CNATRAINST 1542.156
12 FEB 2004
BEHAVIOR STATEMENT
STANDARDS
97. NVD Knowledge
● Conducts proper NVG preflight.
● The specific
knowledge required
● Demonstrates full knowledge of
for safe, efficient
NVG light effects and phenomenon.
flight operations
● Demonstrates proper use of
and mission
aircraft interior and exterior
effectiveness as it
lighting.
relates to the use
● Understands proper NVG scan
of night vision
pattern.
devices.
● Understands capabilities and
limitations of NVGs.
● Demonstrates knowledge of the use
of sun/moon charts in mission
planning.
98. Goggle/De-goggle Procedures
● Begin when the need
● Demonstrates full knowledge of
to goggle or de-
goggle/de-goggle procedures.
goggle arises in the
● Able to goggle/de-goggle in a
aircraft, whether
timely fashion, with regard to
in-flight or on the
safety for phase of flight.
deck.
● Sets proper aircraft lighting
regime, both interior and
exterior.
99. NVD Emergency Procedures
● The specific
● Handles the emergency IAW NATOPS
application of
and FTI.
NATOPS procedures to
● Demonstrates sound judgment when
resolve an aircraft
no specific guidance exists.
emergency whether
● Resolves the emergency and
airborne or on the
carries to a logical conclusion.
ground as it relates
● Maneuvers the aircraft in a safe
to night vision
manner, descending no lower than
devices.
specified in local procedures and
no slower than 40 KIAS.
● Demonstrates thorough knowledge
of NVG battery failure, and NVG
tube failure, including
recognition of each condition and
the subsequent emergency
procedures.
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