NTL Record

Title Flight Attendant Fatigue, Part VI: Fatigue Countermeasure Training and Potential Benefits
Record ID 81765
Personal Name
Creator
Avers, Katrina E.; Hauck, Erica L.; Blackwell, Lauren V.; Nesthus, Thomas E.
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date 20091001
Language English
Abstract Today’s aviation industry is a 24/7 operation that produces a variety of challenges for cabin crew members, including extended duty periods, highly variable schedules, and frequent time zone changes. While these operational requirements may be necessary, they are far from ideal with respect to the human body’s biological rhythms for managing sleep and alertness. In fact, acute sleep loss, sustained periods of wakefulness, and circadian factors resulting from this form of misalignment are all contributors to fatigue and fatigue-related mishaps (Caldwell, 2005; Rosekind et al., 1996).
Public Note Work was accomplished under approved task AM-A-08-HRR-521
Rosap ID dot:57122
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57122
TRT Terms Physiological fatigue; Flight attendants; Training; Education
General Subjects Countermeasures
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1146785
Report Number DOT/FAA/AM-09/20
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/81000/81700/81765/200920.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository