A non (qualified) EFIS first officer was dispatched on an EFIS equipped aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	309430
Time
Date	199507
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	309430
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	309987
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The problem is, the company scheduling contacted me the morning of jun/thu/95 when crew arrived for 1ST flight of day fll-tpa flight XXXX. Stated you will be replaced for the 2ND and 3RD legs so your first officer can be EFIS trained. Flew the 1ST leg with the first officer. In tampa, informed by training officer that there is a problem. Should not have flown with first officer who is not EFIS trained. Did not know this and still do not have a stated position from company airline on this action. Supplemental information from acn 309987: completed dhc- 8 EFIS ground training during initial in feb/xx/94. I never had been given EFIS flight training. All EFIS aircraft (4 out of 4) were used in florida exclusively, and were expected to leave the property (as per company memo). Recently, I was transferred to florida and called the training department to notify them of my status. They informed dispatch and crew scheduling. On jul/thu/95, upon check in, I received a computer message to call crew scheduling. Crew scheduler informed me that my EFIS training would take place today. I confirmed with her that I was to fly my crew (shift) as scheduled. She did say that I would be flying with 2 different capts. The entire 1ST leg was in VMC and the captain explained the EFIS/electromechanical differences. The flight was uneventful and I was joined by another captain for leg's 2 and 3 and the training continued. How do I know who is authority/authorized to perform EFIS training and who is not? It turned out the captain on the 1ST leg was not. Dispatch and crew scheduling had a communication problem. Do they take no responsibility at all? I checked the company manuals and found nothing regarding EFIS training. This subject needs to be addressed in the company manuals so that we have a set policy regarding EFIS training. Also, dispatch and crew scheduling need to develop a system that enhances communication and prevents this from occurring again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NON (QUALIFIED) EFIS FO WAS DISPATCHED ON AN EFIS EQUIPPED ACFT.

Narrative: THE PROB IS, THE COMPANY SCHEDULING CONTACTED ME THE MORNING OF JUN/THU/95 WHEN CREW ARRIVED FOR 1ST FLT OF DAY FLL-TPA FLT XXXX. STATED YOU WILL BE REPLACED FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD LEGS SO YOUR FO CAN BE EFIS TRAINED. FLEW THE 1ST LEG WITH THE FO. IN TAMPA, INFORMED BY TRAINING OFFICER THAT THERE IS A PROB. SHOULD NOT HAVE FLOWN WITH FO WHO IS NOT EFIS TRAINED. DID NOT KNOW THIS AND STILL DO NOT HAVE A STATED POS FROM COMPANY AIRLINE ON THIS ACTION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 309987: COMPLETED DHC- 8 EFIS GND TRAINING DURING INITIAL IN FEB/XX/94. I NEVER HAD BEEN GIVEN EFIS FLT TRAINING. ALL EFIS ACFT (4 OUT OF 4) WERE USED IN FLORIDA EXCLUSIVELY, AND WERE EXPECTED TO LEAVE THE PROPERTY (AS PER COMPANY MEMO). RECENTLY, I WAS TRANSFERRED TO FLORIDA AND CALLED THE TRAINING DEPT TO NOTIFY THEM OF MY STATUS. THEY INFORMED DISPATCH AND CREW SCHEDULING. ON JUL/THU/95, UPON CHK IN, I RECEIVED A COMPUTER MESSAGE TO CALL CREW SCHEDULING. CREW SCHEDULER INFORMED ME THAT MY EFIS TRAINING WOULD TAKE PLACE TODAY. I CONFIRMED WITH HER THAT I WAS TO FLY MY CREW (SHIFT) AS SCHEDULED. SHE DID SAY THAT I WOULD BE FLYING WITH 2 DIFFERENT CAPTS. THE ENTIRE 1ST LEG WAS IN VMC AND THE CAPT EXPLAINED THE EFIS/ELECTROMECHANICAL DIFFERENCES. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND I WAS JOINED BY ANOTHER CAPT FOR LEG'S 2 AND 3 AND THE TRAINING CONTINUED. HOW DO I KNOW WHO IS AUTH TO PERFORM EFIS TRAINING AND WHO IS NOT? IT TURNED OUT THE CAPT ON THE 1ST LEG WAS NOT. DISPATCH AND CREW SCHEDULING HAD A COM PROB. DO THEY TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL? I CHKED THE COMPANY MANUALS AND FOUND NOTHING REGARDING EFIS TRAINING. THIS SUBJECT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE COMPANY MANUALS SO THAT WE HAVE A SET POLICY REGARDING EFIS TRAINING. ALSO, DISPATCH AND CREW SCHEDULING NEED TO DEVELOP A SYS THAT ENHANCES COM AND PREVENTS THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.