Situational Awareness Flashcards
1
Q
Levels of awareness
A
Conscious (serial processor) and subconscious (parallel processor)
2
Q
Reasons for loss of situational awareness
A
Attention threats Temporal distortion channelized attention task saturation distraction habituation negative transfer inattention inappropriate motivation pressing misdirected peer pressure supervisory pressure get home -itis
3
Q
Preventing losses of situational awareness
IMSAFE
A
Illness medication sleep alcohol fatigue eating
4
Q
Recognizing losses of situational awareness
A
Fixation ambiguity complacency feel good gut feeling poor communication failure to meet targets improper procedures unresolved discrepancies no one flying the aircraft
5
Q
Recovering from losses of situational awareness
A
Terrain clearance tasks. Mission critical tasks. Non-critical tasks.
6
Q
3 main takeaways
A
What are my threats. Prioritize. Don’t rely solely on your perceptions
