Pilot briefing acknowledgement with sector attachments

The distribution and acknowledgement of essential pilot briefing documents, such as NOTOC or loadsheets, is often still handled manually, with limited audit trail visibility.

How many times has a critical or mandatory document been:

• Digitally delivered to the cockpit without confirmation that it was actually reviewed?
• Attached to a briefing, but replaced by a newer version?
• Issued as a paper document, offering minimal value for post-flight reports?

These small gaps can create big compliance, safety and operational risks.

These issues can be solved using skybook to support pilot briefing acknowledgement. 

Pilot document acknowledgement

As well as sending sector attachments to be acknowledged and accepted by the pilot on the skybook EFB solution, operators can automate the delivery of documents such as:

• Loadsheets and NOTOC delivery via EFB
• GENDEC and operational notices
• ATC history and supporting flight data 

Within Flight Dispatch users can easily attach documents to specific sectors, or EFB document delivery can be done automatically using our API integration.

skybook ensures the right documents, reach the right crew, at the right time with acceptance required. 

How briefing attachments & acknowledgement works

One of the most important steps in the pre-flight process is the acknowledgement and acceptance of mandatory information.

That’s why dispatchers can upload files to a specific flight via Sector Attachments and mark them as requiring pilot acknowledgement.

Certain files can also be automatically attached to each sector, with crew acknowledgement required.

When pilots open their EFB briefing, they are immediately notified of required documents and messages that need to be acknowledged. 

Only then can they proceed to the rest of the briefing information.

This approach improves:

• Accountability
• Compliance visibility
• Operational accuracy

For safety-critical, mandatory documents like NOTOCs, this level of control is essential!

Flight Briefing compliance a regulatory expectation

Regulators are increasingly focused on auditability rather than just availability of information.

Digital briefing compliance requires operators to demonstrate that any documents, forms and files were delivered, opened and accepted.

This is where flight briefing compliance reports and post-flight data access becomes valuable. The skybook Record Vault dashboard makes sector data available in real time.

Providing operations teams with visibility across dispatch and pilot workflows, and historical post-flight records for up to five years.

Improve flight crew acknowledgement with skybook

Effective flight operations require more than just access to information

With skybook, it’s about ensuring critical data reaches the right crew, in the right format, at exactly the right moment, with verifiable acknowledgement.

Book a demo to discover how connected workflows streamline processes, enhance compliance, and promote safer operations.

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