FAA AC 120-88:2006
FAA AC 120-88:2006 Preventing Injuries Caused By Turbulence Gives information and practices that can be used to prevent injuries caused by turbulence.
Table of Contents
1Purpose2ContentofthisAC
3RelatedFAAguidance
4RelatedRegulations
5WhoshouldreadthisAC
6Whattheavailabledatatellsusaboutinjuriescaused
byturbulence
7Howanaircarriercandesigneffectivetrainingtoprevent
ormitigateinjuriestoflightattendantscausedby
turbulence
8Operatingproceduresanaircarriercanimplementto
preventinjuriescausedbyturbulence
9Whatelseanaircarriercandotopreventinjuries
causedbyturbulence
10Cabinmodifications,suchashandholds,restraints,
orotherdevices,anaircarriercanconsidertoreduce
injuriescausedbyturbulence
11Improvementsindispatchproceduresanaircarriercan
implementtopreventinjuriescausedbyturbulence
12Elementsanaircarriercanintegratedintoaircraft
dispatchertrainingtopreventinjuriescausedby
turbulence
13Threefundamentalsofeffectivepracticesagainst
turbulence
14Othereffectivepracticesthatcanbeusedbymanagers,
trainers,meteorologists,andaircraftdispatchers
15Newsystemsofturbulencereportingandforecasting
developedsinceAC00-30Bwasissuedin1997
16Additionalstepsaircarrierscantaketoavoid
turbulenceandtherebypreventcabininjuries
17Actionsaircarrierscantaketosupportemerging
technologies
APPENDIX1COMMERCIALAVIATIONSAFETYTEAM(CAST)TURBULENCE
TEMPLATE
APPENDIX2USAFPRACTICESTOAVOIDTHUNDERSTORMSAND
ATTENDANTTURBULENCE
APPENDIX3DETECTION:NEWANDEMERGINGTECHNOLOGIES,PRODUCTS
ANDSERVICESTODETECTTURBULENCE
APPENDIX4DELIVERY:NEWANDEMERGINGTECHNOLOGIES,PRODUCTS
ANDSERVICESTODELIVERTURBULENCEINFORMATION
APPENDIX5GRAPHICALDEPICTIONOFSOMEOFTHEDATAUSEDIN
THISADVISORYCIRCULAR