GVC Human Factors & Crew Resource Management 2

Question 1

In the context of human factors, what does 'complacency' refer to in UAS operations?

Accepted Answer

Overconfidence and reduced vigilance that develops during routine operations

Answer

Complacency is reduced vigilance or overconfidence that commonly develops during routine or repetitive operations, increasing the likelihood of missing critical information.

Question 2

The 'Swiss Cheese Model' is used to explain which safety concept in UAS operations?

Accepted Answer

How multiple defensive layers can fail simultaneously to allow an accident to occur

Answer

The Swiss Cheese Model illustrates how accidents occur when weaknesses (holes) in multiple defensive layers align, allowing a hazard to pass through all defences and cause harm.

Question 3

What is the correct approach when a remote pilot feels pressured by a client to fly despite having genuine safety concerns?

Accepted Answer

Assert the concern clearly and decline to fly if necessary, as the pilot is always responsible for safety

Answer

The remote pilot in command is always legally and operationally responsible for the safe conduct of the flight and must decline to fly if genuine safety concerns are not resolved.

Question 4

How does acute stress most commonly affect a remote pilot's cognitive performance?

Accepted Answer

It narrows attentional focus and can lead to tunnel vision and poorer decisions

Answer

Acute stress narrows attentional focus, impairs cognitive flexibility, and can lead to hasty or poor decisions, a phenomenon known as perceptual narrowing or tunnel vision.

Question 5

What is 'channelised attention' and why is it particularly hazardous in UAS operations?

Accepted Answer

Focusing so intently on one task that other critical factors in the environment are neglected

Answer

Channelised attention (tunnel vision) means concentrating so intensely on a single element that the pilot loses awareness of other critical factors, which is especially dangerous in a complex drone operating environment.

GVC Drone Practice Test

GVC Drone Practice Test

GVC Human Factors & Crew Resource Management 2