Aviation Science Sees Life | Pilot's First Class of Risk Management

The history of human development of aircraft starts from design and development. With the progress of the aviation industry, the human factors engineering involved in it is more extensive and complex. In 1985, Fei An incidents emerged one after another. The main reason was human factors, followed by mechanical factors. We can see the importance of risk management to Fei An. Master the way of self-management and risk management to avoid danger and complete each task.

Swiss Cheese Model

In the aviation industry where safety is paramount, the cheese theory is a well-known explanation. The accident occurrence and risk control model proposed by British psychology professor James Reason shows that in the process of making Swiss cheese, there must be holes. In theory, light will not pass through the layers of cheese. If light shines through cheese, it means that it is the result of multiple causes (multiple slices of cheese) occurring at the same time (producing holes in the same relative position), that is, major accidents are caused by multiple mistakes, not a single cause.

We all know that considering human factors engineering, and people are not saints, what we pursue is not that the cheese has no holes, but "the holes should not be connected in a straight line". From the ground crew to the air crew, from the headquarters to the cabin, it is only by performing their own duties and checking at all levels to ensure flight safety.

Confronting a Risk or Threat: Accept, Mitigate, Transfer, or Eliminate?

There are four basic and common risk management approaches. For example, there is a basketball flying towards his face.

• Accept (Accept): Do not take any countermeasures. do nothing.
• Mitigate: Reduce the impact of a likelihood or consequence. Raise your hand to cover to reduce damage.
• Transfer: To move influence onto something else. Cover with an item at hand and let the ball hit the item.
• Eliminate: Reacting to completely eliminate a risk. Dodge, or break the ball.

These four methods, in addition to common weather conditions and landing criteria, are also applied to crew management and teamwork.

Risk is a part of life, not only in the aviation industry, or in the cockpit, we should face it. To manage work and life well, "risk management" is the key. Together, pay attention to the state of yourself and your environment and make adjustments at any time to embrace a more masterful future!