Who enforces sterile flight deck procedures?

Who enforces sterile flight deck procedures?

• A. The Captain
• B. The Cabin Manager
• C. The Pilot-in-Command
• D. The In-Charge Flight Attendant

Answer: (C)

Sterile flight deck procedures are about keeping the cockpit distraction-free during critical phases of flight. The Pilot-in-Command is the person with ultimate responsibility for flight safety and the authority to enforce these cockpit rules. This includes restricting access to the flight deck and ensuring only essential communications and activities occur during sterile periods. Cabin managers and in-charge flight attendants operate in the cabin and do not enforce cockpit procedures inside the flight deck. So the Pilot-in-Command is the one who enforces sterile flight deck procedures.

Sterile flight deck procedures are about keeping the cockpit distraction-free during critical phases of flight. The Pilot-in-Command is the person with ultimate responsibility for flight safety and the authority to enforce these cockpit rules. This includes restricting access to the flight deck and ensuring only essential communications and activities occur during sterile periods. Cabin managers and in-charge flight attendants operate in the cabin and do not enforce cockpit procedures inside the flight deck. So the Pilot-in-Command is the one who enforces sterile flight deck procedures.