-Flight Operation Officer -Flight plan

1. FLIGHT OPERATIONS
OFFICER
Flight Operations Officer is a person who
performs operational services or all duties related
to Pre Flight (preparation), such as establishing
performance for limited weights, interpretation
weather and NOTAM, Flight Planning, Crew
Briefing. In Flight (Flight Watch) and Post Flight
(debriefing)
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2. THE FUNCTIONS OF F00
1. Flight Dispatch
2. Dispatch Release
3. Flight Watch
In accordance to comply with CASR 121, the
flight operations services are divided into 3
(three) part of services as mentioned
below:
F. Flight Dispatch Service
G. Dispatch Release Service
H. Flight Watch Service
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3. The implementation of the flight
operations services needs, indeed,
competent personnel with appropriate
qualification level shall be determined
by:
b)Operational training attended.
c)Working experience in flight
operations services sector.
d)Passing the regular Recurrent training
and Proficiency Check
e)Successfully discharged special duty
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4. APPLICABILITY
Flight Operation services applicability to all Garuda Indonesia flights and,
based on contract basis, to other carrier’s flight which handled by Garuda
Indonesia within the following periods:
Flight dispatch
- Out-going flights
This service shall be applied, at least, from H-4 until 30 minutes
after airborne
- Incoming Flights
This service shall be applied, at least, from 30 minutes before
touch down until 60 minutes after block-on.
Dispatch release
This service shall be applied, not later than H-1 before ETD
Flightwatch
This service shall be applied within a period of D-1 until D+1
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5. LEGAL ASPECT
No flight may be continued from an
intermediate airport without redispatch if
the aircraft has been on the ground more
than 6 (six) hours. (CASR 121.595.b)
The Pic and FOO are jointly responsible for
the flight planning, continuation, diversion
and delay of a flight. (BOM 112.4.1)
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6. PRE-FLIGHT
The FOO shall ensure that PIC of a particular flight
is in possession of flight documentation related to
such flight, at least the following:
b)Two copies of operational flight plan,
c)Copy of ATS flight plan if applicable,
d)Valid meteorological report
e)Valid aeronautical information service,
f)Take off data form,
g)Cruise setting form,
h)Copy of relevant message such as message
containing the change of aircraft rotation, if any
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7. FLIGHT PLANNING
The basic rule is that for all flights. The flight plan
for the sector to be flown shall normally be
prepared by flight dispatch of station departure,
under responsibility of the FOO.
However, base dispatch may issue operational
flight plans for flight departing from other station.
The FOO at station departure shall prepare and
deliver:
The valid meteorological information
The valid Aeronautical Information Service
A copy of the ATS flight plan
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8. FLIGHT PLANNING
Prior to commencing the flight, the FOD must ensure that:
 The aircraft is airworthy
 All available information appropriate to the intended operation,
including all available current weather reports and forecast,
indicate that the flight can be completed as planned.
 The flight can be conducted safety in accordance with the
operating limitations as laid down in the Aircraft Operations
Manual (AOM)
 The flight plan has been completed.
Crew briefing
Refer to section 1.2.4 of all plan, a full briefing should be given to
PIC (or his/her crew) of a particular departing flight. Basically,
crew briefing is a mutual discussion on execution planning of a
particular flight between PIC concerned and Flight Operations
Officer on the ground before flight commencement. Such
briefing is required to familiarise the crew, efficienctly, with all
operational aspects to support the safe and efficient conduct of
particular flight.
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