Narrative:

I am writing this report after a conference with the captain. It is not timely, but the incident needs to be documented. While reviewing the paperwork for the flight, at operations in gru, I noticed that we were on an ETOPS flight plan. The flight plan had the entry and exit points of the ETOPS airspace, in distance and time, from takeoff. Also the latitude and longitude for the points. The header of the flight plan did not identify the flight plan as ETOPS. Our ETOPS alternate were fll and sju. Since we all reviewed the paperwork together and no comments were made, I assumed that we were all ETOPS qualified. After leveloff, the relief pilot went on his scheduled break, the captain and I remained at the controls. At the proper time, the relief pilot relieved the captain. I went on my break upon the captain's return to the cockpit. The relief pilot mentioned that he was not ETOPS qualified. While I was on break the captain and relief pilot requested and received rerouting which kept us within 60 mins from an airport for the remainder of the flight. San juan center gave us vectors, and a new route to fly with suitable airports along the way. At no time did we enter ETOPS airspace during the entire flight. There needs to be a process within the crew desk, which identifies which pilots are not ETOPS qualified. This is not the first time that this situation has occurred. South america most of the time is not an ETOPS area, however, at times with airports and or runways closing for repairs, winds, etc, it is not unusual to be dispatched on an ETOPS flight plan. The fom, for south america, ignores this area, and is not specific enough in the requirements, as it is for europe and the pacific.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 S AMERICAN FLT PLAN IS CONFORMED TO AN ETOPS TYPE OP BECAUSE OF ENRTE ARPT AND OTHER ANOMALIES. WHILE ENRTE THE PIC IS INFORMED BY THE RELIEF PLT THAT HE IS NOT ETOP QUALIFIED FOR THIS FLT TO IAD. FLT RECEIVES REVISED FLT PLAN AND A REROUTE FROM CTLR AT MJZS, PR.

Narrative: I AM WRITING THIS RPT AFTER A CONFERENCE WITH THE CAPT. IT IS NOT TIMELY, BUT THE INCIDENT NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED. WHILE REVIEWING THE PAPERWORK FOR THE FLT, AT OPS IN GRU, I NOTICED THAT WE WERE ON AN ETOPS FLT PLAN. THE FLT PLAN HAD THE ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS OF THE ETOPS AIRSPACE, IN DISTANCE AND TIME, FROM TKOF. ALSO THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE FOR THE POINTS. THE HEADER OF THE FLT PLAN DID NOT IDENTIFY THE FLT PLAN AS ETOPS. OUR ETOPS ALTERNATE WERE FLL AND SJU. SINCE WE ALL REVIEWED THE PAPERWORK TOGETHER AND NO COMMENTS WERE MADE, I ASSUMED THAT WE WERE ALL ETOPS QUALIFIED. AFTER LEVELOFF, THE RELIEF PLT WENT ON HIS SCHEDULED BREAK, THE CAPT AND I REMAINED AT THE CTLS. AT THE PROPER TIME, THE RELIEF PLT RELIEVED THE CAPT. I WENT ON MY BREAK UPON THE CAPT'S RETURN TO THE COCKPIT. THE RELIEF PLT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS NOT ETOPS QUALIFIED. WHILE I WAS ON BREAK THE CAPT AND RELIEF PLT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED REROUTING WHICH KEPT US WITHIN 60 MINS FROM AN ARPT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. SAN JUAN CTR GAVE US VECTORS, AND A NEW RTE TO FLY WITH SUITABLE ARPTS ALONG THE WAY. AT NO TIME DID WE ENTER ETOPS AIRSPACE DURING THE ENTIRE FLT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A PROCESS WITHIN THE CREW DESK, WHICH IDENTIFIES WHICH PLTS ARE NOT ETOPS QUALIFIED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS SIT HAS OCCURRED. SOUTH AMERICA MOST OF THE TIME IS NOT AN ETOPS AREA, HOWEVER, AT TIMES WITH ARPTS AND OR RWYS CLOSING FOR REPAIRS, WINDS, ETC, IT IS NOT UNUSUAL TO BE DISPATCHED ON AN ETOPS FLT PLAN. THE FOM, FOR SOUTH AMERICA, IGNORES THIS AREA, AND IS NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH IN THE REQUIREMENTS, AS IT IS FOR EUROPE AND THE PACIFIC.

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.