New Delhi : Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu has expressed his views on the safety of aircraft operations. On Monday, the Civil Aviation Minister spoke about the need for a strong system to deal with stress and fatigue along with the field of aviation psychology. He also said that it is our collective responsibility to ensure the continued safety of this sector, as human factors are also responsible for causing plane accidents.
The minister made these remarks while addressing a national seminar on human factor in air accidents organised by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) in the national capital. Naidu said safety measures have to keep pace with the rapid growth of the Indian aviation sector. He called for continuous skilling and upskilling of people. He also advocated strong programmes to deal with stress and fatigue for pilots and others.
One of the growing civil aviation markets
Naidu said there is a lack of formal programmes for aviation psychology. Advanced psychological aspects need to be incorporated in training programmes. India is one of the fastest growing civil aviation markets in the world. Several airlines in the country have contracted more than 1,200 aircraft. Naidu also stressed the need for technology and cognitive skills for personnel in the aircraft maintenance sector as more aircraft will come to the country in the future.
Application of cognitive psychology
Aviation psychology, also known as aerospace psychology, is a branch of psychology that studies psychological aspects of aviation, increasing efficiency, improving the selection of applicants for professions, identifying the psychological causes of aircraft accidents and applying cognitive psychology to understand human behavior, actions, cognitive and emotional processes and interactions between employees in aviation. Aviation psychology originated in the early 1920s with the development of aviation medicine and work psychology in the USSR. Human isolation from the Earth leads to a drastic change in spatial orientation; acceleration, drops in barometric pressure, changes in atmospheric composition, can have a considerable effect on the nervous system, and require uninterrupted concentration and rapid decision-making. Currently, research in aviation psychology develops within the framework of engineering psychology.
(With agency input)
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