Human factors for pilots - Situational awareness

Safety behaviours: Human factors for pilots - 2nd edition

Situational awareness

How many aircraft accident investigation reports have you read where one of the contributing factors has been identified as the crew lost situational awareness, or the pilot did not maintain situational awareness? In other words, the pilot or crew did not maintain the big picture and think ahead. Loss of situational awareness (SA) continues to be identified frequently in Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) reports.

Situational awareness is one of the most critical cognitive skills a pilot needs. It sounds like a simple concept, but many things can lead to your situational awareness being compromised. They include ineffective communication, fatigue and stress, high workload and challenging environmental conditions.

[Treviiii]

After viewing all of these videos I think that all pilots should be required to watch these or similar awareness videos.

[migueltobar]

Excelent information to learn more about Human Factor, thanks so much!

[abeeconstable]

Can the video be reproduced to remove the background music please. The music is not crucial to the video and its volume is too high and therefore can't hear clearly the statements.

[scottdixon]

“It is impossible to lose situational awareness except for being rendered unconscious or falling asleep. We need to instead ask what are people paying attention to and why, and what people are not paying attention to and why.”