Temporary Flight Deck Mask Policy
01-07-2022, 06:00 AM
#21
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Yikes. So the two people most needed to stay conscious are going to have to rip off a mask and then put on an O2 mask that looses its quick don ability when you add in the step of removing the other mask in a rapid decompression situation? #safety. Don’t work at Alaska. But wow. Just wow, if that’s the case.
01-07-2022, 07:45 AM
#23
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And the headsets that most people use on 737’s don’t do the same thing? Taking off a headset and getting a full face mask over prescription glasses definitely cuts into the quick don time. Oh the joys of being 50+ and flying the 737…. cant hear without a headset and can’t see without glasses.
01-07-2022, 07:49 AM
#24
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They’d go over a mask too. That was the point. Getting the full face on and seated with glasses is what takes a little more effort, but still no big deal.
01-07-2022, 08:51 AM
#25
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Effective January 5th, 2021, masks will be worn at all times by all employees in the indoor/office work environment, including in the simulator and all other locations at the FTC. In the Flight Deck (FD)masks will be worn:
• Anytime the FD is open either on the ground or in the air.
• Anytime a Flight Attendant is in the FD either on the ground or in the air
• Anytime either pilot expresses a desire to have masks worn in the FD.
o In this case, the expectation is that masks will be worn unless you are actively eating/drinking, having difficulty communicating on the radio or fogging of prescription glasses causes a potential safety risk.
• Anytime the FD is open either on the ground or in the air.
• Anytime a Flight Attendant is in the FD either on the ground or in the air
• Anytime either pilot expresses a desire to have masks worn in the FD.
o In this case, the expectation is that masks will be worn unless you are actively eating/drinking, having difficulty communicating on the radio or fogging of prescription glasses causes a potential safety risk.
01-07-2022, 09:40 AM
#26
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The FAA did not and will not approve a cockpit mask mandate. At least not without lengthy and detailed safety studies to CYA. That's why the language is written to provide a safety op-out. This is not really a mandate since anybody can opt not to participate... I certainly would not, the damn things fog my glasses and that's irritating and distracting, and would be fatiguing after several hours.
01-07-2022, 10:16 AM
#27
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The FAA did not and will not approve a cockpit mask mandate. At least not without lengthy and detailed safety studies to CYA. That's why the language is written to provide a safety op-out. This is not really a mandate since anybody can opt not to participate... I certainly would not, the damn things fog my glasses and that's irritating and distracting, and would be fatiguing after several hours.
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