Radar Contact

006 - Fatigue management in ATC - Xavier Pretat - ENAC

July 06, 2021 Season 1 Episode 6
Radar Contact
006 - Fatigue management in ATC - Xavier Pretat - ENAC
Show Notes

The guest of this episode is Xavier Pretat, the Head of Fatigue Risk Management at ENAC in Toulouse. We covered the following main points:

  • the impact of fatigue on ATCOs and typical fatigue level
  • how to manage fatigue and why there is a need for that
  • what is fatigue management about: measuring and taking corrective measures or preventing it altogether
  • how does COVID crisis impact on ATCOs fatigue
  • links between fatigue in the cockpit and fatigue at the control sector
  • changes in fatigue management in the next 5 years and in the next 50 years