1.    FDD (flight deck director)
2.    LSO (line shack officer)
3.    Brakerider
4.    Two chock/chainmen
5.    Power cable tender

1. Initial Tiedown-prior to launch, upon recovery, immediately after an aircraft is respotted, or immediately preceding movement of an aircraft.
2. Permanent Tiedown-not at flight quarters or when an aircraft is not scheduled or expected to be launched or respotted.
3. Heavy Weather Tiedown-high winds, heavy seas, or for prolonged periods of heavy maintenance.

• Shall not be hangared
• Alert status on the flight deck, chaff may remain loaded with safety pins installed

• Large volume of hot exhaust.
• The pilot shall be informed if the generator is operating.

State the primary/ preferred position to transfer personnel by hoist on each of the following:

1. Submarine Ballistic Nuclear  (SSBN)
2. Attack Submarine Nuclear (SSN)
3. Seawolf class (SSN)

• Center of main deck.
• Port sail plane/top of sail
• Top of the sail.

• Obstacle clearance ensured when rotor hub(s) on or aft of the line.
• Aircrewman shall ensure proper placement of the load, relative to the VERTREP hover area markings.

• Hotel or Hotel One - Helo Ops
• Foxtrot - Fixed wing and Helo simultaneously 

• Name, type of ship, hull number, location in the formation, frequencies, and tactical voice call.
• Pilot shall be provided with the weight and destination of each load by appropriate means.
  

• Primary director of aircraft while in hover over pad.
• Comms Pilot to proper position over load/spot.
• Pick up/lift off directions.
• Weight on/off proper calls.

• Maximum retrograde load - The maximum retrograde load length shall be limited to two pendants with legs (approximately 35 feet).
• Minimum number of slings - A minimum of 10 to 12 slings with legs left attached.
• Minimum of wood or metal pallets - Do not hook an empty net to the aircraft without at least four wood or six metal pallets or an equivalent weight in the net.

• Swing, oscillate, or "fly" unpredictably.
• Immediate reduction in airspeed is mandatory to prevent loss of control.
• May have to be jettisoned in forward flight.

Discuss the crewman's advisories in regard to the following:

1. HOLD and WAVEOFF 
2. Advisories for positioning 
3. Whenever the load is spinning, swinging, or trailing aft

1. Mandatory.
2. Crewman takes priority over LSE.
3. Notify PAC. PAC shall position controls accordingly.

• Direct the aircraft via hand signals.
• At night turn on cabin lights for visibilty.
• No pickups

• 2500 lbs
• 15x15 VERTREP area 54 ft aft of sail

Define the following:

1. ASATAC
2. REMRO
3. ASO
4. ESMO
5. LSO
6. HCO
7. TAO

1. Anti-Submarine warfare/Anti-Surface warfare Tactical Air Controller
2. Remote Radar Operator
3. Acoustic Sensor Operator
4. Electronic Support Measures Operator
5. Landing Safety Officer, Landing Signal Officer
6. Helicopter Control Officer
7. Tactical Action Officer

• Knowledgeable, expeditious tactical decisions
• Plan and position fly-to-points for the pilot
• Which sonobuoys are to be deployed
• Mission briefing and debriefing

• 45 minute evolution
• Hoist with electrical power applied and backup pump available.
• Full flight gear for static training.
• All required procedures for hoisting a litter-borne survivor.
• Volunteer for simulated survivor during static training only. (Oscar used inheavy sea states, during flight operations, or when safety is a concern.)

STUDY ALERT CONDTIONS FROM HSL SPECIFIC NAWS CHART

102.28

Describe the four Helicopter Aircraft Readiness Conditions and Alert Response Requirements for aircraft carrier operations:

1. Condition I (Alert 7) 
2. Condition II (Alert 15)
3. Condition III (Alert 30) 
4. Condition IV (Alert 60)

1. Immediate launch, with rotor blades spread, starting equipment plugged in, and a LSE, starting crewman, plane captain, and required plane handlers standing by. (4 tie downs)
2. Same as I except flight crew SHALL stand by.
3. Folded and not immediate launch. Tow bar and applicable personnel.
4. Same as III except for minor maintnance.

Describe the following emergency signals a helicopter with radio failure will give to a ship:

1. I require immediate landing
2. I desire to land but can wait for the next recovery 

1. Fly close aboard starboard quarter. Red flare seaward for complete electrical failure.
2. Fly or hover starboard side with lights flashing and anti-collision lights on.

• 1 nm around
• 5 nm from 340 to 020
• 3 nm from 190 to 150

• 5 miles of a ship’s bow and within 3 miles of a ship’s stern without specific approval of the air officer.
• VERTREP may request continuous flight paths.

STUDY HELICOPER OPERATIONG SPOTS IN THE NAWS HSL SPECIFIC FOR CVN 65 AND 68

102.38

• Shall not enter rotor arc when on Spot 7 when fixed wing aircraft are in tension on Catapults 3 or 4.
• Spot 8 shall not be conducted when fixed wing aircraft are in tension on Catapults 3 or 4.
• Spot 2 stbrd approaches and departures prohibited.
• No hot refueling on spot 8.

• Ensure helicopters, on signal, are safely started, engaged, launched, recovered, and shut down.
• Tie downs
• VERTREP

STUDY FROM NAWS HSL SPECIFIC

COLOR HELMET/ JERSEY / FLOATATION

102.41

Discuss the Standard Operating Procedures maximum radius of action ranges:

1. Normal shipboard radius of action
2. One-way flights ship-to-ship and shore-to-ship
3. Anti-exposure suits and aramid undergarments
4. Detachment simultaneous aircraft flight operations

1. 150 nautical miles or maximum reliable navigation/communication range, whichever is less.
2. 200 nautical miles
3. OICs and ship COs must consider the usage of anti-exposure suits and aramid undergarments when determining radius of action.
4. Shall not conduct simultaneous aircraft flight operations unless an emergency landing site (shore or assigned ready-deck ship) is available within 50 nautical miles of the aircraft.

Do not stow articles or equipment under seats or in seat wells. These objects can interfere with proper seat stroking and reduce their energy-absorbing performance during impact.

Place the DATA LINK switch to STBY until SAC-1 and SAC-2 have completed their load.

Use of the APU generator may zeroize the codes.

Do not arm the ALE-39 system until clear of ship/takeoff environment. Inadvertent firing of chaff/flares is a potential danger to ground personnel and property.

Verbally complement the scan of the PAC by providing altitude, range, lineup, and speed information while on approach. Call Closure.

Aircraft Ground Speed--Ship Speed=Closure

• 1.5 miles astern
• No less than 200 feet AGL and approximately 80 KIAS
• 0.5 DME Missed Approach Point (MAP) at no less than 200 feet and approximately 50 KIAS
• 15 feet above flight deck

1.    radar track on ship

2.    2.0 NM astern the ship at 80 KIAS and 200 feet AGL on Fox Corpen. SO make final update of radar track.

3.    call closure and monitor altitude.

The PNAC, Aircrewman, or LSO can provide the PAC with positional information over the RSD (conning).   Through the already open cargo hook door while strapped into the seat.

If a STOP LOWERING command is not received from the LSO after 20 seconds, stop lowering the messenger and verify the messenger status.

• Should not close within 2 nm of CG-47 or DDG--51 class ships unless SPY-1 is operating at low power, the controller has broken data link, and the helicopter track has been dropped.
• Hawk Link is in standby after takeoff until outside 2nm.

The HIFR hose pickup point is located on the port side and is designated with a letter “H.” Obstacle clearance is ensured when the helicopter for which the facility is certified hovers oriented fore and aft with the hoisting point over the “H” for hose pickup.

61  Discuss the difference between the Wiggins/North Island HIFR Rig and the NATO-Compatible High Capacity HIFR Rig

1. Wiggins/North Island
2. NATO High Capacity

1. 100 feet in length, 10-foot section of a 1.5-inch hose outfitted with a saddle for hoisting, emergency release T--handle.
2. 100 feet in length, 2-inch lightweight hose, automatic emergency breakaway.