AVIATION PHYSIOLOGY
- Note: essential knowledge for the commercial applicant End note 1 Hypoxia/Hyperventilation
- 2 Gas Expansion/Trapped Gasses, Effects
- 3 Decompression (Including SCUBA diving)
- 4 Vision/Visual Scanning Techniques
- 5 Hearing
- 6 Orientation/Disorientation (Including Visual/Vestibular Illusions)
- 7 Positive and Negative "G"
- 8 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Airsickness
- 9 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Body Rhythms/Jet Lag
- 10 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Sleep/Fatigue
- 11 Anaesthetics/Blood Donations
- 12 Effects of Smoking
THE PILOT AND THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Personal Health/Fitness
- 2 Diet/Nutrition
- Note: essential knowledge for the commercial applicant End note 3 Medications (Prescribed and Over-the-counter)
- Note: essential knowledge for the commercial applicant End note 4 Substance Abuse (Alcohol/ Drugs)
- 5 Pregnancy
- 6 Heat/Cold
- 7 Noise/Vibration
- Note: essential knowledge for the commercial applicant End note 8 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Toxic Hazards (Including Carbon Monoxide)
AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY
- 1 The Decision-Making Process
- 2 Factors That Influence
- Decision-Making
- 3 Situational Awareness
- 4 Stress
- 5 Managing Risk
- 6 Attitudes
- 7 Workload - Attention and Information Processing
PILOT - EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS RELATIONSHIP
- 1 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Controls and Displays - Errors in Interpretation and Control
- 2 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Standard Operating Procedures - Rationale/Benefits
- 3 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Errors in the Interpretation and Use of Maps/Charts
- 4 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Correct Use of Check-lists and Manuals
- 5 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Automation and complacency
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
- 1 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Communications with Flight Crew/Maintenance Personnel/Air Traffic Services/Passengers
- 2 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Operating Pressures - Family Relationships/Peer Group
- 3 Note: Additional subject and more depth of understanding is required at the commercial level. End note Operating Pressures - Employer
THREAT AND ERROR MANAGEMENT (TEM)
- 1 Sources, Contributors
- 2 Countermeasures
- 3 Undesired Aircraft State