AR 95-1 FLIGHT REGULATIONS

米陸軍の運航管理規則です。航空機の運航、搭乗員の義務、飛行に関し規定するとともに、航空全般に関わる諸規定、訓練、資格、航空器材の管理等を網羅しています。

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2–14. Mission approval process

Commanders in the grade of O–5 and above will develop and publish policies and procedures for the mission approval process for those units under their command. When the chain of command lacks a commander in the grade of O–5, the ACOM, ASCC, DRU, or ARNG may adjust this requirement. Adjustment authorities granted throughout this paragraph will not be delegated below the general officer level. Approval authorities and procedures established for tactical and combat operations may differ from those utilized for garrison operations. Commanders will establish a training and certification program to ensure standardization and understanding of the mission approval and risk management process for personnel defined in paragraph 2–14a.

a. Definitions.

(1) Initial mission approval authority. Unit commanders or their designated representatives (for example, operations officer) determine the mission feasibility and accept or reject the mission.

(2) Mission briefing officer. Commander or their designated representative that interacts with the mission crew or air mission commander to identify, assess, and mitigate risk for the specific mission. Commanders will select briefing officers based on their experience, maturity, judgment, and ability to effectively mitigate risk to the aircrew and designate them by name and in writing. Mission briefers are authorized to brief regardless of risk level. (Manned) Briefing officers must be a qualified and current PC in the mission profile as determined and designated by the commander. (Unmanned) Briefing offices are leaders designated by the commander. If the designated individual is a UAS operator they will be a qualified and current AC.

(3) Final mission approval authority. Members of the chain of command who are responsible for accepting the risk and approving all aviation operations (ground and air) within their unit. They approve missions for a specific risk level. Final mission approval authorities may only approve those missions whose assessed risk level is commensurate with their command level. Commanders in the grade of O–5 and above will select final mission approval authorities from the chain of command and designate them in writing along with the level of risk (low, moderate, high, extremely high) they are authorized to approve. At a minimum, company level commanders and below are the final mission approval authority for low-risk missions, battalion level commanders and above for moderate-risk missions, brigade level commanders and above for high-risk missions, and the first general officer in the chain of command for extremely high-risk missions. Approval authorities are based upon levels of command authority and not rank.

(a) For units lacking these positions, the ACOM, ASCC, DRU commander, or the DARNG may adjust them within these guidelines.

(b) For Urgent and Urgent Surgical aeromedical evacuation missions, brigade commanders are authorized to delegate high-risk final mission approval authority to battalion commanders in the grade of O–5 and moderate-risk final mission approval authority to air ambulance company commanders in the grade of O–4. Additionally, brigade commanders will implement the policies outlined in AR 40–3 when developing their Urgent and Urgent Surgical aeromedical evacuation mission approval procedures. This authority may not be further delegated.

(c) During bonafide absences, battalion and brigade commanders may authorize their field grade deputy commander (O–5), executive officer, S–3, or air ambulance company commander (O–4) to accept the risk and approve the operation on their behalf provided they are trained and notify the commander as soon as possible.

b. Mission approval process.

The following three-step mission approval process must be completed before mission execution.

(1) Step 1—initial mission approval. The initial mission approval authority approves the mission in accordance with the commander’s policies and procedures by considering some of the following factors: alignment with the unit’s mission essential task list, aircraft required and availability, availability of required special mission equipment, trained aircrew availability, other training and mission impacts, tactical and threat considerations, and so on. This step is not a detailed hazard and risk analysis for specific flight operations, but rather an assessment of the unit’s capability to accomplish the mission. Initial approval may occur at different levels of command depending on how the mission is generated. For example, a mission generated at the brigade level might be accepted by the battalion operations officer while the company commander might approve a platoon training mission.

(2) Step 2—mission planning and briefing. This step involves detailed planning, risk assessment and risk mitigation by the aircrew, and review by the mission briefing officer (MBO). Briefers are authorized to brief missions regardless of the level of mitigated risk. Self-briefing is not permitted unless approved by the first officer in the grade of O–5 or above in the chain of command. The interaction between the crew and briefer is paramount to identify, assess, and mitigate risk for the specific flight or mission. MBOs are responsible for ensuring key mission elements are evaluated, briefed, and understood by the PC/AC, and AMC as appropriate. MBOs will, at a minimum, review and assess the following key areas in the mission planning process:

(a) The flight is in support of an operational unit mission and has obtained initial mission approval (see para 2–14b(1)).

(b) The crew thoroughly understands all tactical, technical, and administrative mission details.

(c) Assigned crews are allocated adequate pre-mission planning time. The mission is adequately planned to include performance planning, notices to airmen (NOTAMs), instrument flight procedures per paragraph 5–1b, and coordination with supported units.

(d) Crews are qualified and current for the mission in accordance with this regulation and the commander’s flight crew qualification and selection program per paragraph 4–18, to include current ALSE, aircrew reading file currency, and crew experience appropriate for the mission.

(e) Forecast weather conditions for the mission, including departure, en route, and arrival weather, meet the requirements of this regulation and local directives outlined in paragraph 5–2c.

(f) Crews meet unit crew endurance requirements.

(g) Complete commander’s risk management program procedures and risk mitigated to the lowest level possible.

(h) Required special mission equipment is operational.

(i) Review ground and/or strip alert mission analyses and risk reduction procedures.

(j) Mitigate operational security risks for sensitive or classified aviation operations when the aircraft is assigned a unique address code and/or the location is broadcast by Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS–B), Mode S Transponders, or personal electronic devices. See the USAASA website http://www.usaasa.tradoc.army.mil/ for more information.

(3) Step 3—final mission approval. Based on the resulting mitigated risk, the appropriate final approval authority reviews the mission validity, planning, risk mitigation, and authorizes the flight/operation by the commander’s policy. Initialing, signing, or documenting verbal approval on the DA Form 5484 and/or risk assessment worksheet (RAW) are all acceptable methods of recording approval of the appropriate authority in the mission approval process. If a crewmember or a mission parameter change increases the resultant risk, the PC/AC or AMC will be re-briefed, and the mission reapproved as required.