- then I respectfully suggest your airline is doing that particular check incorrectly. For DECADES now, "As required" has required a response to indicate what is set - ie 'required', as in the Boeing 'Park Brake ....As required' = ON or OFF.
It should never be a 'meaningless check'.
NEGATIVE!!
"
As Required" is not a proper response. In the case of the example you give, the parking brake might be applied or released, depending on whether we're being pushed back at engine start, or have already been pushed. The position of the park brake is certainly as required but the response should never be "
As Required."
When "
Parking Brake" is read aloud, the proper response is "
Set and Normal," requring the same verbal response from each crew member in turn. If the brake is released then the proper response is "
Released and Normal," signifying the status of the brake, verified by the handle position, the annunciator on the forward caution panel, and the brake pressure gauge on the first officer's panel.
"As Required" doesn't mean a thing. It may be on your particular checklist...it's not on mine with the same product...and even if it were, I'd still take the time to point to the brake, the light, and the pressure indicator anyway. "As Required" tells me nothing.