The fatigue safety action group, or 'FSAG', is responsible for monitoring the operation, performing analysis and acting to control crew fatigue risk to an acceptable level. The FRMS is required by the regulators to be data driven and take both operational experience and established science into account.
The nature of human physiology is such that we struggle to cope well with night time work, extended wakefulness and sleep debt - making some flight operations fatiguing by default. But our brains also by design struggle with deeper contemplation and complex analysis. Evolution has favoured a search for the simple and quick solutions, where we spring to action often on the basis of inconclusive data. To truly base decisions on facts and representative data is hard and we are constantly tempted to go with our gut feeling and act on our biased opinions.
It is easy to confuse motion with effective action. Motion, opinions and politics are often loud and very apparent, and may give an impression of problems 'being dealt with'. However, effective action, springing from insights carefully crafted from representative data, is what quietly creates value, making a real difference to fatigue risk.
Once you are clear on the real cause of fatigue risk, what are the actions you may consider? Please take a look at this document titled 'Fatigue Risk Prevention and Mitigation - What are the Actions to Consider for the FSAG and the Crew?'. It could be of help in serving as a simple check-list to consult in your work going forward. Enjoy.
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