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Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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This module examines the need for robust safety management in all areas of the Aviation Sector. In particular it highlights the regulatory management of aviation safety and the operational issues associated with the introduction and maintenance of effective safety management systems. It also introduces students to a range of policies, procedures, tools and techniques which may be used to build effective safety in the aviation industry. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. Determine the Regulatory Framework within which the Aviation Industry must operate. 2. Identify and describe the methods used to introduce, monitor and maintain appropriate safety standards within all aspects of the Aviation Industry. 3. Distinguish between the various methods which may be used to build robust safety management within Air Traffic Control, Airport, Airline and Aircraft operations. 4. Describe the learning associated with the success and failure of others through the review and evaluation of accident reports and case studies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Introduction to Safety Management and the Regulatory Framework. International structures - ICAO, EASAEuropean structures - Eurocontrol, EASABasis for safety ManagementFundamental processes within safety management - Safety Planning, Task Analysis,Safety Assess, FHA's, Safety Case, Liaison with Safety regulatorsVolcanic ash Experience - Safety Management in a Crisis. Air Traffic Control Safety Systems. Irish Aviation Authority - Roles And Responsibilities, Structures And Powers, International work (FABS)Structure of Air Traffic Control within Ireland - airspace implications, types of traffic (oceanic V domestic V European)Air Traffic control systems - Comms, Nav, Surveillance - differences in radar separation standards within the airspaceOperational planning for introduction of changes within the system.. Airport Safety Systems. Structures of airports - Movement and Manoeuvring Areas - implications and gaps!Challenges for safety management at airports - physical layout, skills and training of various actors, intermittent safety hazards - bird activity, met phenomenonAirport Specific Safety management programmes - noise abatement procedures, runway incursion prevention. Airline Safety Systems. Safety Programmes - LOSA, IOSA Benefits for airlinesCRM programmes genesis and evolutionPractical Safety Management and Safety Culture. Aircraft Safety Systems. Human Performance issues in AviationHuman Factors principles - Illusion of memory, Illusion of Attention, Overconfidence, PerceptionArctic Thunder C17crash Case studyMistakes and Errors - the realitiesHuman Error Classification schemes and their relevance to operations / Human Error prediction tools. Aviation Safety in Practice. Case Study - Air Florida 90 Crash Washington DC - crew, system and organisational issuesCase study - American Airlines 1420 - the realities of pressure on the line. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| AMPS | BSc in Aviation Man. with Pilot Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timetable this semester: Timetable for MT317 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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