Flight Attendant Fatigue, Part I: National Duty, Rest, and Fatigue Survey

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• Creators:
  Avers, Katrina Bedell ; King, S. Janine ; Nesthus, Thomas E. ; Thomas, Suzanne ; Banks, Joy
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; Xyrant Technologies, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Fatigue (Physiological condition)
  • Flight attendants
  • Workload
  • Scheduling Survey
  • Duty Time
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-09/24
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  Today’s aviation industry is a 24/7 operation that produces a variety of challenges for cabin crew members including extended duty periods, highly variable schedules, frequent time zone changes, and increased passenger loads. While these operational requirements may be necessary, they are far from ideal with respect to the human body’s biological rhythms for managing sleep and alertness. In fact, acute sleep loss, sustained periods of wakefulness, and circadian factors resulting from this form of misalignment all contribute to fatigue and fatigue-related mishaps (Caldwell, 2005; Rosekind et al., 1996).
• Content Notes:
  Work was accomplished under approved task AM-A-08-HRR-521
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57118/dot_57118_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 514.88 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Main Document Checksum:
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