TO ATTAIN THE THREE MAN COMPLEMENT IN B747-400

OCT 1st, '87
JAPAN AIRLINES FLIGHT CREW UNION

Japanese Edition

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INTRODUCTION

I. STORY BEHIND THE CREW COMPLEMENT ISSUE

How did the crew complement problem arise?

1. THE 80,000 POUND RULE
2. THE RETROLEUM CRISIS AND DEREGULATION
3. INTENSE ARGUMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE 70s OVER THE CREW COMPLEMENT ISSUE
4. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE (PTF)
5. PROBLEMS IN THE PTF REPORT
6. THE STRUGGLE BY THE WORLDtS FLIGHT CREW
7. REVISION OF ARTICLE 65 0F THE CIVIL AERONAUTICAL LAW
8. THE CREW COMPLEMENT COMMITTEE

II THE WORLD SITUATION TODAY

1. THE STRUGGLE FOR THE T11REE MAN CREW COMPLEMENT IN THE WORLD
2. ACQUIRING THE THREE MAN CREW COMPLEMENT IN JAPAN
3. THE STRUGGLE WILL CONTINUE

III. WHY THE THREE MAN CREW COMPLEMENT IS INDISPENSABLE

 1.SAFETY
   A. Trend Monitoring
   B. Flight Monitoring
   C. Mulfunctions
   D. The Rule of The Flight Engineer during Emergencies
   E. Crew Incapacitation
   F. Outside Watching
   G. Approach During Low Visibility and Wind Shear
   H. Circuit Breaker Operation
   I. Leaving the Seat in the Cockpit
   J. Exterior Inspection
   K. Problems in Training Pilots for Inital Command
   L. Health Problems
   M. Problem Points in the Operation Environment
   N. Others

 2. ECONOMIC FACTORS
   A. Accident Prevention
   B. On Time Depature and Arrival
  

IV. FUTURE PROSPECTS

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