How will the RAF tankers be crewed, clearly there will be 2 drivers, a loadie??. Who is going to oversee the refuelling part of the job particularly on a trail etc. I am guessing the AARCs role will be retained but will there routinely be a 3rd on the flightdeck at some bespoke workstation monitoring the fuel offload? If so what brevet will this type be? Will the Eng/Nav fraternity be playing musical chairs........
The Mission Systems Operators (MSOs) will be drawn from all NCA trades. Whilst the ac is re-fuelling the MSO will be operate from a console on the flight deck. When on a pax flight they will be cabin supervisors. If on a trail there will be 2 MSOs swapping roles each leg. If a rotary ALM, Eng, AEOp or Nav want to become an A330 MSO then they will have to complete the ALM fixed wing training course at Cranwell.
I think there might be a few Air Eng/Navs that will be dissapointed at both the simplistic nature of the re-fuelling process (towline and trail management/navigation) and the fact that they will have to be air steward supervisors for a fair chunk of their time on the sqn.