From the ATSB News Room;
Over half of the pilots reported having seven hours of sleep or more in the previous 24 hours, and over 60 per cent reported having more than 14 hours in the previous 48 hours at the end of their past duty.
ATSB Chief Commissioner, Greg Hood, said the report highlighted fatigue, and issues associated fatigue, were not common in the Australia, but some pilots do face operating in conditions conducive to fatigue.
“While small in number, some pilots did report operating in conditions consistent with thresholds that have been shown to be associated with impaired performance due to fatigue at the end of their last flight,” Mr Hood said.
The report shows that 10 per cent of pilots reported obtaining less than five hours of sleep in the previous 24 hours, and 17 per cent reported they had less 12 hours in the previous 48 hours of their last fight.
Those stats could actually be framed from a different angle,
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49% of pilots reported having less than seven hours of sleep or more in the previous 24 hours, and 39% reported having less than 14 hours in the previous 48 hours at the end of their past duty.
ATSB Chief Commissioner, Greg Hood, said the report highlighted fatigue, and issues associated fatigue, were not common in the Australia, but some pilots do face operating in conditions conducive to fatigue.
“some pilots did report operating in conditions consistent with thresholds that have been shown to be associated with impaired performance due to fatigue at the end of their last flight,” Mr Hood said.
The report shows that 10 per cent of pilots reported obtaining less than five hours of sleep in the previous 24 hours, and 17 per cent reported they had less 12 hours in the previous 48 hours of their last fight.
When assessing the risk associated with nearly half the surveyed pilots having averaged less than seven hours sleep per day for the two days leading up to their duty end,other factors should be taken into account;
Was the ‘less than seven hours’ achieved between midnight and six am?
How many hours were spent at a cabin altitude of 8000ft?
How many hours were spent in a low frequency 50+ dB environment?
How many hours were spent sitting without the opportunity to get up and move about as reccomended?
Were high levels of cognitive performance expected/ required between the hours of midnight and six am?
Apart from sleeping we’re there hours available to the pilot to tend to family responsibilities?
Was there opportunity for rest breaks away from the flight deck?
The Report seems lite and meaningless to me.