USCG Maritime Patrol Aircraft Front End Analysis
Committed to its changing role, the USCG has embarked on an ambitious modernization plan that calls for new ships and aircraft built around a network-centric architecture. The program addresses both the need for a broad-based update of Coast Guard hardware and systems as well as the enhanced homeland security role assigned to the maritime service.
The Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) is a new asset being delivered as part of the Deepwater System. The MPA is an extended range surveillance and transport fixed-wing aircraft that will be used to perform search and rescue, enforcement of laws and treaties including illegal drug interdiction, marine environmental protection, military readiness, and International Ice Patrol missions, as well as cargo and personnel transport. HumRRO is helping the USCG identify the training requirements associated with the introduction of the MPA.
HumRRO is conducting a New Performance Planning Front End Analysis (NPP FEA) for the USCG Office of Training, Workforce Performance and Development (CG-132) using the Training System Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Volume 2, Analysis, for six (6) MPA jobs. They include: Pilot, Basic Aircrew, Tactical System Operator, Senor System Operator, Loadmaster, and Dropmaster.
The Front End Analysis (FEA) will provide the USCG with a comprehensive analysis of the six jobs that will operate the newly acquired HC-144A maritime patrol aircraft by (1) providing the Coast Guard with job performance requirements, major accomplishments, tasks and sub-tasks, and performance standards for aircrew positions; and (2) identifying, and then developing, selected performance supports to improve the efficiency and effectiveness for the transition to the new aircraft.
Outcomes from the FEA will include a series of reports documenting in detail, various aspects pertaining to each task including such things as covert behaviors, environmental conditions, interactions with others, consequences of actions, and motivations.
Outputs from the FEA will serve as inputs for the development of a comprehensive curriculum for the USCG's Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Future work with include identifying the training requirements for each job, conducting a Cost Benefit Analysis to determine the most cost effective and efficient ways to deliver the training, and the development of course syllabi for the six MPA jobs analyzed.
