Air Safety
TeachersIMAI, Michio
Grade, SemesterYear 4 1st semest [Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering]
CategoryHelicoptor Pilot Course
Elective, CreditsElective Requisites 2credit
 Syllabus Number2E305

Course Description

Study CRM, LOFT, and incidents to learn concrete action, based on human factor. Mainly, this course is in a lecture style, but practical training may be held as needed.
Please learn knowledge related to DP2.
This course is taught by teachers with practical experience. The instructor is involved in the helicopter operation in a company, and in class, discussions are held on topics such as actual examples and actual experiences in the company and issues on the site.

Course Objectives

Learn methods and actions to ensure air safety.
The goal is to understand what safety is in aviation.

Grading Policy

This lecture is evaluated by the result of a quiz (50%) and report (50%).
The answer of each quiz will be explained.

Textbook and Reference

KindTitleAuthorPublisher
TextbookHuman error third editionAkinori KomatsubaraPublished by Maruzen Co., Ltd., ISBN 978-4-621-08057-3
ReferencesWhy is the accident repeated?Akira IshibashiCentral Labor Accident Prevention Association ,ISBN 978-4-8059-1027-6
ReferencesPractical Approach to Human FactorsANABooks · Fuji
ReferencesAIM-JJAPAJAPA, ISBN 978-4-931160-02-6

Requirements(Assignments)

Please study assigned vocabularies in notebooks before each class (1 hour).
Case studies will be assigned. Search for documents and make a report and presentation in next the class (2 hours). The Presentation will be evaluated.

Note

Comprehension will be evaluated by quizzes.

Schedule

1Learn overview of air safety.
2Learn about human error.
3Learn the limit of human ability.
4Learn mistakes and forgetting. 
5Learn human error occurred by lack of knowledge and skill.
6Learn about violation and factors behind cases.
7Learn CRM and team error.
8Learn about safety culture.
9Learn rules and principals of safety.
10Learn aeronautical safety / law, action for safety and safety management.
11Learn about safety support device.
12Learn Incident Case 1. 
13Learn aeronautical incident case. 
14Learn aeronautical incident case of helicopter.
15Introducing enlightenment activities of safety and overview.
Final Exam.