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Svensk Pilotutbildning’s Multi Crew Cooperation course has become one of Scandinavia’s leading platforms for airline preparation.

INTRODUCTION

The MCC course is an important part of the basic pilot training where focus shall be on teaching students the basics on the functioning of crewmembers as teams in a multi-crew environment, not simply as a collection of technically competent individuals. The course should provide students with opportunities to practice the skills that are necessary to be effective team leaders and members. This requires training exercises, which include students as crewmembers in the PF (Pilot Flying) and PNF (Pilot Not Flying) roles.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The overall goal of the MCC-course is to achieve the highest possible tutorial quality at all times required in order to prepare the students for the real life multi crew environment.

The objectives of MCC training are optimum decision-making, communication, division of tasks, use of checklists, mutual supervision, teamwork, and support throughout all phases of flight under normal, abnormal and emergency conditions. The training emphasises the development of non-technical skills applicable to working in a multi-crew environment.

Students should be made familiar with inter-personal interfaces and how to make best use of crew co-operation techniques and their personal and leadership styles in a way that fosters crew effectiveness. Students should be made aware that their behaviour during normal circumstances could have a powerful impact on crew functioning during high workload and stressful situations. 

COURSE OVERVIEW

Svensk Pilotutbildning is currently offering an MCC course (Multi Crew Cooperation) on two different types of aeroplanes:

• Boeing 737-300 in Riga, Latvia (in cooperation with Air Baltic Training)
• Beechcraft 200 in Gothenburg, Sweden

The MCC course consists of three stages, normally covered over a 3-week period:

• Theoretical knowledge instruction (1 week)
• Self-studies and preparation (1 week)
• Practical training in synthetic training environment (1 week)

Theoretical knowledge instruction

The course is initiated with an instructor-lead ground school part covering to major areas: 

• Human Factors and limitations and theoretical MCC/CRM-elements (3 days)
• Abbreviated Operational/Technical course on the type of aeroplane to be flown (2 days)

The MCC theoretical training elements are designed not only to lay the foundations for a successful training during the practical air exercises in the synthetic flight-training device. The main target for the MCC-course, and its tutorial material and procedures, is also to prepare and train You for the real life flight deck environment – ultimately thereby increasing flight safety.

The MCC-student will receive a theoretical basic session covering several important areas. These sessions will include amongst others case studies including DVD-presentations of real life cases, group discussions and missions plus demonstrations of real life flight decks and their implications on the multi crew cooperation techniques.

Self-studies and preparation

To be effective in a wider perspective it has been recognized that much of the students basic mental work can be done elsewhere, for instance at home. This procedure saves mainly time and energy but in addition to this also enables the student to cut down on the impact of other external factors. However, the time factor is the key objective due to the fact that much energy can be saved on being prepared for the classroom sessions, briefings and synthetic flight training. Experience show that the gains of a procedure like this will without doubt exceed the student’s work effort prior to the MCC-course. The MCC-student will in this way in the end achieve a better result.

Upon completion of the theoretical knowledge instruction the students will therefore be given time to prepare themselves for the practical training. The self-studies and preparations will partially be scheduled in a training aid (mock-up or similar aid). The assigned time for the self-studies and preparation is normally 5 days.

Practical Training in synthetic training environment

Upon completion of the theoretical classroom training and self-studies, the trainees will continue the course by moving forward into the synthetic flight training part. The overall goal is to prepare the trainees for their future successful duties as a crewmember in a multi-crew environment. This is achieved by providing the trainees with the opportunity to combine their theoretical knowledge, gained from the theoretical training earlier, with the practical operation of the MCC synthetic flight training device.

The synthetic flight training is divided into air exercises, briefings and de-briefings. The trainees will form pairs because all synthetic flight training is performed as a dual pilot operation. The synthetic flight training contains the following: 

• Air exercise 1 – Familiarisation and introduction.
• Air exercise 2 – Approaches, holding, go-around and missed approaches.
• Air exercise 3 – Introduction to failures and emergencies.
• Air exercise 4 – Introduction to LOFT.
• Air exercise 5 – Final LOFT with emergencies and diversion.

Each of the sessions above, has a grand total of 4 flying hours, which includes: 

• 2 sessions, each of a 2-hour duration.
• Plus additional 90 minutes of pre-flight briefing before the session as well as 30 minutes de-briefing after the session is completed.

 Total amount of synthetic flight time will be 20 hours of which 10 hours as flying pilot (PF) and 10 hours as non-flying pilot (PNF).

The overall length of the synthetic flight training will be 5 days ideally covered over a 7 day-period. This is primarily a pedagogical solution due to the fact that the trainees require time off in between sessions to absorb new information, procedures as well as have the necessary rest. Normally, no more than 2 consecutive days of practical training shall be scheduled. Days may off course also be used as opportunities to prepare for the next session in cooperation with the training colleague.

The MCC trainees will always perform their active flying (PF) as right seat pilots and their monitoring flying (PNF) as the left seat pilot. This is primarily done because the MCC trainee will secure a position as Co-pilot when starting his/her flying career. This also means that the left seat MCC trainee will have to mantle the training position as acting Commander when being PNF.

All our instructors are experienced airline captains and instructors.

ACCOMODATION AND TRAVEL

Svensk Pilotutbildning is able to offer special travel and accommodation packages for you in association with the theoretical and practical training. Please contact us for further details.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

In order to be able to undergo the MCC-course, following minimum requirements must be fulfilled.

• Have a valid flight crew license (in accordance with JAR-FCL 1)
• Have a valid Instrument Rating on Multi Engine aeroplanes (IR/ME).
• Have a valid medical license
• Have passed CPL/IR or ATPL theoretical examinations.

Give yourself a head start when entering the world of multi pilot flying and choose Svensk Pilotutbildning!