Originally Posted by
Pinkman
JammedStab: your point about the briefing is well made; the crew had carried out a thorough briefing and hazard analysis for the route that they had expected to take and were clearly surprised by the initial instruction to "start, push, and face South". Would the expectation be that they then stopped and re-briefed for a new route (which had not been given to them in its entirety at that point)? What happens if the route is given piecemeal?
I would think that while at the gate during the briefing, one can brief the expected route and when there are parallel taxiways, look to see if there are any unusual features. If not then specific detailed mention may not be necessary. If there are unusual features such as this one and then brief...." if we happen to get a taxi clearance on taxiway B, we have to be careful to make sure that we make the 45 degree left turn which is located not very far after exiting the ramp. Otherwise we will be in an area that we can't exit. Bravo is the first left turn after the end of the ramp". Takes 10 seconds. If something comes up as you stated when cleared to push back, a convenient time to re-brief can be during the push prior to start. Or stop and brief. I find it difficult to taxi properly and try to figure stuff out, especially at night in unfamiliar places.