Human Factors In Air Traffic Control

This text discusses the skills and abilities that air-traffic controllers need. Its approach is international as air-traffic control practices throughout the world have to be mutually compatible and agreed.

V. D. Hopkin

1: Historical Introduction; 2: The Air Traffic Control System; 3: The human as a system component; 4: Human cognitive capabilities and limitations; 5: Matching human and system; 6: Human factors contributions during air traffic control system evolution; 7: Air traffic control jobs and tasks; 8: The selection of controllers; 9: The training of controllers; 10: The work environment; 11: Air traffic control displays; 12: Input devices; 13: Communications; 14: Forms of computer assistance; 15: Common human factors implications of computer assistance; 16: Effects of the System on the Individual Controller; 17: Conditions of employment; 18: Measurement; 19: Research and developoment; 20: Human factors implications of other functions related to air traffic control; 21: The future