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
Discuss the importance of pilot selection and training and the aspects of crew resource management and air traffic control
Explain errors and accidents in aviation
Determine all matters related to health and safety in aviation
Exit Level Outcomes
Demonstrate an understanding of human factors and human performance issues in relation to their job function
Conduct functional assessments for pilots and air traffic controllers
Evaluate pilots and air traffic controllers' fitness to safely exercise the privileges of their license
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
Pilot Selection and Training
- • Benefits of selection
- • Psychometric testing
- • Selection process elements
Crew Resource Management
- • Origins and development
- • Aims and requirements
Air Traffic Control
- • 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
Errors and Accidents in Aviation
- • Definitions
- • Investigation procedures
- • Reactions, resilience, prevention
- • Role of aviation medicine
The Flight Deck and the Cockpit
- • Roles of flight crew
- • Flight deck design
- • Situational awareness
- • Automation
Inflight Communication
- • 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
Motion Sickness
- • Symptoms and signs
- • Operational significance
- • Prevention
Passenger Safety in Civil Aviation
- • Accidents and survivability
- • Survival and safety improvements
- • Passenger evacuation
- • Passenger responses
Rotary Wing Operation by Land and Sea
- • Helicopter principles and design
- • Operations
- • Aeromedical concerns
- • Crash survivability
Remotely Piloted Aircraft
- • UAV uses
- • Human component
- • Human factors and mishaps
- • Selection and certification
Aircraft Hygiene
- • Catering
- • Water supply
- • Waste disposal
- • Disinfection and pest control
- • Cleaning
Accident Investigation and Aviation Pathology
- • Investigations
- • Aircraft dynamics and survivability
- • Crashworthiness
- • Aviation pathology
Ready to test your knowledge?
Take the Module 4 assessment to check your understanding.
Complete Previous Modules
Finish Modules 1-3 to unlock Operational Aviation Medicine training.