Crew Resource Management

Course aim

The aim of this course is to provide the theoretical and practical skills to operate within single pilot & multi-crew environments.

Course content

Review Human Performance &Limitations. Review Human Factors. Single pilot operations. Multi-crew operations. Analysis of certain types of behaviour and communication styles, situational awareness, decision-making, automation and threat & error management and the assessment of their impact on flight operations.

Textbook(s)

Macarthur Job 1996, Air Disaster - Vols. 1, 2 & 3, Aerospace Publications, ACT, Australia

Hayward and Lowe 1996, Applied Aviation Psychology : Achievement, Change and Challenge, Ashgate Publishing Limited, UK

Hayward and Lowe 2000, Aviation Resource Management - Vols. 1 & 2, Ashgate Publishing Limited, UK

Wiener, Kanki & Helmreich 1993, Cockpit Resource Management, Academic Press, USA

James Reason 1997, Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents, Ashgate Publishing Limited, UK

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
AERO 2053	Humans in Aviation: People, Systems and Safety

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Examination, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.