Assignment

Assignment 9 AVM4700 Chapter 9 Review Questions 9.1 In your own words, explain the science of human factors. Consider the following: What are crew resource management (CRM) and line-oriented flight training (LOFT)? How can they improve aviation safety? What are their limitations? What is threat and error management (TEM)? How is it different from CRM? What are its strengths and limitations? 9.2 What is a safety management system (SMS)? How can it save lives? 9.3 Some argue that ‘to err is human’, meaning that it is human nature to make mistakes. Do you agree with this? Why can it be argued that humans are the riskiest component of aviation? 9.4 Choose an aviation profession, other than pilot, and discuss which three of the following human factors issues have the most potential to cause errors in that role. For these professionals, what strategies can you think of to reduce errors associated with these issues (e.g., vary regulations, add training, new technologies)?

• culture • crew coordination and communication • mental health/stress • fatigue • situational awareness • decision-making • workload management

9.5. Explain how the Mahon and Moshansky Reports led to improvements in aviation safety. Why were these investigations controversial? Why might aviation companies, at that time, have been unhappy with the findings of these reports? 9.6. How does Reason’s Swiss cheese model apply to SMS and human factors in general? Do some research and provide a real-life example of an accident that occurred in your State. Use the HFACS framework to dissect what went wrong. 9.7 How can manual flight skills be maintained when most flights are automated?