80T-122 Chapter 12 HSM-50

Question 1

Categories of A/C emergencies

Answer 1

1. Crash/ditch
2. Immediate landing
3. Precautionary shipboard landing
4. Flight deck

Question 2

Ship Steps following the declaration of an emergency

Answer 2

ART PASN BRO

• Aircraft position - Plot
• Radar contact - maintain if possible
• Turn toward the A/C’s last known pos or crash site and proceed @ best speed
• Provide A/C w/ vectors to nearest airport or ACS - as req
• Air Distress Freqs (121.5/243.0) - monitor
• Summon qualified pilot to CIC and/or bridge - if available
• Notify senior det pilot aboard - if available
• Brief and station additional lookouts - as req
• Request assistance from/inform accompanying units/agencies - as req
• Obtain amplifying info as to type of emergency and pilot’s intentions

Question 3

Engine Malfunctions - ideal winds

Answer 3

000 @ best speed

Question 4

Loss of T/R Control best winds

Answer 4

000 @ best speed for controllability

Question 5

Relative winds for xmsn

Answer 5

Doesn’t matter, get on deck quickly

Question 6

Flight control/hyd relative winds

Answer 6

Steady deck, port winds if possible

Question 7

Damaged landing gear relative winds

Answer 7

Minimum pitch and roll

Question 8

Hung forward firing ordnance procedure

Answer 8

Fly alpha pattern (300’ AGL, 80 KTS, right turns)

Fly offset approach (right seat, day or night VMC only)

Port RSD or clear deck

Adjust heading as you approach to avoid flagging the ship superstructure

5 degrees at 1/4 mile
25-40 deg over deck

Question 9

Lost Comms Signal

Answer 9

I require immediate landing: floodlight/landing lights on (red flare w/ electrical failure)

I desire to land but can wait: pos - bright flashing, smacks on

I am diverting: pos - bright steady, smacks on

Question 10

ACS ALDIS Lamp signals

Answer 10

Flashing Red: BINGO, proceed to alternate
Flashing Green: Cleared to enter CHARLIE pattern
Steady Green: CHARLIE - clear to land
Steady Red: DELTA - delay in landing, enter delta

Question 11

Lost Comms in IMC

Answer 11

Commence TACAN at prebriefed recovery time

Question 12

Lost Comm Emergency IFF codes

Answer 12

Mode I
First digit
0 - okay
1 - hyd
2 - electrical
3 - fuel
4 - O2
5 - Engine

Second digit
1 - No comms, TACAN ok
2 - No comms, ADF ok
3 - Comms, no navaids

Mode III
7700/7600

Question 13

When to perform an ELVA

Answer 13

An actual ELVA shall not be attempted unless the A/C does not hav adequate fuel to diver to a GCA/CCA

Question 14

ELVA profile

Answer 14

4 miles, 70 kts, 400’

X miles, X*100 ft

MAP: 100 yds, 50 ft

Missed: 30 deg climbing turn to 400’

Question 15

Smoke light Approach Requirements

Answer 15

ELVA unavailable or did not work

PIC and CO/OIC agree to attempt

Consider doing these instead:
1. Returning early
2. Maneuvering ship to better wx
3. Vectoring A/C to another ship
4. Vectoring A/C to an alternate

Question 16

Smoke light profile

Answer 16

2 miles astern

40’, 40 kts (Pilots discretion)

Smoke dropped every 15 seconds

Continue inbound until you see ship

Question 17

Types of A/C on deck emergencies

Answer 17

Hung droop stops
Engine fire
Other fires
Emergency deck handling

Question 18

When is emergency deck handling authorized?

Answer 18

W/ an inoperative/degraded traversing system: Emergency/Op necessity

Procedures in chapter 12