AIRCRAFT DITCH HEADING FORECASTS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Be familiar with the procedures for obtaining the ditch heading product. Recognize the characteristics of the product. Identify its uses.

Navy aircraft are routinely involved in oceanic flights. In the event of an in-flight emergency, a pilot must make a decision on which direction to ditch the aircraft.

The NODDS ditch headings product provides a graphic depiction, using arrows, to show the recommended direction into which an aircraft should land on a water surface. Directions are calculated from 0 to 359 degrees relative to magnetic north.

Table 10-3.-Enroute Weather Forecast (WEAX/AVWX) Standard Format

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