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Importance of Fatigue Risk Management

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Aviation Risk and Safety Management

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Fatigue is caused by sleep deprivation. Sleep is a basic human need. When you are thirsty you drink; when you are hungry you eat. And when you are tired, only sleep will prevent fatigue and its almost inevitable and, sometimes, extremely serious consequences. For the aviation industry, the question how far fatigue poses a risk of accident for crews, patients, passengers, the public at large and, in the end, also companies needs to be addressed.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    As per its deed of foundation, Swiss Air-Rescue Rega conducts aeromedical flights only.

  2. 2.

    International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (2012).

  3. 3.

    Putilov and Donskaya (2013).

  4. 4.

    Shahid, Wilkinson, Marcu, and Shapiro (2012a)

  5. 5.

    Shahid, Wilkinson, Marcu, and Shapiro (2012b).

  6. 6.

    Samn and Perelli (1982).

  7. 7.

    Akerstedt (2000).

  8. 8.

    Sasaki, Kurosaki, Mori, and Endo (1986).

  9. 9.

    Van Dongen, Maislin, Mullington, and Dinges (2003).

  10. 10.

    Dawson and Reid (1997).

  11. 11.

    Lamond and Dawson (1999).

  12. 12.

    Rajaratnam and Arendt (2001).

  13. 13.

    Compton et al. (2002).

  14. 14.

    Van Dongen, Belenky, and Krueger (2011).

  15. 15.

    Williamson and Feyer (2000).

  16. 16.

    Scott et al. (2007).

  17. 17.

    Samn and Perelli (1982).

  18. 18.

    Thorne et al. (2005).

  19. 19.

    Clockwork Research Ltd. (2011), pp. 178 and 220.

  20. 20.

    Rosekind et al. (2009).

  21. 21.

    Rupp, Wesensten, Bliese, and Balkin (2009).

  22. 22.

    Rupp et al. (2009).

  23. 23.

    Clockwork Research Ltd. (2011), p. 58.

  24. 24.

    Shahid et al. (2012a).

  25. 25.

    Clockwork Research Ltd. (2012).

  26. 26.

    Clockwork Research Ltd. (2013).

  27. 27.

    Rosekind et al. (2010).

  28. 28.

    Neuhaus and Buholzer (2013).

  29. 29.

    International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (2009).

  30. 30.

    Caldwell (2005).

  31. 31.

    EHEST (2008).

  32. 32.

    EHEST (2008).

  33. 33.

    Scott et al. (2007).

  34. 34.

    Dawson and McCulloch (2005).

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  1. Head of Corporate Development, Swiss Air-Rescue Rega, 1414, 8058, Zurich Airport, Switzerland

    Stefan Becker

  2. CEO, Swiss Air-Rescue Rega, 1414, 8058, Zurich Airport, Switzerland

    Ernst Kohler

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  2. Center for Aviation Competence, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Andreas Wittmer

  3. P3 Aviation, P3 Group, Lorsch, Germany

    Christopher Drax

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Becker, S., Kohler, E. (2014). Importance of Fatigue Risk Management. In: Müller, R., Wittmer, A., Drax, C. (eds) Aviation Risk and Safety Management. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02780-7_11

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