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Stress and Fatigue Management in Aviation

Unit Code: HES6616

Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
1 Semester	Equivalent to 4 contact hours per week	Off-Campus	Nil	Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

An elective unit of study in the
Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Human Factors),

Graduate Diploma of Aviation (Human Factors) and

Master of Aviation (Human Factors);

Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Management),

Graduate Diploma of Aviation (Management) and

Master of Aviation (Management).

Aims & Objectives:

At the end of this unit, studetns should be aware of the significant crewing issues that have to be considered in modern operations at domestic operational level or ultra long range operational level or a combination of both. The skills of management have to address the safety issues, crew lifestyle and productivity with an overlay of all the legal issues and industrial agreements.

Teaching Methods:

Distance Education

Assessment:

Continuous assessment

Generic Skills Outcomes:

At the completion of this unit, students should exhibit the following graduate attributes:

are capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
operate effectively and ethically in work and community situations
are adaptable and manage change
are aware of environments in which they will be contributing

Content:

The topics studied in detail will be drawn from the following:

Medical fatigue issues
Flight time limitations
Reports and other studies
ETOPS
Crew patterns
Crew management
Crew rest facilities

Textbooks:

Stokes, A. & Kite, K., Flight Stress: Stress, Fatigue and Performance in Aviation, Avebury Aviation, Aldershot, 1997.

References:

To be supplied with study material