B737-800 captain reports giving an FAA jump seat rider the briefing card then being requested to giv...

Narrative:

Last minute FAA observer put in cockpit jump seat instead of cabin due to full cabin of revenue passengers. FAA observer had observed; evaluated; and briefed cabin crew expecting to ride in back. After reviewing the jump seat briefing card; during a routine jump seat briefing the FAA person requested a verbal briefing from the captain. Captain complied and briefed egress; sterile cockpit; safety duties; O2 mask and other minor items. FAA advised captain also needed to brief 'no smoking and use of seat belts.' this was done. The FAA observer then stated the two items mentioned are a far requirement and that even though she was briefed in the cabin she needed to hear the captain brief her on these two items; and asked if the resolved all issues. FAA observer said that it did. Captain commented that smoking has been banned for 25 years and use of seat belts is common knowledge. Remainder of [the] flight [was] uneventful. However; the tone set in the initial introduction made both the captain and first officer uncomfortable and added a confrontational environment for the remainder of the flight. Late seat change adding FAA observer to cockpit reduced normal time to meet & greet observer; resulting in abbreviated J/s brief.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 Captain reports giving an FAA jump seat rider the briefing card then being requested to give a verbal briefing. After the verbal briefing the Captain is advised that he omitted the subjects of no smoking and seat belt usage and that these items are FAR requirements.

Narrative: Last minute FAA Observer put in cockpit jump seat instead of cabin due to full cabin of revenue passengers. FAA Observer had observed; evaluated; and briefed cabin crew expecting to ride in back. After reviewing the jump seat briefing card; during a routine jump seat briefing the FAA person requested a verbal briefing from the Captain. Captain complied and briefed egress; sterile cockpit; safety duties; O2 mask and other minor items. FAA advised Captain also needed to brief 'no smoking and use of seat belts.' This was done. The FAA Observer then stated the two items mentioned are a FAR requirement and that even though she was briefed in the cabin she needed to hear the Captain brief her on these two items; and asked if the resolved all issues. FAA Observer said that it did. Captain commented that smoking has been banned for 25 years and use of seat belts is common knowledge. Remainder of [the] flight [was] uneventful. However; the tone set in the initial introduction made both the Captain and First Officer uncomfortable and added a confrontational environment for the remainder of the flight. Late seat change adding FAA Observer to cockpit reduced normal time to meet & greet Observer; resulting in abbreviated J/s brief.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1048143
Time
Date	201211
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

B737-800 captain reports giving an FAA jump seat rider the briefing card then being requested to give a verbal briefing. After the verbal briefing the captain is advised that he omitted the subjects of no smoking and seat belt usage and that these items are far requirements.