CHIEF OF NAVAL AIR TRAINING ADVANCED HELICOPTER MPTS ...

BEHAVIOR STATEMENT STANDARDS
96. NVD Knowledge
● The specific
knowledge required
for safe, efficient
flight operations
and mission
effectiveness as it
relates to the use
of night vision
devices.
97. Goggle/De-goggle Procedures
● Begin when the need
to goggle or degoggle
arises in the
aircraft, whether
in-flight or on the
deck.
98. NVD Emergency Procedures
● The specific
application of
NATOPS procedures to
resolve an aircraft
emergency whether
airborne or on the
ground as it relates
to night vision
devices.
VIII-29
CNATRAINST 1542.156C
1 Aug 11
● Conducts proper NVG preflight.
● Demonstrates full knowledge of
NVG light effects and phenomenon.
● Demonstrates proper use of
aircraft interior and exterior
lighting.
● Understands proper NVG scan
pattern.
● Understands capabilities and
limitations of NVGs.
● Demonstrates knowledge of the use
of sun/moon charts in mission
planning.
● Demonstrates full knowledge of
goggle/de-goggle procedures.
● Able to goggle/de-goggle in a
timely fashion, with regard to
safety for phase of flight.
● Sets proper aircraft lighting
regime, both interior and
exterior.
● Handles the emergency IAW NATOPS
and FTI.
● Demonstrates sound judgment when
no specific guidance exists.
● Resolves the emergency and
carries to a logical conclusion.
● Maneuvers the aircraft in a safe
manner, descending no lower than
specified in local procedures and
no slower than 40 KIAS.
● Demonstrates thorough knowledge
of NVG battery failure, and NVG
tube failure, including
recognition of each condition and
the subsequent emergency
procedures.