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Fatigue Management as part of Safety Management
30 October 2012
Simon RobertsSMS Programme Manager
UKCAA
What is an SMS?
• It’s a management decision making tool• Identifies significant hazards to the Operation• Assesses the risks associated with those hazards• Puts in place mitigations / barriers to minimise the
risk• Checks that the mitigations are working as
expected• It’s not a document…its what you do!
So what has this got to do with managing fatigue?
Fatigue is a safety hazard and needs to be assessed and managed
• Aviation is diverse• Regulations alone do not
ensure safety• Differing operating
models• Individual responsibilities• Lifestyles
Prescriptive Rules are not a Complete Solution
EASA Position
“All EU Operators will soon be required to have a Safety Management Systems (SMS).
Under an SMS, managing all risks means also
managing the risk of crews being fatigued”
An Integrated Management System
EASAManagement
System
Safety Management
Compliance Monitoring
(Quality)
Fatigue Risk Management
Personnel RequirementsSecurity
Contracting
Finance & Budget
Considerations for Fatigue Management
• Operational capabilities evolved
• 24 hr Operations
• Regularity, Predictability, Time Zones
• Duty Transitions
• Human physiology
• One size doesn’t fit all
Key Areas (1)
Safety Culture• Open reporting system• Actions not just manuals• Buy-in top to bottom• Trust• Individual responsibility
Key Areas (2)
Safety Promotion
• Training and education of all staff and managers
• Clear fatigue reporting process• Feedback • Simple Surveys• Ongoing communication
Key Areas (3)
Metrics and Data
• Operator identified• Relevant and robust• The why as well as the what• Relevant importance of the risk• Mitigation development• Continuous Review Process
Key Areas (4)
Gathering Information
• Identification of Trends• Block and duty hour analysis• Roster Stability• Subject matter expert• Specific review group• External Information
Example of Roster Data*
* Courtesy of easyJet Ltd
The Most Important Element
People create safety
Ongoing development of fatigue management
• Acknowledge complexity• Operationally data-driven • Based on scientific principles• Multiple solutions• Continuous evaluation/enhancement• Fatigue Risk Management Systems• Extending Fatigue management requirements
to the total aviation system
Thank You
QUESTIONS