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Air Safety: India Needs Robust Stress & Fatigue Management

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By Rediff Money Desk, New Delhi   Sep 23, 2024 11:56

India's civil aviation minister calls for improved stress and fatigue management systems for pilots and aviation staff to enhance air safety as the sector grows.
Air Safety: India Needs Robust Stress & Fatigue Management
New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Monday highlighted the need for developing the area of aviation psychology as well as robust stress and fatigue management systems for the safety of aircraft operations.

Ensuring continued safety is a collective responsibility as human factors are contributors to aircraft accidents, he said.

The minister was speaking at the national seminar on Human Factors in Aircraft Accidents organised by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) in the national capital.

Safety measures need to keep pace with the Indian aviation sector's rapid growth, Naidu said and called for continuous skilling and upskilling of people.

He also pitched for robust stress management and fatigue management programmes, including for pilots.

There is a lack of formal programmes for aviation psychology and advanced psychological aspects need to be integrated into training programmes, Naidu said.

India is one of the fastest-growing civil aviation markets in the world and more than 1,200 planes have been ordered by the country's airlines.

Naidu also stressed on the need for technical and cognitive skills for personnel in the aircraft maintenance segment as more planes will be coming into the country.
Source: PTI
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