Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com travel eligibility will normally be limited to the spouses of the following officials: (2) Aerobatics flights. ( 3 ) A e r i a l d e m o n s t r a t i o n s ( o n l y m i s s i o n e s s e n t i a l p e r s o n n e l authorized). (4) Flight crew emergency procedures training. (5) Night Vision Device (NVD) qualification or refresher training in accordance with the Aircrew Training Manual (ATM). (6) Aeronautical record attempts. (7) Aircraft acceptance flights. b. Personnel on the aircraft during the above operations will be limited to the minimum essential crew and those making evaluations or performing required maintenance checks.
Army aircraft will be used for authorized purposes only. • Secretary of the Army • Chief of Staff • Under Secretary of the Army • Vice Chief of Staff • Assistant Secretaries of the Army • General Counsel • General Officers ( four star General officers and three star com- mander of USARPAC as specified in DoD directives). (2) As a general rule, spouses, or other dependents, may not accompany Army personnel on official business at government ex- pense. Dependents, other than spouses, are not eligible for accompa- nying air travel at government expense.
(3) Spouses will only travel with their sponsors on military, or commercial aircraft, at government expense as an exception to pol- icy and when; there is an unquestionably official function where the spouse is to actually participate in an official capacity ;or, it is deemed in the national interest as desirable because of diplomatic or public relations benefit to the country. When funding is required to support spouse travel under these circumstances. it will be for trans- portation only.
(4) Spouses are permitted to travel at full government expense, including per diem, when they are participating in a service-en- dorsed training course, and will subsequently provide voluntary service incident to such training under circumstances where the Army receives a primary and direct benefit from the spouse’s partic- ipation. (Example:
anti-terrorist driving training.) (5) Spouses, either individually or part of a group, are permitted to travel at full government expense, including per diem, when performing a direct service to the Department of the Army such as providing advice or guidance as a “subject matter expert” in his/her own right when conferring with the Department of Defense officials on Department of Defense matters. In this case, being a spouse is incidental to the individual being a subject matter expert, and the circumstances of travel are not to be confused with accompanying spouse travel.
Merely attending a meeting or conference, even if it is hosted by the Department of Defense component concerned on a matter related to the component’s official business, is not authorized travel at government expense. (6) The Secretary of the Army is the approval authority for all travel at government expense, via military or commercial means, for spouses of Secretariat officials, and by commercial means for all spouses of military officials of Department of the Army. (7) All requests for spouse travel, that are to be approved by the Secretary of the Army, will be forwarded to the Administrative Assistant for processing.
(8) The Chief of Staff is the approval authority for all travel of spouses of military officials (not assigned to the Secretariat) by military means. i. Questions or requests for waiver concerning passenger eligibil- i t y a s o u t l i n e d i n t h i s p a r a g r a p h w i l l b e s u b m i t t e d t o H Q D A , DACS-DMC-A, 202 ARMY PENTAGON, WASH DC 20310 - 0202. Section II Safety 3–14. Safety functions Commanders will implement the mishap prevention program set up by AR 385-95. 3–15. Mishap reports, investigations, and release of information a. Procedures for investigating and reporting aircraft mishaps are prescribed in AR 385-40. b.
Policy and procedures for reporting casualties and notifying next of kin of personnel involved in aircraft accidents are prescribed in AR 600-800-1. c. Requests about aircraft mishap reports will be answered per AR 385-40. d. Requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act will be processed per AR 25-55. 3–16. Risk management a. Commanders will integrate risk management into aviation mis- sion planning and execution at every level. (See chap 5, Risk Man- agement, of TC 1-210, the Commander’s Guide to the Aircrew Training Manual, as a guide for implementation of this program.) b. The risk management process begins at mission conception and continues until mission completion.
Apply the process with the goal of eliminating hazards where possible and reducing residual risks to acceptable levels. c . W h e n p o s s i b l e , t h e h a z a r d a s s e s s m e n t s t e p o f t h e p r o c e s s should be documented by the mission developer/planner. Chapter 5, TC 1-210 explains formalized assessments. If used, file assessment documentation with the mission briefing per FM 1-300. 3–17. Crew endurance a. Commanders will design a crew endurance program tailored to their unit mission and include it in their standing operating proce- dures (SOP). Table 3-1 is a guide for scheduling crew members for flight duties. b.
Crew endurance is an integral part of the overall risk manage- ment program. It is used to control risks due to sleep depravation or fatigue and to prescribe thresholds to trigger command decisions whether to accept those risks. c. Commanders should consider the advice of the flight surgeon and aviation safety officer in designing their programs. 3–13. Passenger restrictions a. Passengers are restricted from the following types of flights: (1) Maintenance or engineering test flights. 9 AR 95–1 • 1 September 1997