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NPA 200817b 3 Jun 2008 (Compiled: Juergen Knueppel, for INFO from Orig.200608) Page 287 of 647
Aeroplane, Helicopter PPL

040 00 00 00 HUMAN PERFORMANCE
040 01 00 00 HUMAN FACTORS: BASIC CONCEPTS
040 01 01 00 Human Factors in aviation
040 01 01 02 Becoming a competent pilot
040 02 00 00 BASIC AVIATION PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE
040 02 01 01 The atmosphere – composition – gas Laws
040 02 01 02 Respiratory and circulatory systems
– oxygen requirement of tissues
– functional anatomy
– main forms of hypoxia (hypoxic and anaemic)
– sources, effects and countermeasures of carbon monoxide
– counter measures, hypoxia
– symptoms of hypoxia
– hyperventilation
– the effects of accelerations on the circulatory system hypertension and coronary heart isease
040 02 02 00 Man and Environment
040 02 02 01 Central, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems
040 02 02 02 Vision
– functional anatomy
– visual field, foveal and peripheral vision
– binocular and monocular vision
– monocular vision cues
– night vision
– visual scanning and detection techniques and importance of “lookout” defective vision
040 02 02 03 Hearing
– descriptive and functional anatomy
– flight related hazards to hearing hearing loss
040 02 02 04 Equilibrium
– functional anatomy
– motion and acceleration
– motion sickness
040 02 02 05 Integration of sensory inputs
– spatial disorientation: forms, recognition, avoidance
– illusions: forms, recognition, avoidance, physical origin
– physiological origin
– psychological origin
– approach and landing problems
040 02 03 00 Health and hygiene
040 02 03 01 Personal hygiene personal fitness
040 02 03 02 Body rhythm and sleep rhythm disturbances symptoms, effects, management
040 02 03 03 Problem areas for pilots common minor ailments including cold, influenza and
gastrointestinal upset, entrapped gases, baro-trauma (scuba diving),obesity, food hygiene,
infectious diseases, nutrition, various toxic gases and materials
040 02 03 04 Intoxication
– tobacco – alcohol – caffeine – drugs and selfmedication
040 03 00 00 BASIC AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY

040 03 01 00 Human information processing
040 03 01 01 Attention and vigilance
– selectivity of attention
– divided attention
03 01 02 Perception
– perceptual illusions
– subjectivity of perception
– processes of perception
040 03 01 03 Memory
– sensory memory
– working/short term memory
– long term memory to include motor memory (skills)
040 03 02 00 Human error and reliability
040 03 02 01 Reliability of human behaviour
040 03 02 04 Error generation
– social environment (group, organisation)
040 03 03 00 Decision making
040 03 03 01 Decisionmaking concepts
– structure (phases)
– limits
– risk assessment practical application
040 03 04 00 Avoiding and managing errors: cockpit management
040 03 04 01 Safety awareness
– risk area awareness
– situational awareness
040 03 04 04 Communication
– verbal and nonverbal communication
040 03 05 00 Human behaviour
040 03 05 01 Personality and attitudes
– development
– environmental influences
040 03 05 03 Identification of hazardous attitudes (error proneness)
040 03 06 00 Human overload and underload
040 03 06 01 Arousal
040 03 06 02 Stress
– definition(s)
– anxiety and stress
– effects of stress
040 03 06 05 Fatigue and stress management types, causes and symptoms of fatigue effects
of fatigue
– coping strategies
– management techniques
– health and fitness programmes
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