Human Performance and Limitations

Course guarantor:

Vladimír Socha

Lecturer:

Lenka Hanáková, Boris Oniščenko

Tutor:

Lenka Hanáková, Boris Oniščenko

Supervisor:

Department of Air Transport

Synopsis:

Human performace & limitations, aptibility & competence, accident statistics, flight safety, basics of flight physiology, man & environment, breathing & circulation, sensory system, health & hygiene, health preservation, intoxication, incapacitation, basics of flight psychology, human information processing, memory & learning, theory & model of human error, body rhythms & sleep, stress, fatigue, working methods.

Requirements:

none

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Introduce the students in the topic of human factors in aviation. Provide a comprehensive survey of physiology and psychology in the extent needed for further explanation, explain the basic concept of human performance and limitations in aviation with special respect to flight safety.

Study materials:

ATPL ground training series: Human performance and limitations. Oxford, England: CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, 2014.

Beňo, L., Dzvoník, O.: Ľudské faktory v letectve. Žilinská univerzita. 2004

Háčik, Ľ.: Lidská výkonnost a omezení. Akademické nakladatelství CERM. 2002

Dylevský, I.: Základy anatomie a fyziologie člověka. Epava. 1995

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	roomHO:A-349 Oniščenko B. 13:15–14:45 (lecture parallel380) Horská 3 (stará budova)
Wed
Thu
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Bachelor TET-LED Full-Time from 2022/23 (compulsory course)
• Bachelor TET-LED Full-Time from 2023/24 (compulsory course)
• Bachelor TET-LED Full-Time from 2024/25 (compulsory course)