ABSTRACT
It is an expectation of most societies that certain aspects of daily life, such as health, education, safety, security and the environment, should be maintained at a high standard, and continue to improve with time. Public transport is expected to be safe, and perhaps the greatest demands in this area are reserved for commercial flight operations. Flight safety or, more accurately, risk reduction to an acceptable level is achieved in many ways, and a complex set of rules has developed to ensure that air travel does not pose an unacceptable risk to society, given that zero risk is not possible. This chapter will explore the aeromedical practitioner’s contribution to flight safety. It will concentrate mainly on aspects that are of relevance to commercial pilots.
