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

Avers KB, King SJ, Nesthus TE, Thomas S, Banks J

FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine - Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

关键词: Fatigue;    Flight Attendant;    Survey;    Duty Time;    Workload;    Scheduling;   

RP-ID  :  DOT/FAA/AM-09/24

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来源: Federal Aviation Administration

【 摘 要 】

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).