Effects of work shifts on fatigue levels of air traffic controllers |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Transportation and Communication Management Science, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan City, 701, Taiwan, ROC;2. Department of Aviation and Maritime Transportation Management, Chang Jung Christian University, No.1, Changda Road, Tainan City, 711, Taiwan, ROC;3. Advanced Master Business Administration, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan City, 701, Taiwan, ROC;1. ATM Operations and Strategy, Irish Aviation Authority, The Times Building, 11-12 D''olier Street, Dublin, Ireland;2. Safety and Accident Investigation Centre, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0TR, United Kingdom;3. Humanities and Technology Lab, Lund University, Helgonabacken 12, Sweden;1. Imperial College London, Centre for Transport Studies, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom;2. EUROCONTROL Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre, Horsterweg 11, 6199 AC Maastricht Airport, The Netherlands;1. Royal Air Force, UK;2. Cranfield Safety and Accident Investigation Centre, Cranfield University, UK;1. Department of Automation Technology, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany;2. Laboratory of Synthetic Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems, Center of Autonomous Systems and Neurorobotics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain;3. Computer Graphics and Visualization, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany;4. Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona Spain;5. Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Fatigue is one of the most important issues since it is considered to be a potential risk factor for human error. Most research related to human fatigue in the aviation industry targets pilots, yet air traffic controllers also experience elevated levels of fatigue that affects aviation safety. Despite this, fatigue is often ignored in literature, as it is a mental and physical status that is difficult to measure. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced the concept of the Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) in Annex 6 in 2011, which provides suggestions to reduce aircrew fatigue. In 2016, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO), ICAO, and the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA) published the Fatigue Management Guide for Air Traffic Service Providers and for the first time proposed recommendations for air traffic controllers (ATCs) to address this issue. Based on the management guide, this research used the Samn-Perelli fatigue scale to measure air traffic controllers' fatigue levels in an international aerodrome control tower in Taiwan. The results indicated that there were significant differences between day/night shifts, time periods (shift start time, before break time, after break time, and shift end time), and various work schedules. The results also revealed the importance of the timing of the breaks and time on task when arranging work schedules. This research contributes to aviation safety by investigating ATCs' fatigue levels in current work shifts, thereby helping related units to improve and adjust shift schedules in order to reduce the risks related to fatigue. |
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| Keywords: | FRMS Samn-Perelli fatigue scale Air traffic controller Fatigue management |
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