Narrative:

We were approximately 20 mi from landing runway 10 at providenciales. Visibility was unrestr. We had runway in sight. We were setting up for visual approach. No ATIS available. We were advised by ATC to use 29.92 until advised of local setting by tower. After handoff to tower and patiently awaiting instructions for visual to runway 10, a seaplane declared an emergency and went down. We flew assigned headings and altitudes. Runway was in sight always. Approximately 8 mi out, ATC advised us to fly DME arc. Captain said 'go ahead, I'll set it up,' and he accepted to ATC. I had no time to review approach plate. I told captain I would need his help. He gave me a direction to turn, while I was trying to retrieve approach plate from him. In a min, ATC asked what radial we were intercepting. Captain hesitated to answer. ATC then assigned vector and cleared us for the visual runway 10. ATC never advised we did anything wrong, but this was an experience I would never want repeated. I believe it happened because of my 1) lack of experience flying in these islands, 2) unavailability of ATIS and assuming excellent WX would dictate a visual, 3) lack of preparedness in reviewing approachs. We had experienced poor crew coordination. I should have called ATC after captain accepted an approach which we were not prepared to fly and requested the visual. (I believed that the captain did not know how to fly the approach.)

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH JET 400 FO HAS A DIFFICULT TIME WITH A NON STANDARD PIC WHO WAS NOT READY FOR THE VOR APCH INTO MBPV, FO.

Narrative: WE WERE APPROX 20 MI FROM LNDG RWY 10 AT PROVIDENCIALES. VISIBILITY WAS UNRESTR. WE HAD RWY IN SIGHT. WE WERE SETTING UP FOR VISUAL APCH. NO ATIS AVAILABLE. WE WERE ADVISED BY ATC TO USE 29.92 UNTIL ADVISED OF LCL SETTING BY TWR. AFTER HDOF TO TWR AND PATIENTLY AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS FOR VISUAL TO RWY 10, A SEAPLANE DECLARED AN EMER AND WENT DOWN. WE FLEW ASSIGNED HDGS AND ALTS. RWY WAS IN SIGHT ALWAYS. APPROX 8 MI OUT, ATC ADVISED US TO FLY DME ARC. CAPT SAID 'GO AHEAD, I'LL SET IT UP,' AND HE ACCEPTED TO ATC. I HAD NO TIME TO REVIEW APCH PLATE. I TOLD CAPT I WOULD NEED HIS HELP. HE GAVE ME A DIRECTION TO TURN, WHILE I WAS TRYING TO RETRIEVE APCH PLATE FROM HIM. IN A MIN, ATC ASKED WHAT RADIAL WE WERE INTERCEPTING. CAPT HESITATED TO ANSWER. ATC THEN ASSIGNED VECTOR AND CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL RWY 10. ATC NEVER ADVISED WE DID ANYTHING WRONG, BUT THIS WAS AN EXPERIENCE I WOULD NEVER WANT REPEATED. I BELIEVE IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF MY 1) LACK OF EXPERIENCE FLYING IN THESE ISLANDS, 2) UNAVAILABILITY OF ATIS AND ASSUMING EXCELLENT WX WOULD DICTATE A VISUAL, 3) LACK OF PREPAREDNESS IN REVIEWING APCHS. WE HAD EXPERIENCED POOR CREW COORD. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED ATC AFTER CAPT ACCEPTED AN APCH WHICH WE WERE NOT PREPARED TO FLY AND REQUESTED THE VISUAL. (I BELIEVED THAT THE CAPT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FLY THE APCH.)

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.