NTSB Safety Recommendations A-09-97 through -101

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Title: NTSB Safety Recommendations A-09-97 through -101

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                   NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

September 24, 2009

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NTSB Safety Recommendations A-09-97 through -101

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The National Transportation Safety Board therefore

recommends that your organization:

Conduct scenario-based training, including the use of

simulators and flight training devices, for helicopter

emergency medical services (HEMS) pilots, to include

inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions

and hazards unique to HEMS operations, and conduct this

training frequently enough to ensure proficiency. (A-09-97)

Implement a safety management system program that includes

sound risk management practices. (A-09-98)

Install flight data recording devices and establish a

structured flight data monitoring program that incorporates

routine reviews of all available sources of information to

identify deviations from established norms and procedures

and other potential safety issues. (A-09-99)

Install and require that pilots use night vision imaging

systems for visual flight rules operations at night. (A-09-

100)

Equip helicopters that are used in emergency medical

services transportation with autopilots, and train pilots to

use the autopilot if a second pilot is not available. (A-09-

101)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2009/A09_97_101.pdf

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