Fatigue Management Training (long&short haul operations)
Contained in plans:
Flight Dispatcher Training
Basic Pilot Training
The Fatigue Management Training for pilots addresses how fatigue, sleep loss, and circadian disturbances can affect performance and safety, particularly in both long and short haul operations.
The course fulfills the requirements of AMC1 ORO.FTL.250 and provides essential training on recognizing the causes and effects of fatigue, implementing effective countermeasures, and understanding crew responsibilities. It covers lifestyle influences, sleep disorders, and strategies for optimal rest, ensuring pilots can manage fatigue effectively to maintain safety in flight operations.
The Fatigue Management Training covers the following topics:
- Applicable regulatory requirements for flight, duty and rest
- The basics of fatigue including sleep fundamentals and the effects of disturbing the circadian rhythms
- The causes of fatigue, including medical conditions that may lead to fatigue
- The effect of fatigue on performance
- Fatigue countermeasures
- The influence of lifestyle, including nutrition, exercise, and family life on fatigue
- Familiarity with sleep disorders and their possible treatments
- The effects of heavy short range schedules on individuals (if applicable)
- The effect of operating through and within multiple time zones (if applicable)
- The crew member responsibility for ensuring adequate rest and fitness for flight duty
- Optimum use of sleep before night duties or late finish duties, and in-flight rest
Training areas:
- Pilot
- Cabin Crew
- Maintenance Others
- Management
Duration:
~ 2 hours