Human Factors in Transport

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	342-0945/02
Abbreviation	LČvD
Course title	Human Factors in Transport
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Institute of Transport
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Vladimír Smrž, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction
2. Importance of transport for the regional and global economy
3. The influence of the Human Factor on the transport operation safety
4. The main objectives of the subject and its benefits for the scientific field
5. Statistical analysis of traffic accidents
6. Human Factors (HF) in transportation
7. The manifestations of undesirable HF aspects in transportation
8. Possibilities of eliminating undesirable HF aspects in transportation

Literature

Wiener, E. L., Konki, B.G., Human Factors in Aviation, Academia Press,
Berlin, 1998, ISBN: 0-12-750030-8
ALKOV, Robert A. Aviation safety--the human factor: a handbook for flight safety officers and aviation accident investigators. Casper, WY: Endeavor Books, c1997. ISBN 0965370631.
Helmreich, R. L. and Merritt, A. C. Safety and Error Management. Technical Report 98 – 3, University of Texas, Aerospace Crew Research Project. May 1998
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.

Advised literature

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.
FAA. Human performance considerations in the use and design of aircraft checklists. Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Human Factors Analysis Division. Washington, USA. 1995.

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