CAT II / IIIA/B BRIEFING - FLIGHT PREPARATION

Pre-flight Preparation
- Review "NOTAMS" to make sure that the destination airport still needs visual or non-
visual aids as per CAT II or CAT IIIA/B requirements
- Aircraft Status - Check the required equipment for CAT II or CAT IIIA/B approaches are
appropriate Check entry in PDR Book under "Acceptance" / MEL
- Crew Qualification and Currency must be reviewed (Both Captain and First Officer must
be qualified and current)
- Weather information

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- Fuel Planning - Additional extra fuel should be considered for possible approach delays

Approach Preparation
The briefing should induce normal items as if any IFR arrivals and in addition, the
following subjects should be covered prior to the approach briefing
1) CHECK THE WEATHER with ATC & IF CAT II or CAT IIIA/B operation is in progress
2) REVIEW MINIMA (weather for downgrading conditions)
3) Discuss ALERT HEIGHT if applicable.
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4) CREW QUALIFICATION (Both Commander & First Officer)
5) AIRCRAFT SYSTEM "STATUS" AND CAPABILITY (STBY HORIZON - NO RED FLAG)
6) ARM AUTO-BRAKES (LOW / MED)
7) FUEL STATUS (Sufficient for slow traffic and diversion)
8) DO NOT MAKE ANY SWITCHING BELOW 1000 ft. pressure altitude
Any failure or degrading conditions below 1000' AGL to DH (OR Alert Height, if
applicable) requires a GO-AROUND, unless visual reference has been established. A
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failure below Alert Height the Pilot may continue to DH except in case of
"AUTOLAND" light flashing
9) AUTOLAND OR MANUAL LAND
(NOTE: AP's OFF not lower than 80 ft. RA - In case of CAT II).
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FOR CAT IIIA/B AUTOLAND is mandatory

10) ADJUST SEATS WITH the RED & WHITE BALLS
11) DON'T USE STROBES & LANDING lights especially at night (dome light OFF)
12) DIVERSION BRIEFING - WEATHER at ALTERNATE airfield and prepare FMS for
diversion airfield
13) BRIEF REVIEW OF TASK SHARING
YOU will remain heads down (CM1 is PF and CM2 is PM)
14) Appropriate IFR arrival and Approach Chart Briefing to be carried out and Go-around
procedure to be reviewed
15) MINIMA CHANGES DUE TO DOWN GRADING CONDITIONS, STATUS OF GROUND
INSTALLATION AND / OR AIR-BORNE EQUIPMENT
 TASK SHARING DURING CAT II / IIIA/B APPROACH AND LANDING
The work load is distributed in such a way that the PF primary tasks are supervision and decision making,
and the PM primary task is monitoring operations of the automatic system.
 YOU WILL STAY HEAD DOWN THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH, ROLLOUT AND IN CASE OF GO-AROUND
UPTO ACCELERATION OR LANDING UNTIL ROLLOUT IS COMPLETED.
 YOU WILL CALL 1000' AND 500' ON PRESSURE ALTITUDE (CALL BAROMETRIC HEIGHTS AS REQUIRED).
 YOU WILL MONITOR AUTO CALLS BY 400' AND IF NO AUTO CALLS YOU WILL CALL 100' ABOVE AND
MINIMUMS.
 MONITOR FMA & CALL MODE CHANGES AS REQUIRED
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CALLOUT PF PM
(MONITOR)

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 At 350 ft. RA Check ILS course on PFD
“LAND” / “LAND GREEN” when
displayed on FMA Check RA
Check RA
 At DH + 100 ft. “HUNDRED Approaching DH If NO Auto Callout, announce
or ALERT Height ABOVE” Start to look for visual references. “ONE HUNDRED ABOVE” RA
Progressively increase external
scanning as DH approaches.
 At Decision “MINIMUM” If external visual references are If NO Auto Callout, announce
Height
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sufficient for a safe Landing
Announce “LANDING” /
“MINIMUMS” RA

“CONTINUE”
Scans mostly heads-up to monitor
the Flight Path and Flare
(In CAT II or CAT IIIA / IIIB)
AUTO LANDING
 At 40 ft. RA Monitor Auto Callouts or
Announce as Appropriate
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Check FLARE on FMA and
announce “FLARE GREEN” /
“NO FLARE”
 At 30 ft. RA Monitor thrust reduction and flare Monitor Auto Callout
by flight instruments
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 At 10 ft. RA “RETARD” RETARD both thrust levers to IDLE Monitor engine parameters
Monitor lateral guidance by external
reference
 At TOUCH DOWN CHECK ROLL OUT on FMA and
announce
Select and control reverse thrust Check and announce
“SPOILERS” / “SPEED BRAKES
DEPLOYED”
“REVERSE GREEN”
“DECEL” / “DECEL GREEN”
“SEVENTY KNOTS”
“CHECKED”
 TAXI Speed Disengage Auto Brakes
Disengage the APs at Taxi Speed
NOTE: RETARD Auto Callout comes up at 10 ft. if LAND mode is engaged with one or two AP's engaged.
Otherwise it announces at 20 ft.