MART Vol. II MO/MP - NESA - Civil Air Patrol

When the debriefer is satisfied that pertinent information has been discussedand explained, she will enter her name, date and time on the CAPF 104 and youwill be dismissed. Now what should you do? Obviously, you will need rest. If youare scheduled for another sortie, find someplace to rest. Close your eyes; youmay even want to take a nap if there is time and a place to do so. Also, take insome refreshment to give you sufficient energy for the next sortie.The mission will be closed when the search objective is located or whensuspended by higher authority. At this time mission personnel will return home. Ifthe search objective has not been found and the mission is suspended, it may bereopened if additional clues are received.10.12 End of the Mission and the Return HomeIf you will be flying more sorties, the process begins again. However, if themission is complete (or suspended) you must prepare to depart the mission baseand return to your home base.It is important to realize that SAR personnel can experience post-traumaticstress, so look for signs of stress in yourself and in your team members. No onein emergency services is immune to critical incident stress, regardless of pastexperiences or years of service. Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)takes care of CAP members (primarily) and support personnel from otheragencies (secondarily) who experience a potentially traumatizing event serving ata mission site or other CAP emergency services activity. Refer to CAPR 60-5.Turn in any equipment that you may have been issued (make sure the personyou give the equipment or supplies to marks the items as turned in). Make surethat you have settled all outstanding fuel, food and lodging bills. Ensure that youhave all the records that you may need for local or personal reasons, such as fueltickets (for the CAPF 108) and copies of your CAPF 104s (front & back).NOTE: CAPF 108 for missions that are in the Web Mission InformationReporting System (WMIRS) can be automatically generated at the close of themission as long as all sortie and other expense information is updated when themission is complete. Completion of the online WMIRS CAPF 108 meets thisrequirement as long as the member submits any personal expenses and receiptsto the person responsible for finalizing the online WMIRS CAPF 108 immediatelyafter the mission is completed.The pilot will plan the trip home and file a FAA Flight Plan. You mustcomplete an "Outbound" CAPF 104 and obtain a CAP flight release from themission flight release authorities (may be coordinated with your local FRO).When you leave mission base, it is important to maintain crew discipline. Youmay be tempted to let your guard down now that the mission is over, but this is amistake. Crew duties should still be assigned and understood, and the sterilecockpit rules should still be enforced where appropriate.When you arrive at home base, secure and fuel the aircraft, close your FAAFlight Plan, call your FRO (if appropriate), and complete the outbound CAPF 104(including uploading your fuel receipt). Make sure that you have removed allpersonal items from the aircraft. You should clean the aircraft (especially thewindows) so that it will be ready for the next flight.Remember that the mission isn't over until all crewmembers have arrived attheir own homes safely! Normally, the pilot is responsible for calling mission baseonce he knows that everyone is home.202