When will complacency get you? Here's a sampling of situations where the "vulture" may strike. Do any of these sound familiar? The mission is complete, and you're "just going back to the boat." You're scheduled for a routine mission, so you don't plan or thoroughly preflight; several steps or items are omitted. "Groundhog Day" arrives, and repetitive boat ops for extended time leads to lack of desire to continue. You think others will pick up the slack. You trust maintenance will continue the same level of excellence, and after a while, you don't preflight systems as thoroughly. Repeated "master caution" lights, with no secondaries, lead you to ignore the problem.
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