Aviation Crew Recovery Experiences on Outstations

Transport and Aerospace Engineering 2016
Sigurdur Hrafn Gislason, Ruta Bogdane, Inese Vasilevska-Nesbita

ACMI flight crews spend considerable time away from home on outstations. This study suggests that this long term stay carries its own considerations in regards to rest recovery with practical implications for Fatigue Risk Management as prescribed by ICAO. Four recovery experiences, Work Detachment, Control, Relaxation and Mastery, are identified and correlated with 28 crew behaviours on base. The results indicate improvement considerations for airline management organizing a long term contract with ACMI crews, in particular to increase schedule stability to improve the crew member’s sense of Control.

Keywords
Fatigue, job demands, job resources, recovery experiences, aviation crew
DOI
10.1515/tae-2016-0010
Hyperlink
https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/tae.2016.3.issue-1/tae-2016-0010/tae-2016-0010.xml

Gislason, S., Bogdane, R., Vasilevska-Nesbita, I. Aviation Crew Recovery Experiences on Outstations. Transport and Aerospace Engineering, 2016, 3, pp.80-93. ISSN 2255-968X. e-ISSN 2255-9876. Available from: doi:10.1515/tae-2016-0010

Publication language
English (en)