implemented from the first to the last point

• A common language will be used, so that expressions have the same content and the same meaning
  

• All procedures shall be voiced out loud

Checks

The full and proper performance of one or more procedures are carried out and verified using CHECKS

• Each CHECK carries its own name
  

• The beginning and end are voiced out loud

• All checklist items and indications / positions identified shall be voiced out loud
  

Interruptions during the performance of checks and procedures

For attitude control, observance of airspace and radio communications/ RTF, it is sometimes necessary to interrupt for a short time a PROCEDURE or CHECK.

Layout of Checks and Procedures

Layout of Procedures and Checks

The precise performance of procedures and quality of checks

The precise performance of procedures makes the actions of the pilot predictable.

The manner in which procedures or checks are conducted is a good measure of one's qualification.

Safety during situations of overwork or distress.

How is it done?

CHECKS and PROCEDURES will be performed either by heart or by reading out loud.

The contents of CHECKS and PROCEDURES will be stated in full, aloud and clearly.

CHECKS are usually visual checks

If the position or the display is not correct, then you must act accordingly.

What should not be done

Panic (You should never panic)

You should not point around in cockpit

You should not tap on the instrument's glass with the fingers

Questions

What is the difference between a CHECK and a PROCEDURE?

• A PROCEDURE describes the way in which something should be performed.

• A CHECK verifies that one or more procedures has been performed correctly and has been completed.
  

Within this context, under what title would FLAPS come under?

A PROCEDURE

What do you do if during the performance of the APPROACH CHECK, with intense radio traffic around the airport, you must respond to an urgent call from the control tower?

• Interrupt the CHECK and answer the radio call.
  

• If you are uncertain from where you left off, repeat the full CHECK!

• "APPROACH CHECK" completed!