*FM1-564

Field Manual 1-564

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 29 June 1997

Table of Contents

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1. PREDEPLOYMENT PLANNING

Section 1. Mission Analysis

Preparation

Mission Definition

Shipboard Helicopter Training Requirements

Service Responsibilities

Logistics

Section 2. Presail Conference

Coordination

Number of Army Aircraft on Board the Ship

Checklist

Section 3. Training Requirements

Aircrew Requirements for Training

Ground School Training

Initial Qualification and Currency Requirements

Ship Certification and Waiver

Detachment Certification

CHAPTER 2. PREPARATION FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS

Section 1. Chain of Command

Command Relationship

Special Operations

Augmentation Support

Section 2. Personnel Responsibilities

Flight Quarters Stations

Landing Signal Enlisted

Section 3. Aircraft Handling

Fundamentals

Helicopter Recovery Tie-Down Procedures

Section 4. The Air Plan

Scope

Contents

Maintenance Test Flights

Flight Plan

Aqueous Film-Forming Foam System and Mobile Firefighting Equipment

CHAPTER 3. SHIPBOARD AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

Responsibilities

Aircraft Control Criteria

Control Zone or Control Area Limitations

Aircraft Separation Criteria

Communications Control

Emergency Control Procedures

Transient Aircraft

Lost Aircraft Procedures

CHAPTER 4. LAUNCHING AIRCRAFT

Section 1. General Information

Operational Procedures

Air Officer and Aviation Unit Operations Duty Officer Responsibilities

Section 2. Flight Deck Procedures

General Procedures

Preflight Inspection

Prelaunch Procedures

Section 3. Aircraft Launches

Launch Procedures

Night Launches

Night Vision Device Considerations

EMCON or Zip-Lip Launch Procedures

Emergency After Launch

Helicopter Departure Procedures

Control of Departing Aircraft

CHAPTER 5. AIRCRAFT RECOVERY

Section 1. Arrival

Procedures

Lost Communications or Navigations Aids During the Approach

Aircraft Diversion

Section 2. Recovery

Preparation

Recovery With Ordnance

Helicopter Recovery Tie-Down Procedures

Night Recovery

Section 3. Safety

Special Safety Precautions

Emission Control, Zip-Lip, and Lost Communication Procedures

CHAPTER 6. AIRCRAFT AND WEAPONS HANDLING

Section 1. Overview

General Requirements

Safety Briefing

Maintenance Liaison Officer

Equipment

Section 2. Aircraft Handling

Aircraft Movement

Fueling and Defueling Aircraft

Medical Casualties on the Flight Deck

Section 3. Weapons Handling

Procedures

Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance and Safety Precautions

Weapons Movement and Handling

LHA Class Weapons Handling Restrictions

Weapons Assembly and Disassembly

Weapons Loading and Downloading

Arming

Dearming

Abort Strikedown

Maintenance on Loaded Aircraft

APPENDIX A. AIRCRAFT HANDLING SIGNALS

APPENDIX B. AIRCRAFT ARMING AND SAFING SIGNALS

APPENDIX C. WEAPONS LOADING, STRIKEDOWN, DOWNLOADING, AND RECOVERY GUIDE

APPENDIX D. OPERATIONS FROM SINGLE-AND DUAL-SPOT SHIPS

APPENDIX E. STANDING OPERATIONS PROCEDURES FOR OVERWATER OPERATIONS

APPENDIX F. FLIGHT DECK CLOTHING AND DUTIES

APPENDIX G. HELICOPTER/SHIP INTERFACE

APPENDIX H. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

GLOSSARY

REFERENCES

AUTHENTICATION

DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.