What you will learn
On completion of this course you will be able to:
- Be up to date on the latest information on fatigue, and how to mitigate the effect of fatigue on aviation safety
- Recognize current industry requirements and documentation relating to fatigue management
- Explain the implications of the two different approaches to fatigue management and recognize which applies to your organization
- Implement fatigue management and meet regulatory requirements
Course content
The key topics that are covered during this course include:
- The relationship between fatigue and safety in aviation
- Lessons from science: sleep science; circadian rhythms; shift work; jet lag; use of bio-mathematical models; measuring crew member fatigue
- Comparison of an FRMS with the traditional methods of air crew fatigue risk management
- The benefits of introducing an FRMS
- How to implement an FRMS
- The steps in Fatigue Risk Management processes
- FRMS safety assurance processes
- FRMS implementation
- Investigating fatigue in reports, incidents, accidents
Activities