On 22 September 2017 the Cargolux Safety Department released a Fatigue Risk Management (FRM) survey on behalf of the Fatigue Safety Action Group (FSAG).
The FSAG is comprised of representatives from the Aviation Safety Department (ASD), Flight Operations management (Chief Pilots Office), Crew Control and two Pilot Representatives from the ALPL. The survey contains questions seeking general and specific information that will assist the FSAG in analyzing where improvements to managing and mitigating fatigue can be made.
If you have not viewed the Fatigue Awareness and Countermeasures Training (FACT) that was produced by the Aviation Safety Department, please take the time to access it on your iPad via the “CrewPad Player” application.
In addition to the current Cargolux FRM survey a request from EASA to participate in live data gathering for a research study will be released at the end of October. Here is a brief description of this survey:
- The European Commission (EC) together with EASA has set up a research study to perform a review of the effectiveness of the flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements applicable as of 18 February 2016 (EASA FTL)
- The objective is to determine whether the EASA FTL rules provide sufficient protection from potential consequences of aircrew fatigue and, if necessary, to make recommendations for changes to the rules
- This review of the EASA FTL is being performed by NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre, in collaboration with Stockholm University, DLR – German Aerospace Centre and Jeppesen
Cargolux has been selected as one of a number of airlines to collect live data for this important EASA study. This live data will be critical in determining the potential need for adjustments to the current EASA FTL’s.
Considering the far-reaching consequences EASA FTL have on our operation and the possibility of demonstrating the necessity for adjustments to those FTL, we strongly encourage all members to participate in the Cargolux FRM survey, which was launched on 22 September 2017 (see your Cargolux email for further details and the link to the survey) and take part in the live data gathering for the research study conducted by the NLR on behalf of EASA. Please note, that these are two different surveys/studies! The live data gathering for the NLR research study will be launched at a later date.
