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1 Pierce Simmons Human Factors Section 08 Spring 2024 Mr. Mansfield Middle Georgia State University 04/30/2024 Aviation hazards are defined as a present condition, event, object, or circumstance that could lead to or contribute to an unplanned or undesired event, such as an accident or danger (Risk Management Handbook p.3). Hazards appear out of the work environment and work tasks and Until you know what the hazards are you can't determine the risk. Hazards can be a number of things. For example, A chip in the propeller, fatigue, Runway incursions, Low fuel, system failure, and weather such as turbulence, Volcanic ash, and Icing. On the other hand, Risks are defined as the combination of the severity of a event and the likelihood of a undesired event (Risk Management Handbook p.5). In aviation you have to look at all the many hazards and then determine the risk they possess. Risks can be figured out when looking at how often the hazard happens, how tragic it would be if it did happen, and how well we are prepared for it, and the safety precautions that are in place. Risks can vary from many different things. For example, the risk of a runway incursion could be more prone at busy airports with many taxiways compared to a smaller and less congested airport. The Risk Assessment matrix helps the pilot differentiate between low-risk and high-risks flights. It assesses two things, The likelihood of an event occurring and the consequence of that event (Risk Management Handbook p.4-2). Each risks has a likelihood and severity once that is determined they will be placed on the matrix according to the ratings, which include Low Risk, Moderate Risk, High Risk, and Extreme Risk. The pilots can then prioritize the risks they need to mitigate based on the ratings on the matrix and take immediate action. Cockpit automation is the combination of complex electrical systems and technology that helps pilots operate the plane (Risk Management Handbook p.7-3). It has plenty benefits, but also comes with many pros and cons. The Pros include improved safety, efficiency, precision and accuracy, and workload management. Automation can make up for miscalculations and misjudgments while increasing efficiency in communications, navigation, and aircraft management. This provides pilots with complete situational awareness. On the other hand, The cons include loss of situational awareness because if they depend on automation too much they may fail to see indications or changes in the atmosphere. Also trusting automation to much could lead to decreased manual flying skills, because they may not intervene when they need to because they trust automation too much, which can also be bad if automation is not available or malfunctions are happening because even though they are intended to help pilots they can fail leading to malfunctions such as software bugs and sensor mistakes. References Risk Management Handbook.pdf (usg.edu)
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