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Human Factors in Air Transport

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-0419/04
Abbreviation LCvLD
Course title Human Factors in Air Transport
Credits 3
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Vladimír Smrž, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The importance of air transport for regional and global economy
1.2 The Human Factors influence in the air transport safety
2 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF AIR ACCIDENTS
2.1 Accidents and incidents definitions
2.2 Statistical overview of the development of air accidents and their consequences
3 HUMAN FACTORS (HF) IN THE COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT
3.1 The importance of HF
3.2 The need for knowledge of the HF in terms of aviation industry
3.3 Application of HF in the air traffic
4 UNDESIRABLE HF ASPECTS IN THE COMMERCIAL AVIATION
4.1 Failure to cope with stressful situations
4.2 Human errors and violations of procedures and regulations
4.3 Inadequate design of training and flight procedures for flight crew
4.4 Personal qualities of the flight crew members
5 POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING OF THE COMMERCIAL AIRTRANSPORT SAFETY
5.1 Elimination of the undesirable HF aspects
5.2 Training of stakeholders in the human error issue
5.3 Improving the system of flight crew selection and training
5.4 Improving the problem areas management

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.