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Encl. (1) to COMDTINST 7220.39

Aviation mishap. Any mishap in which a member who is

required to participate in frequent and regular aerial flight is

injured or otherwise incapacitated as the result, as determined by

appropriate medical authority, of an aviation flight mishap or

aviation flight-related mishap, as defined in Article 2-K-1 of

reference (f). This does not include an injury or incapacitation

resulting from an aviation ground mishap, as defined in Article 2-K-1

of reference (f).

Crew member. An officer or enlisted member who is physically

qualified for flying duty in accordance with reference (e) and who is

designated or in training to be designated to serve in one or more

flightcrew positions in accordance with Chapter 4 of reference (c).

Noncrew member. An officer or enlisted member, other than a

crew member, who is physically qualified for flying duty in accordance

with reference (e) and who is ordered to duty involving flying to

perform in flight a function for which qualified and which directly

contributes to an essential element of the aircraft's flying mission

and can not be performed by the aircraft's assigned crew members.

Technical observer flight orders issued prior to the effective date of

This Instruction must be reviewed for compliance with this noncrew

Member criteria and either terminated or reissued as noncrew member

Flight orders as appropriate.

Passenger. Any individual transported on a military, Government or

nongovernment aircraft who is not participating in the flight as a

crew member or noncrew member. Note that for flight pay purposes,

mission essential members who are not performing a function in flight

are considered passengers. Examples include members being transported

to perform aircraft or ATON repair at a remote ground site and spare

crew members while not performing a crew member function in flight.

Flying status. A member is in a flying status when that

member could and would fly if ordered to do so. Flying status is

specifically determined by a member's documented medical fitness to

fly, documented qualifications to fly, and willingness to fly. A

member does not have to be under flight orders or in an aviation

incentive pay status to be in a flying status. Coast Guard aviators

and enlisted members in aviation ratings are assumed to be in a flying

status unless specifically removed. All other members are considered

to be in a flying status after they have met the physical requirements

of reference (e) for flying duty and have been issued flight orders to

perform an in-flight function for which they are qualified.

Flight orders. Orders issued by competent authority in

accordance with paragraphs 2 and 5 below that require a member to

participate in regular and frequent aerial flights as a crew member or

noncrew member. The purpose of issuing flight orders is to entitle an

eligible member to either HDIP or ACIP. Members may be required to

participate in infrequent flight without being issued flight orders.

Aviation Incentive Pay Status. A member, other than a member

entitled to ACIP, who is issued orders by competent authority that

require participation in frequent and regular aerial flight is in an

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