Who is responsible for alerting flight deck ordnance personnel when HERO has been set?

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This item tests who is responsible for alerting flight deck ordnance personnel when HERO has been set. Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance require immediate and clear communication to those handling or presenting on the flight deck so that operations can be halted or adjusted to prevent arming or firing during the hazard period. The Air Officer is the aviation safety authority in charge of air operations and flight deck safety, including ordnance handling procedures. That role has the authority and responsibility to issue the HERO alert to flight deck ordnance personnel and coordinate the response, ensuring the proper people are notified and precautions implemented. The other roles, while important to overall command and flight deck management, do not carry this specific safety-communication responsibility to the same extent, so they are not the primary person designated to alert personnel about HERO.