United States Department of Transportation
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Flight Attendant Fatigue, Part VI: Fatigue Countermeasure Training and Potential Benefits
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2009-10-01
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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, and frequent time zone changes. 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 are all contributors to fatigue and fatigue-related mishaps (Caldwell, 2005; Rosekind et al., 1996).
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Content Notes:Work was accomplished under approved task AM-A-08-HRR-521
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