B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Communication Breakdown; Confusion; Training / Qualification
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft; Chart Or Publication; Company Policy; Procedure
I noticed they removed the requirement to put a placard on the logbook of the BP-16 airplanes. The bulletin now states that the pilots will receive 'clear communications' identifying which airplanes have BP-16 installed. That 'clear communications' doesn't exist. Since the BP-16 AIMS started to appear few FO's I've asked knew which BP was installed in the aircraft after they'd done their setup. Few had set the FMC selector according to the Bulletin. In fact; most had only a vague idea about the Bulletin and the consequences of using spaces or slashes on certain FMC pages.
A B777 Captain attempted to comply with his company's policy to determine which aircraft contained AIMS (Airplane Information Management System) BP-16 upgrade; but was unaware of the process to access the data display.