Mike Doiron Doiron Aviation Consulting FATIGUE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AN INTRODUCTION

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THE PROBLEM?

THE PROBLEM IS THE IMPACT OF ERRORS

COMPARING PERFORMANCE 17 Hours equivalent to 0.05% Blood-Alcohol Concentration (BAC) 23 Hours equivalent to 0.10% Blood-Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

Testing for Fatigue

PROGRAM FOCUS

Version ECONOMICS OF AVIATION SAFETY True cost of an accident Insured Costs Uninsured Costs 1 to 7 times direct costs

VERSION SALES REQUIRED TO COVER LOSSES Yearly Incident Costs Profit Margins 1%2%3%4%5% $1, ,00050,00033,00025,00020,000 $5, ,000250,000167,000125,000100,000 $10,000 1,000,000500,000333,000250,000200,000 $25,000 2,500,0001,250,000833,000625,000500,000 $50,000 5,000,0002,500,0001,667,0001,250,0001,000,000 $100,000 10,000,0005,000,0003,333,0002,500,0002,000,000 $150,000 15,000,0007,500,0005,000,0003,750,0003,000,000 $200,000 20,000,00010,000,0006,666,0005,000,0004,000,000 Bird, Frank, George L. Germaine, Loss of Control Management: Practical Loss Control Leadership

REAL WORLD NUMBERS Version hard landing results on damaged nose gear and propeller Repair required and engine needs to be tested Insured Costs = $55,000 Uninsured Costs = $75,000

ASSUMPTIONS 3% profit margin Tuition revenues per student $85,000 To replace loss of $75,000 you will need to produce $2,500,000 in revenue 29.4 students needed to simply break even Version

TRANSPORT CANADA SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

Staff Training

STAFF TRAINING

The impact of food, liquids, caffeine, alcohol, nicotine and drugs General health issues associated with fatigue Commuting Jet lag Understanding fatigue Causes of fatigue Fatigue management strategies Working non-traditional hours Sleep and napping CORE PACKAGE COMPONENTS

Train the Trainer

TRAIN THE TRAINER Provide tools to help the operator set up a program with minimal resource allocation and expenditure

TRAIN THE TRAINER COMPONENTS Detailed review of Core training package Review of lesson plans and background materials Review and discussions of all FRMS components: Policies and procedures Review of 5 levels of control Auditing your FRMS Optional 1 Day onsite

WHAT THE TRAINER RECEIVES Presentations Lesson Plans Handouts

Fatigue related incidents Fatigue related errors Fatigue related symptoms Sleep obtained Sleep opportunity SMS incident analysis system Fatigue proofing strategies SMS related analysis system Symptoms checklist Self-reporting behavioural scales Physiological monitoring Prior sleep/wake data Prescriptive CARS requirements Fatigue Modeling Hazard Assessment Control Mechanisms Error Trajectory Latent Errors Active Errors Transport Canada TP14575E Developing and Implementing a Fatigue Risk Management System

AVAILABILITY Core package – Mid October 2010 Train the Trainer – Early December 2010

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