Fatigue In Aviation
It is always the pilot’s responsibility to ensure that they are fit for the flight from the very beginning until completion of the flight. However, pilots are still flying when fatigued and the organizations that employee pilots should be actively involved to mitigate pilots flying while fatigued. “The causes of fatigue can range from boredom to circadian rhythm disruption to heavy physical exertion” (Fatigue in Aviation, n.d, p.2) and for these reasons it is difficult to stop fatigue entirely from an organizational point of view but some policies could help reduce the number of occurrences and would vary depending on what operation the company is involved in. All operators should ensure that the pilots have enough time off between flights