This is an extract from the OPSGROUP Covid-19 Supermanual, version 0.9 – May 11, 2020
Trip planning Checklists for Covid-19
At the back of the group Covid-19 Supermanual we have 5 pages of checklists, which you can download here.
- Airport
- Enroute
- Permits
- Regulatory and Documents
- Aircraft Supplies
What else is in the manual?
We’ve divided the manual into four areas around phases of flight: Before, During, After … and a Checklists section.
Before we go flying
About Covid, Precautions, Off duty crew and staff
Going to work, Health Check, Illness at work, Dispatchers
Flight Crew – Fit to fly, License, medical and recency, keeping aircraft and crew current
Wellbeing and Mental Health: How to find calm, Be Kind
Planning a flight, Crew pairings and planning
Aircraft cleaning and preparation, Risks: Hand Sanitizers, Dangerous Good regulations
Catering and Food preparation, Operations to an FBO or Executive Terminal, Passengers
Arriving at work, Briefings
During our flight
In-flight considerations
Aircraft Setup, Boarding, Temperature Checks, Baggage, Seating
Wearing of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Additional Aircraft Equipment
In flight Crew procedures: Pilots, Flight Attendants, In-flight Service
Illness in Flight – Crew actions, Dispatch actions, Cleaning procedure
After – back home (or downroute)
Disembarking
Tech Stops and Turnarounds, Interim Cleaning, Walkaround
Arrival at Destination, Waste Disposal, Cleaning at outstation
Overnights/Layovers, Hotel guidance, Crew PPE kits
Crew Illness away from Home base
AOG/Unplanned overnight
Arrival at Home base,
Aircraft Cleaning, Cockpit cleaning
Crew exposure, Contact tracing
Checklists
Checklist: Trip planning in Covid-19
Checklist: Aircraft supplies
Passenger Health Screening form example
For more about the Covid-19 Supermanual contents, and to download a copy, use this link.
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- Safe Airspace: Risk Database
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