{"id":2921,"date":"2015-05-20T17:19:04","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T09:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org\/journal\/?p=2921"},"modified":"2015-05-20T17:19:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T09:19:16","slug":"potential-factors-of-flight-crew-fatigue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org.tw\/journal\/?p=2921","title":{"rendered":"Potential Factors of Flight Crew Fatigue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man-Ying Wang<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Psychology\u00a0Soochow University
\nHero Ho<\/strong>
\nDivision of Flight Operations\u00a0China Airlines<\/p>\n

Fatigue is often overlooked by aviation human factors studies, despite its complexities and devastating consequences. Aircrew fatigue results mainly from the twenty-four-hour operation demands of the aviation industry, to which pilots are requested to adjust; no matter the flight is long-haul, (night) cargo, or short-haul. As a result, the variation in time zone, night work, and the change in working hours constantly challenge the physiological and psychological limits of the aircrews. These conditions not only affect flight performance and fatigue but also pose a potential threat to flight safety (Dinges, Graeber, Rosekind, Samel & Wegmann, 1996). Through reviews of literature on circadian rhythm and sleep, characteristics of the flying task, duty roster and individual coping behavior, this article provides an introduction to the nature of aircrew fatigue and its countermeasures. Furthermore, selected aspects of domestic aviation operation are discussed in terms of their possible roles in aircrew fatigue. Finally, the authors also introduce promising research results as well as suggestions to service hour policy and scheduling practice that can be valuable references for the administration and airlines.<\/p>\n

Keywords: aircrew fatigue, circadian rhythm, sleep, fatigue countermeasure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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