The goal of the Pilot Decision Making (PDM) educational package is to help pilots make better decisions by introducing them to the concepts, principles and good practices of the decision-making process.
It is intended to raise your awareness of the factors that affect pilot decision-making and is divided into 5 modules as follows:
| Lesson Plans | Slides | |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Pilot Decision Making | PDF
117.4 KB (33 secs) |
PDF
65.6 KB (18 secs) |
| The Decision-making Process | PDF
228.4 KB (1 min 4 secs) |
PDF
87.8 KB (24 secs) |
| Human Performance Factors | PDF
511 KB (2 mins 25 secs) |
PDF
184.8 KB (52 secs) |
| Human Error | PDF
199.3 KB (56 secs) |
PDF
154.1 KB (43 secs) |
| Risk Management | PDF
170.9 KB (48 secs) |
PDF
84 KB (23 secs) |
Users can easily customize these materials to meet their particular needs.
This educational package can be purchased through the Civil Aviation Communications Centre at 1-800-305-2059 (or, in the National Capital Region, (613) 993-7284)).
These documents are also available in the following formats:
- Portable Document Format (PDF) and may be viewed using version 3.0 or higher of the Adobe® Acrobat Reader. This reader may be downloaded free of charge by visiting the Adobe® web site.
- Microsoft Word Document format (DOC) and may be viewed using the Microsoft Word or a Microsoft Word Viewer. Visit the Microsoft Office download center to acquire a free download of Word 97/2000 Viewer (Word 2000) (Windows 95/98/NT).