Scheduling Aircrews 1: Intra-Theater 24/7 Operations

Abstract

Aircrew fatigue problems existed in 24/7, intra-theater, tactical airlift operations. One reason for the high levels of fatigue was the irregularity of the schedule for a given crew across days. A rotating schedule approach was recommended: slow rotation if adequate day-sleep facilities are available; otherwise, rapid rotation schedule to minimize exposure to inherently debilitating night work. Seven scheduling principles were applied including a normal, maximum crew duty period of 14 hours, and scheduling an aircrew such that their show time does not differ more than +/- 1 hour on successive days. Five scheduling concepts were used to produce examples of one slowly-rotating schedule and one rapidly-rotating schedule.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA434696

Entities

People

  • James C Miller

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Airlift Operations
  • Circadian Rhythms
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Instructions
  • Rotation
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Training
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare
  • Workload

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design