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  • The profession of air traffic controller operating safely and efficiently in a context of high reliability

    by Anacna ...
    The aim of the research was to analyse the practical and daily dimension of the work of the air traffic control officer (ATCO). The ATCO is an operator able to handle unexpected situations within a complex operating, technological and regulatory system while maintaining a high level of reliability and safety.In particular, the work of the ATCO is characterized by two crucial elements: (1) the ... Read more

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  • The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'

    by Sidney Dekker ...
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  • Human Factors in Aviation

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  • The Coupling of Safety and Security

    Exploring Interrelations in Theory and Practice

    Edited by Corinne Bieder, Kenneth Pettersen Gould ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
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    Human error is cited over and over as a cause of incidents and accidents. The result is a widespread perception of a 'human error problem', and solutions are thought to lie in changing the people or their role in the system. For example, we should reduce the human role with more automation, or regiment human behavior by stricter monitoring, rules or procedures. But in practice, things have proved ... Read more

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    Series series Routledge Research in English for Specific Purposes
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  • The ETTO Principle: Efficiency-Thoroughness Trade-Off

    Why Things That Go Right Sometimes Go Wrong

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    The psychological final discussion in pilot and ATCO recruitment testing

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