Page 179 - 2023 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR REPUBLIC OF CHINA

2023 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

(2) Forty-four people were dispatched to attend aviation and ground safety training as well as flight
crew survival training courses. The training courses effectively enhanced their response skills and
practice of preventive aviation safety.

(3) Domestic and overseas aviation safety incidents for relevant aircraft models were compiled and
analyzed to find the potential causes. 10 related recommendations or aviation safety bulletins
were issued. Learning from the experience of others enabled the early detection of risk factors so

that improvements can be made to flight operations and effectively improve aviation safety.
(4) Aviation safety commissioners conducted inspections and interviews at one NASC station every

month. The external audits were used to examine the implementation of aviation safety initiatives
at each unit and to propose recommendations for improvements to aviation safety. The 18 recom-
mendations were proposed by the commissioners and improvements have now been completed
by each station to effectively eliminate the risk factors.

(5) Domestic experts in aviation safety were retained to form the Flight Safety Management Evalua-
tion Committee and conduct one flight safety evaluation (flight operations, maintenance opera-

tions, and services) at each service brigade and service squadrons every two years propose rec-
ommendations on improvements to flight safety. Existing risks or neglected areas were identified
in a timely manner through external objective inspections, improving the effectiveness of internal

controls. 104 recommendations were proposed by the commissioners and improvements have
now been completed by each station to effectively eliminate the risk factors.

2. Enhance flying skills and crew efficiency
(1) Simulator training on the UH-60M was organized with the 602 Brigade (Xinshe, Taichung) of the

Army Aviation and Special Forces Command, Ministry of National Defense. Crews were dis-
patched to attend training sessions between 12:00 and 17:00 every Thursday. Two 4-hour training
sessions can be scheduled for each person during the year. As of 2022, funding approved by the
Legislative Yuan enabled an increase of crew simulator training capacity to one 16-hour session

per year, effectively enhancing their ability to respond to emergencies.

(2) In accordance with NASC planning on duty stations for the augmented Blackhawk fleet, pilots
from the Hualien Duty Station were dispatched in separate groups between June and September
2022 to undertake conversion training for the augmented Blackhawk at Kaohsiung Duty Station.
On October 6, 2022, 3 augmented Blackhawk helicopters were deployed without incident to Hual-

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