HUMAN FACTORS IN AVIATION EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

What is Human Factors? Correct Answer: Optimizing the relationship between people, activities and equipment. What does accident data show? Correct Answer: Everything can be related to Human Factors 7 Milestones of Human Factors? Correct Answer: 1. Hawthorne Effect (First World War) 2. Cambridge Cockpit (Second World War) 3. Human Factors Society (1957) 4. Accident Investigation Course Stressing Human Factors (1971) 5. First Human Factors Conference of IATA (Istanbul 1976) 6. Tenerife (March 27, 1977) 7. First "Human Factors Awareness course" (KLM 1978) Aviation Safety Reporting System Correct Answer: Confidential, Voluntary, Non-Punative mishap report 2 Professor Edwards Correct Answer: Inventor of the SHELL Model Twin Objectives of Human Factors Correct Answer: 1. The effectiveness of the system, including safety and efficiency, 2. and well-being of the individual. What is ergonomics? Correct Answer: Ergonomics is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognative abilities. 3 steps of Error Management Correct Answer: 1. Avoid error 2. Trap error 3. Mitigate consequences of error What is Circadian Rhythm? Correct Answer: Your bodies natural clock What is a Micro Sleep? Correct Answer: Brief periods during which sleep uncontrollably intrudes into wakefulness. 3 Factors of crew fatigue Correct Answer: Extended duty Circadian Disruptions Short Layovers Root Cause of Fatigue? Correct Answer: Insufficient sleep Three basic tenets with respect to human error Correct Answer: Firstly, that the origins of errors can be fundamentally different; Secondly, that anyone (even airline captains) can and will make errors; and Thirdly that the consequences of similar errors can be quite different. Steps of processing an error Correct Answer: Sensin