How to brief an approach, a SID, a STAR

[wilcoluca]

As indicated in the subject, i'd like to ask you how do you make the briefing for an approach, for a SID and for a STAR. The order ot things to say, all the cases...

Thank you very much.

[Glonass]

The Approach-and-Landing Accident Reduction (ALAR) toolkit produced by the Flight Safety Foundation, is a thorough source of information on this subject (and other aspects)

Here's, at a glance, some of the recomendations included in the ALAR toolkit along with some external inputs.

The Departure Briefing should include the following:
Aircraft status / MEL and Crew condition
NOTAMS
Runway in use & taxi route
Runway condition, wind component and significant weather
Take off: type, power & special configuration
Noise abatement
SID & climb restrictions (Type of departure cleared to, climb procedure, altitude and speed restrictions according to the SID plate)
Terrain considerations
Radios NAV, COM and transponder
Engine failure before V1
Engine failure at or after V1, & flap retraction altitude
Escape route
Additional comments

The Approach Briefieng should include the following:
Aircraft status , MEL & Crew condition
NOTAMS
ATIS / Weather at destination & alternate
Fuel remaining & alternate airport
CDU forecast page
MEA / MORA / MSA / MVA
Terrain considerations
STAR & APP charts, MDA / DH, missed approach (The briefing should include the type of approach in use at the airport, including area, STAR, approach and airport charts, with special attention to the detailed information included therein, checking the speed restrictions, MDA/DH, radio altimeter use, and including the missed approach procedure.)
Go around coordination
Radios NAV & COM
Automation use
Vref & landing speeds
Runway environment, condition & wind component
Autobrakes / type of braking
Taxi route
Additional comments

Now as to what should be specifically included in the briefing of the charts and in what sequence, may I recommend you pay a visit to Andre Ludovic's web page (http://www.smartcockpit.com/); have a look at the B767 section, in the Instructor's corner: approach brief, where you'll find a sequence to the chart briefing per se.

Hope it helps.

[wilcoluca]

Thank you very much for the precious suggestion.

[catchup]

The Departure Briefing should include the following:
Aircraft status / MEL and Crew condition
NOTAMS
Runway in use & taxi route
Runway condition, wind component and significant weather
Take off: type, power & special configuration
Noise abatement
SID & climb restrictions (Type of departure cleared to, climb procedure, altitude and speed restrictions according to the SID plate)
Terrain considerations
Radios NAV, COM and transponder
Engine failure before V1
Engine failure at or after V1, & flap retraction altitude
Escape route
Additional comments

The Approach Briefieng should include the following:
Aircraft status , MEL & Crew condition
NOTAMS
ATIS / Weather at destination & alternate
Fuel remaining & alternate airport
CDU forecast page
MEA / MORA / MSA / MVA
Terrain considerations
STAR & APP charts, MDA / DH, missed approach (The briefing should include the type of approach in use at the airport, including area, STAR, approach and airport charts, with special attention to the detailed information included therein, checking the speed restrictions, MDA/DH, radio altimeter use, and including the missed approach procedure.)
Go around coordination
Radios NAV & COM
Automation use
Vref & landing speeds
Runway environment, condition & wind component
Autobrakes / type of braking
Taxi route
Additional comments

Ooops, how could I haved survived the last 25 years......?

regards

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[Glonass]

Ok ok, this goes for the wise guys of PPRuNe ...
[the briefieng should be structured and concise. Routine and formal repetition of the same information on each flight may become counterproductive; adapting and expanding the briefieng by highlighting the special aspects of the approach or the actual weather conditions will result in more effective briefings. In short, the briefing should attract the PM's attention.] (extract from FSF ALAR tool kit)

Cheers :ok: