CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
As you know I am working on my second novel, Flight For Safety, the sequel to Flight For Control. While many of us are impatient for the release, myself included, I cannot rush this novel. The message is essential.
The Theme: Aviation Safety.
Something not only pilots should feel passionate about, but passengers as well.
Please welcome Captain Adelsohn once again, on CRM:
"The Learning method in our every day job functions every day is a constant process that never ends.
As a professional in
our particular duties as Pilots, Flight Attendants, Maintenance etc.,
we must be constantly able to work together in a safety environment.
This is even more important when you consider that this efficiency may
depend our lives and the lives of others when we flying an airplane.
Being updated every day as a Crew implies learning.
Today
the constant development of aviation brings several extremely high
loads of new responsibilities and tasks for those directly involved in
the operation of an aircraft from the crew on board and ground
maintenance personnel to air traffic controllers, to many others.
Aviation
is not just boarding a plane, but also is to understand the principles
that allow an aircraft to fly, but do safely. It is very important to
understand the ability to understand the knowledge, as an airmen, why
your aircraft fly, this emphasize how important it is that flight crews
receive proper training and appropriate, not only to fly the aircraft
correctly it is also to be prepare for any situation you will expect and
resolve in any abnormal situation or circumstances that we can have
during the flight.
From
the beginning CRM, initially recognized as a Cockpit Resource
Management. This concept after some years become much wider doctrine,
being known until today as Crew Resource Management.
The
CRM emphasizes the importance of using all available resources
effectively to achieve air operations safer and more efficient. The goal
of CRM is to improve every day the ability of the crew in a
decision-making, administration and management of the resources
available and have a good communication with the rest of the crew and
other elements involved in the safest operation of the aircraft.
But
CRM does not end here, because the operation is more deeply involved
with two other important aspects in the training of flight crews, human
factors and the organizational culture ,it is very important issues.
Statistically,
the vast majority of air accidents occurring at present point one of
the main cause are 80 % sometimes described as a Pilot Error. All of us
in the aviation environment related or not specifically, when a plane
crash we wonder many things and questions, when we read in the
newspapers or listen to reports on the media the phrase that summarizes
what happened when an airplane crashed we think was a
pilot error????? . Not necessarily incompetence or lack of experience.
Some factors influencing a decision-making, that overload the workload
and that in many cases inevitably lead to the accident.
In
the meantime the organizational culture, which reflects the regular of
social and intellectual expression of a group or organization that
determines the assertiveness of all the members working together to
prevent incidents or accidents. We need to focus and have a good safety
business plan in the organization, defining a good Safety Program and
the Safety Management System that includes the safety policies and
objectives, Safety Promotions, Safety Assurance, and Safety Risk
Management.
A change in the attitude of the group is reflected in a change in the attitude of the individual.
Today
all this reflects that CRM tries to change the attitude in making
decisions based on custom and culture, emphasizing the importance of
knowing how to handle the resources and skills of the crew.
Today I am sharing this article and this reading to know a little more
of this doctrine, to understand more deeply the importance of constant
training and updated and motivated me to write these words, which
targets to encourage everyone to read and share with others in the
aviation community to learn to do the same. To be UPDATE, implies
learning, Aviation Safety is a commitment. Safety First.
Eliminate
cultural barriers it is very important for crews and safety, also
establishing the importance of everyone’s contributions. Creating a
spirit of shared commitment recognizing cultural differences and
reinforcing a positive safe behavior. Remember always, upon you think
you do not learn more of aviation, it's the time to retire because
you're about to make the big mistake of your life."
What are you doing to improve Aviation Safety?
Enjoy the Journey
XO Karlene
