EASA Part 66 Module 9 Human Factors for Foreign Part 145 Approval Holders


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Understanding human factors is critical to maintaining safety and efficiency in aviation maintenance.

The “EASA Part 66 Module 9 Human Factors for Foreign Part 145 Aircraft, Components, Engines & APU Certifying Staff” course provides an overview of the psychological, physiological, and environmental factors influencing human performance in a Part 145 maintenance environment.

Participants will explore key topics such as human error models, safety culture, error prevention strategies, and organisational human factors programs.

The training delves into performance limitations, stress management, teamwork, communication, and the impact of fatigue, workload, and environmental conditions on decision-making.

Practical insights into critical maintenance tasks, error-capturing methods, and risk management techniques will be covered.

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?


This course is intended for foreign Part 145 aircraft and component maintenance staff, including engineers, technicians, and managers, who need to understand human factors principles to enhance safety, compliance, and operational efficiency in line with EASA Part 66 requirements.

WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF THIS TRAINING - WHAT WILL I LEARN?


This course will help attendees to gain essential knowledge of human factors, enabling them to recognize and mitigate risks associated with human error, stress, fatigue, and communication breakdowns.

By understanding safety culture, error management strategies, and performance limitations, participants will enhance operational safety, improve teamwork, and ensure compliance with EASA Part 66 requirements.

CONTENTS

1. Abbreviations
2. Introduction
3. The Need to take Human Factors into Account
4. Incidents Attributable to Human Factors/ Human Error
5. Considering Murphy’s Law
6. Human Performance and Limitations - Vision
7. Human Performance and Limitations - Hearing
8. Human Performance and Limitations - Information Processing
9. Human Performance and Limitations - Attention and Perception
10. Human Performance and Limitations - Memory
11. Human Performance and Limitations - Claustrophobia and Physical Access
12. Social Psychology - Responsibility both as Individuals and Within Groups
13. Social Psychology - Motivation and Demotivation
14. Social Psychology - Peer Pressure
15. Social Psychology - “Culture” Issues
16. Social Psychology - Team Working
17. Social Psychology - Management, Supervision and Leadership
18. Factors Affecting Performance - Fitness/Health
19. Factors Affecting Performance - Stress both Domestic and Work-Related
20. Factors Affecting Performance - Time Pressure and Deadlines
21, Factors Affecting Performance - Workload: Overload and Underload
22. Factors Affecting Performance - Sleep Fatigue and Shift Work
23. Factors Affecting Performance - Alcohol, Medication and Drug Abuse
24. Factors Affecting Performance – Lack of manpower
25. Physical Environment - Noise and Fumes
26. Physical Environment - Illumination
27. Physical Environment - Climate and Temperature
28. Physical Environment - Motion and Vibration
29. Physical Environment - Working Environment
30. Physical Environment - Situational awareness
31. Tasks - Physical Work
32. Tasks - Repetitive Tasks
33. Tasks - Visual Inspection
34. Tasks - Complex Systems
35. Tasks - Critical Maintenance Tasks and error-capturing methods
36. Tasks - Technical documentation: access, use, and quality
37. Communication - Within and Between Teams
38. Communication - Work Logging and Recording
39. Communication - Shift/Task Handover
40. Communication - Keeping up to Date, Currency
41. Communication - Dissemination of Information
42. Human Error - Error Models and Theories
43. Human Error - Types of Error in Maintenance Tasks
44. Human Error - Implications of Errors – Accidents
45. Human Error – Organisational errors
46. Human Error - Avoiding and Managing Errors
47. Safety management - Risk management
48. Safety management - Occurrence reporting
49. Safety management - Safety Culture
50. Safety management - Just Culture Principles
51. Safety management - Identifying, avoiding and reporting hazards
52. Safety management - Professionalism and Integrity- Avoiding Error-Provoking Behaviour
53. Safety management - Professionalism and Integrity- Assertiveness
54. Safety management - Organisational Human-factor Programme - Reporting Errors and Hazards, Internal Safety Reporting Scheme
55. Safety management - Organisational Human-factor Programme - Disciplinary Policy
56. Safety management - Organisational Human-factor Programme - Investigation Process
57. Safety management - Organisational Human-factor Programme - Action to Address Problems
58. Safety management - Organisational Human-factor Programme - Feedback and Safety Promotion
59. Safety management - Organisational Human-factor Programme - Dealing with Emergencies
60. Safety management - Organisational Human-factor Programme - The “Dirty Dozen” and risk-mitigation methods

ABOUT THIS COURSE


Course type: Presentation without voiceover
Duration equivalent to 4-day classroom training
Category: Part 66
Price: 225.00 EUR

This course is part of the following programs:
Human Factors Module 9 plus Air Leg Module 10 for Foreign Part 145 Approval Holders

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