Commercial Aviation Safety Team Enhancements

U.S. Department
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration

OMB Control No. 2120-XXXX
Exp. XX/XX/XXXX

Safety Enhancements

S403 . CAST SE 26 Policies and Procedures: Standard
Operating Procedures (SOP)

HQ Control: 04/14/2014
HQ Revision:
000

Air carrier completion of this questionnaire is voluntary.
Additional information on this CAST Safety Enhancement (SE) can be found under the
Guidance associated with this SE document. Please indicate below if the air carrier has standard
operating procedures for the following items.

SE Recommended SOP Topics

Implemented
Yes/No

Comments

Manual Reference (for
Carrier use only)

Captain's Authority
Use of Automation
Checklist philosophy
Checklists
Communications
Briefings
Flight deck access
Flight deck discipline
Transfer of control
Altitude awareness
Report times
Maintenance procedures
Flight plans/dispatch procedures/takeoff and
landing calculations
Boarding passengers/cargo
Pushback/powerback
Taxiing
Crew resource management (CRM)
Weight & balance/cargo loading
Flight deck/cabin crew interchange
Takeoff
Climb
Cruise altitude selection
Position reports/pilot weather reports
(PIREPs)
Emergency descents
Holding procedures
Normal descents

Information provided to the FAA in this document is protected from
public disclosure in accordance with the provisions of 14 CFR Part 193.

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of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration

Safety Enhancements

SE Recommended SOP Topics

Implemented
Yes/No

Comments

Manual Reference (for
Carrier use only)

Ground proximity warning system (GPWS
or TAWs)
TCAS
Windshear
Approach philosophy
Individual approach type
For each type of approach
Go-around/missed approach
Landing

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reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, completing
and reviewing the collection of information.
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voluntary compliance with CAST Safety Enhancements is designated as protected from public disclosure in
accordance with 14 CFR part 193 (70 FR 5500, February 2, 2005). Send comments regarding this burden estimate
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public disclosure in accordance with the provisions of 14 CFR Part 193.

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of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration

Safety Enhancements

1. The FAA has entered the Safety Enhancement information contained in this document on behalf
of the Operator.

2. I hereby certify that the Safety Enhancement status statements in this document are accurate and
complete.

Date

Information provided to the FAA in this document is protected from
public disclosure in accordance with the provisions of 14 CFR Part 193.

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