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Fatigue Risk Management

Human Factors2 daysIntermediate

Explains the science of sleep and alertness and how it should shape rosters and operational decisions. Participants learn to identify fatigue hazards, use fatigue reports and data, and see how fatigue management fits within both prescriptive flight time rules and the SMS.

Who it is for

Crew schedulers, operations managers, safety managers, pilots and cabin crew representatives

Learning outcomes

  • Explain the science of sleep, circadian rhythms and fatigue
  • Identify fatigue hazards in rosters and operations
  • Analyse fatigue reports and roster data
  • Describe how fatigue risk management integrates with flight time limitations and the SMS

Course outline

  • Sleep and circadian science
  • Fatigue hazards in operations
  • Rostering and the FTL interface
  • Fatigue reporting and data
  • Fatigue in the SMS

Topics follow public standards: ICAO Doc 9966 (FRMS); ICAO Annex 6; EU Regulation 965/2012 (Subpart FTL, ORO.FTL.120).

Frequently asked questions

How long is the course?

The course runs 2 days.

Who is the course for?

Crew schedulers, operations managers, safety managers, pilots and cabin crew representatives

What delivery modes are available and what does it cost?

Classroom in Tbilisi €810, online classroom (live virtual) €730, self-paced online €150; prices per participant, excluding VAT. Group and in-company prices on request.

Where does the course take place?

Classroom sessions are held at Ana Politkovskaya Street N14, Tbilisi, Georgia. The course is also available online or in-company in Georgia or abroad.

Will I receive a certificate?

On successful completion you receive a Certificate of Completion from the Aviation Training Center of Safety Academia, listing the course title, topics, training hours, dates and instructor. Our instructors are certified aviation professionals, holding GCAA teacher licences, ATPL licences and IATA certificates. All training is designed, delivered and reviewed under our internal quality management system, which follows ISO 9001 principles. Our courses support the training requirements organisations meet under ICAO, EASA and national rules. As with all such regulatory training, each organisation accepts training through its own quality or training system, and on request we provide the syllabus and instructor's CV for your Quality or Safety Manager to review.

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