Briefings: A Human Factors Course for Pilots - Reference Manual.

• Dédale. 2nd edn 2000 Publishers Dédale, France. ISBN 2-9509979-0-2 
• Size: 248 pages
• Cost:: details available on http://www.dedale.net

Target Audience / Readership for BRIEFINGS

• Ab-initio pilots wanting to prepare for the JAR-FCL exam in HP&L
• Flight Academies and aviation schools wanting to deliver a course covering the JAR-FCL in HP&L
• Airlines wanting to give their managers, instructors and pilots a more comprehensive Human Factors education, beyond the CRM courses
• Safety organisations wanting to train their staff in Human Factors
• Any other individual wanting to grasp the fundamentals of Human Factors and safety in aviation

Key-Features of BRIEFINGS

Comprehensively integrates the JAR-FCL requirements in 10 structured chapters:

• Lesson 1: General introduction to BRIEFINGS
• Lesson 2: Aviation Physiology and Health Maintenance
• Lesson 3: The Pilot’s Mental Abilities & Limitations
• Lesson 4: Human Error and Human reliability
• Lesson 5: Decision Making in the cockpit
• Lesson 6: Communication in the cockpit
• Lesson 7: Cockpit Resource Management: The individual and the team
• Lesson 8: Alertness, from Sleep to Stress
• Lesson 9: Cockpit Automation
• Lesson 10: The Pilot: a Component in a Complex System

• Goes beyond the JAR syllabus and covers the most relevant human factors concepts in aviation safety

• Integrates the most recent aviation research studies and compiles the latest thinking on Human Factors’ issues

• Presents numerous examples of aviation accidents & incidents

• Has been written by world-renowned academics, industry experts and pilots in a language adapted to aviation professionals

• Is both a stand-alone instructional book on Human Factors and a complete training course for pilots and aviation professionals