Human Factor and Limitations (FSI-CLO)

Academic year 2018/2019
Supervisor: MUDr. Jana Hlaváčová  
Supervising institute: LÚ all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The course objective is to make students familiar with the function of the human factor in aviation and its crucial influence on security and efficiency in the air transport.
Learning outcomes and competences:
The basic knowledge of quantitative and qualitative effects of outer and inner environment on the human organism, and human limitations in the air transport.
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of secondary school human biology.
Course contents:
The basic course determined for students majoring in flying and flight operation. It is concerned with the role of human factor in aircraft and efficiency limitation of human being with regard to its environment and peculiarity of human being as a living system - i.e. as 1. A species, 2. A healthy individual (physiology), An ill individual (pathophysiology), 3. An individual influenced by the superior nerve system (sociology). The content of the course results from JAR-FCL 1 regulations and was modified by the later JAR - FCL 3. The ICAO requires this training.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
The course-unit credit requirements: participation in the course (80% at the minimum). Exam evaluation fulfils the University requirements.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance at both lectures and exercises is compulsory (80% at least), and it is checked and recorded. The absence (in justifiable cases) can be compensated by personal consultation with the lecturer.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 3 hrs. optionally                  
    Exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture 1. Human factors in aviation.
2. Sufficient ability, limitations and processes of development into sufficiently capable pilot.
3. Accident statistics and concepts of flight safety.
4. Basics of flight physiology.
5. Human being and environment – sensory system.
6. Health and hygiene.
7. Information processing by human being.
8. Mistakes and human reliability.
9. Decision-making.
10. Mistake prevention and managing – operation managing in cockpit.
11. Personality.
12. Overload and dead load of human being.
13. Progressive automation of cockpit.
    Exercise 1. Human factors in aviation.
2. Sufficient ability, limitations and processes of development into sufficiently capable pilot.
3. Accident statistics and concepts of flight safety.
4. Basics of flight physiology.
5. Human being and environment – sensory system.
6. Health and hygiene.
7. Loss of working ability.
8. Information processing by human being.
9. Mistakes and reliability of human behaviour.
10. Decision-making, knowledge of security and coordination (multiple crew concepts).
11. Personality.
12. Overload and dead load of human being.
13. Progressive automation of cockpit.
Literature - fundamental:
3. PhDr. Mudr.L. Háčik,CSc.: Lidská výkonnost a omezení
4. Jiří Šulc: Letecká fyziologie
Literature - recommended:
5. Jelínek, Zicháček: Biologie pro gymnázia
6. Silbernagl, Despopoulos: Alas fyziologie člověka
7. Trollip,S.R-Jensen,R.S.: Human Factors for General Aviation. Jeppesen Sanderson, Englewood, 1991.
8. Handzo a spol.: Telovýchovné lekárstvo
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
B3S-P full-time study B-PRP Professional Pilot -- Cr,Ex 5 Compulsory 1 3 W