Security risk exhaustion
Survey: Pilots take short sleep in the cockpit
Hazard nap or dangerous exhaustion? According to a survey, many pilots rest on the route with a short -sanctuary. The Cockpit Association is concerned.
According to a survey, the pilots of commercial aircraft are more likely to take short sleep during the flight. The so -called “napping” is no longer a marginal phenomenon, but widespread reality, explains the Pilot Union Association Cockpit (VC) and warns of security risks.
Basically, a controlled rest break for one of the two crew members during the travel frugage is unproblematic, according to the VC. In the period between start and landing, autopilot is usually flown.
From the exception to the standard
“What was originally intended as a short-term recovery measure has developed into a permanent remedy for structural overload,” explains VC Vice President Katharina Dieseldorff. In the summer months in particular, the situation tightened: “Pilots tell us that they complete their missions despite strong fatigue. The cause is close duties, lack of personnel and increasing operational pressure.”
According to VC, more than 900 pilots from almost all German airlines took part in the non -representative survey. 93 percent have reported that they had lodged short sleep in the past few months during a flight. 44 percent of the participants regularly used the possibility of calm on their missions.
Exhaustion endangers security
VC does not call companies with risky crew planning. A general appeal states: “A corporate culture that trivializes or ignores fatigue is a security risk. VC demands decisive action by airlines, authorities and politics – to protect the crews and passengers.” Better surveillance of the flight service times and a science -based risk management against exhaustion are necessary.
Communication Association Cockpit
dpa
Source: Stern
