-SOP actions; and,
-Flight director and FMS mode selections and target entries, when in manual flight;
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Monitoring the current status of the aircraft; and,
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Monitoring the PF to provide effective backup as required (this includes both flight and ground operation).
Sterile Cockpit Rule
Adhering to the Sterile Cockpit rule (defined in Briefing Note 2.4 – Intra-Cockpit Communications, Managing Interruptions and Distractions ) may be mandated by operational authorities (e.g., U.S. FAR
– Part 121.542 ) or adopted per company policy.
Airbus Industrie encourages adherence to the Sterile Cockpit rule, regardless of applicable national requirements.
Silent Cockpit
The Sterile Cockpit rule and the Silent Cockpit concept often are misunderstood as referring to the same operating policy.
When adhering to a Silent Cockpit policy, standard calls are minimized; FCU selections, FMA changes and target confirmations on PFD and ND are not announced loudly but included in the instruments scan.
Airbus Industrie acknowledges that variations may exist in airline operating policies but encourages operators to adopt and adhere to a Standard Calls policy, as defined in Briefing Note 1.4 – Standard
Calls.
Use of Automation
With higher levels of automation, flight crews are offered an increasing number of options and strategies to choose for the task to be accomplished.
The company SOPs should accurately define the options and strategies selected by the airline for the various flight phases and for the various types of approaches.
Briefing Note 1.2 -Optimum Use of Automation provides expanded information on the use of AP/FD, A/THR and FMS.
Scope and Use of Normal Checklists
Briefing Note 1.5 -Normal Checklists provides a detailed overview on the scope and use of normal checklists.
Training Aspects
Disciplined use of SOPs and normal checklists should begin during the transition training course, because habits and routines acquired during transition training have a lasting effect.
Standard Operating Procedures
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Transition training and recurrent training provide a unique opportunity to discuss the reasons for the rules and procedures and to discuss the consequences of failing to comply with them.
Conversely, allowing a relaxed adherence to SOPs and/or a relaxed use of normal checklists during initial or recurrent simulator training may encourage corresponding deviations during line operations.
Factors Involved in Deviations from SOPs
To ensure effective compliance with published SOPs, it is important to understand why pilots intentionally or inadvertently deviate from rules or standards.
In most cases of deviation from SOPs, the procedure that was followed in place of the published procedure seemed to be appropriate for the prevailing situation, considering the information available at the time.
The following factors and conditions are cited often in discussing deviations from SOPs:
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Inadequate knowledge of or failure to understand the rule, procedure or action (e.g., due to quality of wording or phrasing, rule or procedure or action being perceived as inappropriate);
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Insufficient emphasis on strict adherence to SOPs during transition and recurrent training;
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Insufficient vigilance (fatigue);
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Distractions (e.g., due to intra-cockpit activity);
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Interruptions (e.g., due to ATC communication);
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Task saturation (i.e., absence of multi-tasking ability or task overload);
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Incorrect management of priorities (e.g., lack of decision-making model for time-critical situations);
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