Aviation Safety: FRMS Implementation, Effectiveness, and Awareness

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) within the aviation industry. It emphasizes the critical need for FRMS due to pilot fatigue, which poses a significant safety risk. The report references aviation accidents and studies to highlight the impact of fatigue on pilots and the importance of alertness. It details the evolution of FRMS, challenges in its implementation, and its role in reducing aviation mishaps. The report also explores the historical context of fatigue research, including early studies on sleep deprivation. The goal is to provide a comprehensive understanding of FRMS, making it a vital resource for industry professionals and students alike. The report also examines the implementation of FRMS, including the importance of managing flight and duty hours and ensuring adequate breaks for crew members.

Running Head: NEED, EFFECTIVENESS, AND AWARENESS ABOUT FRMS IN AVIATION INDUSTRY
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Running Head: NEED, EFFECTIVENESS, AND AWARENESS ABOUT FRMS IN AVIATION INDUSTRY
Aviation sector across the world is growing rapidly and causing an acute shortage of highly
skilled pilots. This is why the majority of the pilots are overworked. This overworking is
causing fatigue among them. This fatigue can bring in severe harms in the life of the pilots
and the other workers, working in the operating lines of the aviation sector.
A concerned organization like Aviation Organization (ICAO issued new guidelines related to
the fatigue risk management system (FRMS) in the year 2008. Let's have a look at one of the
crash analysis that was written in the year 1993. According to this analysis “The impaired
judgment, failure to execute an immediate action, improper assessment of landing conditions
and improper decision making” This analysis was written for “DC-8-61 aircraft” crash in
Cuba (Cook, 2018). This crash analysis report became a part of aviation history because of the
mention of a new word” Fatigue”. The crash of aircraft Pel-Air Westwind II VH-NGA also
has a story to share with us, here the crew confessed that they failed because their reflexes
were not working properly because they were suffering from fatigue. (B. Cook, 2018).
The evolution of FRMS, the hardships that companies are facing in the process of the
implementation of FRMS, the role of FRMS in bringing down the number of the mishaps, are
few questions that need an answer. A collective study of various secondary sources can help
anyone in understanding the crux of the issue and deliver a status report that can act as a vital
document for this industry sector.
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Running Head: NEED, EFFECTIVENESS, AND AWARENESS ABOUT FRMS IN AVIATION INDUSTRY
References
B.Cook. (2018). Fatigue and air Westwind ditching. Australian Aviation,
https://australianaviation.com.au/2018/06/fatigue-and-the-pel-air-westwind-accident/.
Cook, B. (2018).The human factor: Understanding Fatigue. Australian Aviation,
http://australianaviation.com.au/2018/07/human-factor-understanding-fatigue/
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