Confidence and Experience
Confidence in your ability to perform a task(s) under stress increases with the experience you have in performing that/those tasks.
Having 12000 hours under your belt is going to stand you in very good stead when the brown stuff hits hits the turbo fan.
How lucky were Qantas that they had so much experience in the cockpit of the QF 32.
Qantas "luck" is becoming legendary.
Its seems to protect the pax and employees from the stupidity of the trough snouts.
Lets hope the Qantas "luck" holds out