Module 4 of 5 40 Hours • 5 Days • Advanced Level

AEROSPACE MEDICINE - MODULE 4: OPERATIONAL AVIATION MEDICINE

Comprehensive training in pilot selection, crew resource management, aviation safety, and operational medicine. Designed for healthcare professionals aspiring to work in the aviation industry.

Target Population

Paramedics, Doctors, Nurses who aspire to work in aviation industry

Entry Requirements

Medical background and knowledge

Learning Outcomes

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Explain errors and accidents in aviation

3

Determine all matters related to health and safety in aviation

Exit Level Outcomes

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Conduct functional assessments for pilots and air traffic controllers

3

Evaluate pilots and air traffic controllers' fitness to safely exercise the privileges of their license

4

Analyse the impact of the flight environment on pilots and air traffic controllers' health

Key Topics / Units

LO 1: Pilot Selection and Training, Crew Resource Management, Air Traffic Control

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Pilot Selection and Training

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  • • Benefits of selection
  • • Psychometric testing
  • • Selection process elements
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Crew Resource Management

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  • • Origins and development
  • • Aims and requirements
3

Air Traffic Control

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  • • History and development
  • • Basic principles
  • • Workloads and work patterns
  • • Medical aspects

LO 2: Errors and Accidents in Aviation, The Flight Deck and the Cockpit, Inflight Communication

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Errors and Accidents in Aviation

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  • • Definitions
  • • Investigation procedures
  • • Reactions, resilience, prevention
  • • Role of aviation medicine
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The Flight Deck and the Cockpit

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  • • Roles of flight crew
  • • Flight deck design
  • • Situational awareness
  • • Automation
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Inflight Communication

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  • • Communication in aircraft
  • • Physical nature of speech
  • • Speech intelligibility

LO 3: Motion Sickness, Passenger Safety in Civil Aviation, Rotary Wing Operation by Land and Sea, Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Aircraft Hygiene, Accident Investigation and Aviation Pathology

7

Motion Sickness

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  • • Symptoms and signs
  • • Operational significance
  • • Prevention
8

Passenger Safety in Civil Aviation

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  • • Accidents and survivability
  • • Survival and safety improvements
  • • Passenger evacuation
  • • Passenger responses
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Rotary Wing Operation by Land and Sea

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  • • Helicopter principles and design
  • • Operations
  • • Aeromedical concerns
  • • Crash survivability
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Remotely Piloted Aircraft

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  • • UAV uses
  • • Human component
  • • Human factors and mishaps
  • • Selection and certification
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Aircraft Hygiene

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  • • Catering
  • • Water supply
  • • Waste disposal
  • • Disinfection and pest control
  • • Cleaning
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Accident Investigation and Aviation Pathology

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  • • Investigations
  • • Aircraft dynamics and survivability
  • • Crashworthiness
  • • Aviation pathology

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