FOM
FATIGUE
RISK MANAGEMENT
SMC
KNOW YOUR MANAGER
100
These individuals are responsible for taking notice of the overall work area for unsafe, unhealthy, or unclean circumstances and to rectify the situation as soon as possible or bring it to the attention of their immediate supervisor.
Who are all Merck employees?
100
This individual has the authority to cancel or delay any flight due to fatigue or fatigue-related factors.
Who is the individual crewmember?
100
This is any existing or potential condition that can lead to injury, illness or death to people; damage to or loss of a system, equipment, or property; or damage to the environment.
What is a Hazard?
100
This is forum to discuss multiple topics related to Merck Aviation Services.
What is the Comm Center?
100
This manager once "accidentally" deflated a WWII Blimp that was under his care.
Who is Steve Favata?
200
This is the required period prior to reporting for duty during which flight crewmembers may not consume alcohol.
How long is 12 hours?
200
These are authorized when a layover of 6 or more hours is expected or the duty day warrants.
What are day rooms?
200
This completed form will provide flightcrew a threshold of risk where above that threshold, supervisory concurrence is required.
What is the Flight Risk Assesment Form (FRAT)?
200
This feature is used to find a form; by status, priority, or name.
What is search form?
200
This manager once had an engine failure, and successfully landed the aircraft on a Philadelphia street.
Who is Nadine Fetsco?
300
The policies and procedures outlined in the Merck FOM shall be strictly adhered to unless dictated by this.
What is sound judgement?
300
This is defined as the maximum continuous period of time during which tasks for the company are performed. It begins when a crewmember reports for duty and endswhen the plane is chocked with the engines shut down.
What is the "flight period?
300
This is the probability, or likelihood, that a person or equipment may be harmed or suffer adverse effects if exposed to a hazard.
What is Risk?
300
This form, or report, is used when reporting a safety related issue.
What is the Incident / Hazard Report?
300
This former Diceman, with the aide of working girls, once "escaped" from a Philippine Air Force Base.
Who is Rick Miller?
400
These three items should be checked for abnormal indications following a lightning strike/static discharge.
What are magentic compass, comm & nav equipment, and electrical instruments.
400
This period is defined as ocurring between 0200 and 0600 (Trenton time) for the first 48 hours of a trip, and then shifts to local time.
What is a WOCL (window of circadian low)?
400
This category of risk severity would include loss of life or property.
What is catastrophic?
400
This form, or report, is used to document a passenger comfort issue.
What is the Advisory Report?
400
This former AMR employee has an MBA from the University of Tennessee and has areas of interest in Flying, Skiing, Hiking, and Travel.
Who is Mike DelMastro?
500
Merck aircraft fall into this classification regarding carriage of hazardous materials.
What is "non-carrier"?
500
This is the maximum amount of flight time that helicopter crewmembers may be scheduled in a 24 hr period.
What is 6 hours?
500
This person has ultimate authority to refuse or discontinue a trip which, for reasons of safety or security, they feel should not be attempted or continued.
Who is the Pilot in Command (PIC)? - FOM 6.2.0.A.5
500
This section is the master library for all aviation related material.
What is the documentation section?
500
This Vice President served 28 years with the FBI and is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Who is Grant Ashley?
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