ABSTRACT

Human factors has become a major concern in aviation, especially since the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a resolution on Flight Safety and Human Factors at its 1989 Assembly. From this meeting the Air Navigation Commission formulated the following objective for the task

To improve the safety in aviation by making States more aware and responsive to the importance of human factors in civil aviation operations through the provision of practical human factors material and measures developed on the basis of experience in States. ICAO, 1989.