Although we intuitively know that fatigue continues to be one of the key contributing factors in aviation accidents, its extent remains notoriously difficult to quantify. In spite of that, we know that there is much we can do to prevent fatigue issues creeping into company operations. 
The new CASA rules on Fatigue require a new attention to detail for operators and provides some great opportunities to address the risks within our organisations. By introducing “Fatigue Management” – the level between Restrictive/prescriptive rules and a full blown Fatigue Risk Management System CASA has provided operators with a practical, cost effective approach that will allow real world solutions at an affordable price.
Identifying and responding to fatigue risks is at the heart of this Middle Tier approach to Fatigue and I will cover that on a later post. Underpinning this approach to Fatigue are a new set of fatigue (Flight and Duty) limits that we must all get our head around. Like any good set of coherent rules, the words should be able to be translated into an unambiguous Flow Chart with “Yes/No” answers to provide a clear answer to “Can I roster this pilot for this flight?” And the rule set can be presented as an easy to use Flow chart.
If you would like your free copy of the Flow Chart for Schedule 4 – Single Pilot Operation – click on this link and I’ll provide it for you…for a nominal $1+GST. 
See, that is what good consultants do…give you good safety stuff that you can put straight to work in your operation.
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