Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
Singapore International Airlines
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Establish procedures that ensure comprehensive, independent verification of all essential take off data, such as the TOW, reference speeds and thrust setting, is accomplished at key points before engines are started.
Reply Text
We are pleased to report that SIA has implemented all the TAIC’s safety recommendations with the exception of Safety Recommendation 050/03, which is still in discussion with Boeing (please see attached). The current bug card preparation involves a cross check between the two pilots after it has been prepared by one pilot. To enhance this crosschecking process, the Normal Procedures have been amended to include:
· Independent crosscheck of weights and bug card calculations by both pilots, and
· A crosscheck of FMC generated speeds with that manually calculated by the crew [see Attachment A(i) & A(ii)]
· Independent crosscheck of weights and bug card calculations by both pilots, and
· A crosscheck of FMC generated speeds with that manually calculated by the crew [see Attachment A(i) & A(ii)]
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