摘要: |
In summer 2010 the U.S. Congress directed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to update these regulations, taking into account recent research related to sleep and fatigue. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was released September 14, 2010. As part of their directive, Congress also instructed FAA to have the National Academy of Sciences conduct a study on the effects of commuting on pilot fatigue. The study was designed to review research and other information related to the prevalence and characteristics of commuting; to the science of sleep, fatigue, and circadian rhythms; to airline and regulatory oversight policies; and to pilot and airline practices. It was intended to inform the commuting-specific component of the final regulations. This report describes the results of that study. |