i 2020 BLM National Aviation Plan 1.0 AVIATION PLAN ................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 MISSION STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 AVIATION PROGRAM OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.4 NATIONAL FIRE AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ........................................................................................................ 2 1.5 AUTHORITY ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.6 POLICY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 AVIATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS ...................................................................................................... 5 2.1 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) ........................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 NATIONAL AVIATION GROUPS/COMMITTEES ................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) ....................................................................................................................... 7 2.4 NATIONAL AVIATION OFFICE - NAO (FA-500) ................................................................................................................ 8 2.5 BLM STATE/DISTRICT/FIELD OFFICE ORGANIZATIONS .................................................................................................... 12 2.6 AVIATION POSITIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 16 3.0 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................. 18 3.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................................ 18 3.2 REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................... 18 3.3 AVIATION PLANS: NATIONAL, STATE, UNIT, AND PROJECT ............................................................................................... 18 3.4 AIRCREW ORIENTATION BRIEFING PACKAGE .................................................................................................................. 19 3.5 LAND USE POLICY FOR AVIATION ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................. 20 3.6 BUDGET ................................................................................................................................................................. 20 3.7 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT SERVICE ORDERING .......................................................................................................................... 20 3.8 AIRCRAFT CONTRACTS ............................................................................................................................................... 22 3.9 END PRODUCT CONTRACTS ........................................................................................................................................ 26 3.10 BLM SUPPLEMENTAL FIRE AIRCRAFT ACQUISITION ....................................................................................................... 29 3.11 COOPERATOR AIRCRAFT .......................................................................................................................................... 30 3.12 SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES) FLIGHTS ................................................................................................................. 31 3.13 BLM LAW ENFORCEMENT FLIGHTS ........................................................................................................................... 31 3.14 SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) FLIGHTS ......................................................................................................................... 31 3.15 NATIONAL GUARD AND UNITED STATES MILITARY AIRCRAFT FLIGHTS .............................................................................. 32 3.16 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) FLIGHTS (SEE ALSO BLM NAP 5.29) ................................................................... 32 3.17 DISPATCHING BLM AIRCRAFT - FLIGHT REQUESTS ........................................................................................................ 34 3.18 AIRCRAFT USE PAYMENT SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................................ 36 3.19 CODING FOR FLIGHT USE REPORTS ............................................................................................................................ 37 3.20 FEPP ................................................................................................................................................................... 38 3.21 FBMS ................................................................................................................................................................. 38 3.22 AVIATION PROGRAM REVIEWS .................................................................................................................................. 38 3.23 NEW PROGRAM REQUESTS ...................................................................................................................................... 38 4.0 AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS .................................................................................................... 39 4.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................................ 39 4.2 SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (SMS) ....................................................................................................................... 39 4.3 POLICY ................................................................................................................................................................... 39 4.4 RISK MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................................. 42 4.5 ASSURANCE ............................................................................................................................................................ 43 4.6 PROMOTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 45 ii 2021 BLM National Aviation Plan 5.0 AVIATION OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 47 5.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................................ 47 5.2 POLICY, OPERATIONAL GUIDES AND HANDBOOKS ........................................................................................................... 47 5.3 PUBLIC/CIVIL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 47 5.4 BLM EMPLOYEES ON NON-BLM AIRCRAFT .................................................................................................................. 48 5.5 PASSENGERS ........................................................................................................................................................... 48 5.6 EMERGENCY EXCEPTION TO POLICY: ............................................................................................................................ 49 5.7 CATEGORIES OF FLIGHT ............................................................................................................................................. 49 5.8 FLIGHT PLANNING .................................................................................................................................................... 50 5.9 FLIGHT FOLLOWING .................................................................................................................................................. 51 5.10 RADIO FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT/COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................................ 52 5.11 OVERDUE, MISSING OR DOWNED AIRCRAFT ................................................................................................................ 52 5.12 MISHAP RESPONSE ................................................................................................................................................. 53 5.13 TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ...........................................................................................................