The effects of commuting on pilot fatigue

The effects of commuting on pilot fatigue / committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue ; Board on Human-Systems Integration ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Transportation Research Board ; National Research Council of the National Academies.

Nearly everyone experiences fatigue, but some professions--such as aviation, medicine and the military--demand alert, precise, rapid, and well-informed decision making and communication with little margin for error. The potential for fatigue to negatively affect human performance is well established...

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Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Air travel > Health aspects.
Air travel > Safety measures.
Air pilots.
pilots.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Air pilots
Air travel > Health aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • The U.S. Airline Industry and Pilot Commuting
  • Aviation Safety and Pilot Commuting
  • Sleep, Wakefulness, Circadian Rhythms, and Fatigue
  • Pilot Commuting and Fatigue Risk
  • Reducing the Risk of Fatigue from Commuting
  • Bibliography and References
  • Acronyms
  • Glossary
  • Appendixes
  • Airlines, Associations, and Groups That Provided Written Input
  • Public Meeting Agendas
  • Summary of Stakeholder Response to Committee Request for Input
  • Qualitative Analysis of Selected Public Comments to Proposed FAA Rules
  • Mainline Airlines Departures by City
  • Regional Airlines Departures by City
  • Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff.

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