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AMC1 ATS.OR.315(a) Fatigue

ED Decision 2017/001/R

FATIGUE MANAGEMENT POLICY

(a)     The air traffic controllers’ fatigue management policy should:

(1)     declare the commitment to proactively and systematically monitor and manage fatigue and describe the expected benefits for the safety of operations;

(2)     be signed by the accountable manager;

(3)     address the mitigation of the operational impact of air traffic controllers’ fatigue;

(4)     be communicated, with visible endorsement, throughout the air traffic control service provider;

(5)     include a commitment to:

(i)      consider the best practices;

(ii)     provide appropriate resources; and

(iii)     enforce fatigue management as a responsibility of managers, staff involved in fatigue management procedures and air traffic controllers;

(6)     be periodically reviewed to ensure it remains relevant and appropriate.

(b)     In accordance with the policy in point (a), the air traffic control service provider should establish and implement:

(1)     principles and procedures to enable fatigue reporting;

(2)     principles and procedures for occurrence investigation and analysis to consider fatigue as contributing factor;

(3)     procedures for the identification and management of the effect of fatigue on the safety of operations.