ABSTRACT
WhatisSituationAwareness? Ifnooneasksme,Iknow.lflweretoexplainittoaquestioner,Idonot know.* Thatmaintenanceofsituationawareness{SA)iscriticaltoflight
safetyisatruism.WhileSAis,nodoubt,requiredforpilotsandcrew memberstomakecorrectoperationaldecisions~ithasbeendifficulttofind precisedefinitionsforuseindevelopingtestcriteria.DefiningSAas "'knowingwhat'shappening"doesn'tleadtoobjectivetestcriteria.
