رسالة جامعية
The reported prevalence of aircrew fatigue and the contributing factors within the South African aviation industry
| العنوان: | The reported prevalence of aircrew fatigue and the contributing factors within the South African aviation industry |
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| المؤلفون: | Blair, Dylan Ross |
| بيانات النشر: | Rhodes University Faculty of Science, Zoology and Entomology |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Fatigue, Flight crews, Fatigue in the workplace, Sleep deprivation, Sleep-wake cycle, Air travel Safety measures, Airlines South Africa |
| الوصف: | Fatigue in aviation results from the complex interaction of various factors (both work and non-work-related) that are important to understand when attempting to manage it. Managing fatigue effectively is important given that it has and continues to influence crew wellness and aviation safety. One of the ways of managing fatigue is through appropriately designed Flight Time Limitations (FTLs) however; in South Africa there have been calls from the unions and the crew to update these in line with the latest science and operational demands and insights. Doing this requires the generation of context specific data, which this thesis aimed to provide as an initial step. Firstly, this study aimed to explore the reported prevalence of fatigue across the South African aviation industry. Secondly, it elucidated what factors (both work and non-work related) crew perceived contributed to fatigue and lastly, the crew‟s perceptions regarding the current FTLs were explored. Methods: To realize the aims of the study, an online survey was developed using existing literature initially, and through consulting with and getting information from aviation industry stakeholders and other experts in the field of aviation and fatigue. This consultation (which occurred over a number of iterations of the survey) ensured that there was a balance between the scientific and the actual operational perspectives on how best to explore crew perceptions around fatigue. The finalized survey was divided into five parts: part one was consent to participate; part two included questions pertaining to the participants‟ demographic information; part three included questions pertaining to the crews‟ perceptions around fatigue (its prevalence, its impact on safety and how it affected crew); part four explored crew‟s perceptions on fatigue contributory factors, both work and non-work related; finally part five included questions pertaining to crew perceptions about the current South African FTLs, specifically their concerns, suggestions for improvement and ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | master thesis |
| وصف الملف: | computer; online resource; application/pdf; 1 online resource (313 pages); pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/362762Test; vital:65360; https://corycommons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:65360Test |
| الإتاحة: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/362762Test https://corycommons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:65360Test |
| حقوق: | Blair, Dylan Ross ; Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike" License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0Test/) |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.40DBD288 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |