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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
you mean instead of SA? i'm not really following here Brother.
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to me, in my narrowminded world view, a checklist and SA go hand in hand...in some cases, they are the same thing...to stay safe, let me use surveying as an example...
an engineer (civil, not a real engineer like an 18C) is designing a subdivision...he fills out a checklist, indicates the desired coordinate system, elevation datum, etc...he mentions where he wants to tie into existing roads, utilities, etc...specifies the desired contour interval so i can plan the topographic survey...on and on and on...
when i send a crew to the field, i will check a block that says they need to bring a level, sketch pad, etc...but we don't always do things according to procedure, as engineers often forget that they need a survey to do certain things...when it is possible, i'll divert a crew from a scheduled project to an "emergency" to keep my internal clients happy...
if i send a crew chief to the field to do a topographic survey, the situation implies certain equipment will be needed...i shouldn't have to provide him with a list showing the blocks checked for equipment he needs...the type of survey (mission) dictates equipment and methodology used...the checklist is intended to be all-inclusive, based on the situation, but whether it is equipment or what is to be done, there are flaws in the system...it is not uncommon for a crew to go to the field without a certain piece of equipment (we don't have one complete set for each crew and they often have to share) and the engineers don't always think through their request...
if a crew goes afield on a topographic survey and does not survey sewer manholes because some junior birdman engineer forgot to mark that block on the request form, the crew gets to see the unpleasant side of my personality...a checklist is not a substitute for SA, but is rather a compliment to it...there are crew chiefs i've worked with that would be offended by a checklist, but these guys, by rote and by experience, always surveyed everything...
that's what i mean...
i think...
