The Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue

by National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

Nearly everyone experiences fatigue, but some professions--such as aviation, medicine and the military--demand alert, precise, rapid, and well-informed decision making and communication with little margin for error. The potential for fatigue to negatively affect human performance is well established. Concern about this potential in the aviation context extends back decades, with both airlines and pilots agreeing that fatigue is a safety concern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309216966
• ISBN13: 9780309216968
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 222 Pages