Safety recommendation A-06-78 through -81

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(2007), "Safety recommendation A-06-78 through -81", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 79 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2007.12779cab.011

Safety recommendation A-06-78 through -81

Safety recommendation A-06-78 through -81

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Department of Defense: coordinate with the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure oversight, including periodic en route inspections, is provided at all contractor bases of operation for civilian contractors that provide aviation transportation to the US military overseas under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 or Part 135 (A-06-78).

Require that civilian contractors that provide aviation transportation to the US military in remote locations equip each aircraft with a real-time tracking system (A-06-79).

Require that civilian contractors that provide aviation transportation to the US military in remote locations equip each aircraft with a global positioning system- equipped 406MHz emergency locator transmitter (ELT) (A-06-80).

Provide ELT signal-monitoring services for civilian contractor flights that provide aviation transportation to the US military in remote locations when those flights are operated in a theatre where the governing authority does not participate in Cosmicheskaya Sistyema Poiska Avariynich Sudov (translation – Space System for the Search of Vessels in Distress)? Search and rescue satellite-aided tracking or has no arrangement for any other ELT signal-monitoring services (A-06-81).

In Safety Recommendation A-06-82, the National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation: consider improving search and rescue services in accordance with the standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization Annex 12,? Search and rescue,? With particular emphasis on cooperation with other states and locally available organizations that maintain search and rescue capabilities (A-06-82).

The National Transportation Safety Board has also recommended (Safety Recommendation A-06-77) that the Federal Aviation Administration: coordinate with the Department of Defence to ensure oversight, including periodic en route inspections, is provided at all contractor bases of operation for civilian contractors that provide aviation transportation to the US military overseas under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 or Part 135 (A-06-77).