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Human Factors in Air Transport

Anotace

Human Factors play a decisive role in the design of aircrafts, which should take into account the physiological characteristics, needs and limits of the human body. Furthermore they have effect by their manufacturing and maintenance, air traffic control, preparation and training of staff and finally assessment and competency assessment of the machines and people. Here the critically affect the safety and efficiency of the air transport. Therefore, knowledge of the Human Factors and the need of teaching of this course by acquiring of some aviation qualifications is an ICAO requirement.

Povinná literatura

FAA. Human performance considerations in the use and design of aircraft checklists. Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Human Factors Analysis Division. Washington, USA. 1995.
Helmreich, R. L. and Merritt, A. C. Safety and Error Management. Technical Report 98 – 3, University of Texas, Aerospace Crew Research Project. May1998.
Beňo, L., Dzvoník, O. Ľudské factory v letectve. Žilinská univerzita, Žilina, 2004. ISBN: 80-8070-276-4.

Doporučená literatura

Helmreich, R. L., Merritt, A. C. and Sherman, P. J. Human Factors and National Culture. In ICAO Journal, Volume 51 (1996): S. 14 – 16. 1996.
Helmreich, Robert L., Klinect, James R. & Wilhelm, John A. Models of Threat, Error, and CRM in Flight Operations. Paper presented at 10th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Columbus, Ohio, USA, May 1999.
ICAO. Accident/Incident Reporting Manual (ADREP Manual), ICAO Doc 9156-AN/900, October 1987.


Language of instruction čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština
Code 342-0419
Abbreviation LCvLD
Course title Human Factors in Air Transport
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Vladimír Smrž, Ph.D.