Healthy lifestyles that encourage exercise, fitness, a proper diet, and obtaining the appropriate sleep must be encouraged. Employers should also take time to create a team-oriented atmosphere in which the crewmembers can come to management with issues that may be affecting his or her sleep patterns. Employers who provide sleeping quarters for crew members must take into account factors such as light, noise, temperature, and humidity.
Pilots and flight crewmembers must also take responsibility in the ongoing battle against fatigue. Employees of the aviation field should recognize that caffeine and nicotine close to bedtime can disrupt an individual's sleep pattern. Pilots and crewmembers must try to avoid alcohol, as it is a deterrent of healthy sleeping habits. Pilots and crewmembers should try and establish routines (hot bath or listening to classical music) to help him or her relax and obtain a better period of sleep. Pilots and crewmembers must try to create...
A well-rested pilot is safer for everyone involved in the aviation process.
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