Essays about: "Crew Resource Management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Crew Resource Management.

  1. 1. Gliding an Airbus A320 - Simplicity-Complexity Trade-Off

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Cristian Mandu; [2021]
    Keywords : Aviation; Crew Resource Management; Workload; Situational Awareness; Decision Making; QRH procedure; Judgment Heuristics; Joint Cognitive Systems; FLMU06; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In the unlikely critical event of an Airbus A320 aeroplane suffering an all engines failure at cruising altitude, would the pilots be able to follow procedures and land safely on a reachable runway? Nine out of twelve simulations done during this research resulted in a crash when the pilots used only the Airbus procedures. Can the pilots make a safe landing on a runway after being taught and having practised judgment heuristics in addition to the manufacturer procedures? According to the sampled results in this research, they can. READ MORE

  2. 2. Flying is Dangerous - That is why it is so safe : Miscommunication in aviation

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Christer Thörnqvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Aviation; communication; two-way radio; Air Traffic Control – ATC; pilot; Crew Resource Management - CRM; Controller Pilot Data-Link Communications – CPDLC; Runway Incursion;

    Abstract : In this essay one has been investigating some of the reasons why aviation incidents take place and also examine what strategies there are to minimize the risks - primarily regarding miscommunication which often seems to be a contributing element or a direct cause in aviation mishaps. The aim of this study is to highlight and raise awareness about this field of study from a communicative point of view. READ MORE

  3. 3. MPX - A Highway to Human Error or a Stronghold Against System Variability?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Michael Schmidt Sørensen; Jakob Trolle; [2020]
    Keywords : Maritime; Master; Pilot; Exchange; Joint activity; Cooperation; Culture; MPX; Adaptive capacity; Cognitive Workload; Language; Nationality; FLMU06; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The cooperation between the bridge team members onboard merchant vessel has been given considerable attention since the mid 90´s when the focus on non-technical skills (NTS) was adopted from the aviation industry. In the maritime industry NTS training is called Bridge Resource Management (BRM) training and was introduced to avoid single person errors resulting in accidents. READ MORE

  4. 4. Systematic observation in healthcare: Utility and limitations of a threat and error management-based safety audit

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Andrew Grose; [2018]
    Keywords : healthcare; systematic observation; threat and error management; patient safety; FLMU06; CRM; Crew Resource Management; teamwork; team performance; General Works;

    Abstract : Improving teamwork has become a major safety goal for healthcare organizations. Audit tools currently available are useful, but they remain inadequate because they are reactive and fail to provide context for “the interaction between people and the operational context (i.e. READ MORE

  5. 5. Comparison of forest fire suppression in Quebec and Sweden : a historical review, 1998-2015

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Maryjane Heckel; [2018]
    Keywords : boreal wildfire suppression; firefighting resource; deployment; effectiveness; aircraft; personnel; area burned; cost; efficiency; response time; remoteness; Sweden; Quebec;

    Abstract : This study compared two suppression systems in Quebec and Sweden: a centralized wildfire agency working with remote fires in Quebec, and a decentralized fire suppression system in Sweden, with each municipality responsible for extinguishing fires in their community. Their management approaches reflect differences in population density and land area. READ MORE