Flight Attendant Fatigue Recommendation II: Flight Attendant Work/Rest Patterns, Alertness, and Performance Assessment

Roma PG, Mallis MM, Hursh SR, Mead AM, Nesthus TE

FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine - Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

关键词: Fatigue;    Flight Attendant;    Field Study;    Actigraphy;    PVT;    Sleep;    Performance;    Reaction Time;    Airlines;    Flight Operations;   

RP-ID  :  DOT/FAA/AM-10/22

美国|英语

来源: Federal Aviation Administration

【 摘 要 】

Impaired performance induced by fatigue may compromise safety in commercial aviation. Given the direct role flight attendants play in passenger safety, the U.S. Congress ordered a comprehensive examination of fatigue in cabin crew, including a field study of actual flight operations. This report provides an overview of the field study results, focusing on objective measures of sleep patterns and neurocognitive performance (Psychomotor Vigilance Test, PVT) over a 3-4 week period in 202 U.S.-based flight attendants of all seniority levels working for network, low-cost, and regional carriers embarking on domestic and international flight operations.