Korean J Aerosp Environ Med.  1998 Mar;8(1):37-41.

Operation Manual for National Transportation Safety Board (I)

• NTSB

Abstract

The Go Team list shows the names and telephone and pager numbers of all Board personnel assigned current standby duty for major accident investigations. The Go Team list also Identifies the names and numbers of all Members, the Public Affairs Officer, the Managing and Deputy Managing Directors, the Director of Government and Public Affairs, and the Directors of the Regional Offices. A new list is prepared once earth week or when necessary after a change of duty officers or a launch of previous Go Team members. Copies of the Go Team sheet are distributed to all Board Members; the Offices of Aviation Safety (OAS), Research and Engineering, General Counsel, Safety Recmmendations, Public Affairs, and Government and Public Affairs; and each Division Chief and investigator in the OAS headquarters office. Copies are also faxed to each OAS Regional/Field Office, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s command center and accident investigation office, and the aviation liaison far the State Department. All personnel on call should arrange their personal affairs to enable them to depart for the scene of an accident with a minimum of delay. Regardless of when notification of an accident is receives, Go Team members should be able to respond within approximately two hours of their notification. For launches that occur during duty hours, Go Team members who live too far to travel home and return to the airport within this timeframe should bring clothing and other essentials to the office. Go Team members should always assure that the information listed on the Go Team sheet concerning their phone/paler numbers is correct. In addition, personnel should always assure that they ran be reached when on call. This included "testing" the pager for proper operation, forwarding alternate phone numbers to the IIC and supervisors in advance of expected travel, or maintaining contact with the FAA communications renter When changes to Go Team assignments are made, the persons involved shall notify the IIC/duty officer promptly and provide updated phone and pager numbers.

MeSH Terms

Airports
Aviation
Clothing
Humans
Research Personnel
Telephone
Transportation*