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... 10 Human Factors Defined For airport management to effectively address human factors in airside operations, an understanding of what is meant by the term "human factors" is required. This chapter addresses what is included under the human factors umbrella.
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... Human Factors Defined 11   (Parsons, 1999) , such as those used during airport operations.
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... 12 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors on occasion, the movement area without permission. In one case, a person simply jumped a fence and encroached illegally onto a runway after gaining unauthorized access to the airport.
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... Human Factors Defined 13   earlier decisions on the current situation. Figure 2-2 provides a summary and comparison of these two decision models.
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... 14 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors 2.3 Communications Within the aviation domain, communications play a vital role in safe operations. Voice communications are the primary information transfer method between airport operations, ATC, and aircraft.
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... Human Factors Defined 15   • ATC Ground: Ops 1, state your current location. • Ops 1: Abeam the main-ramp windsock, Ops 1.
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... 16 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors conversation at all times when operating below 10,000 feet, including on the airport surface. Only communications related to the task at hand can be completed during these critical operation times.
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... Human Factors Defined 17   crossing, an example of Level 1 perception. However, it is the comprehension level where the operator must realize the red lights indicate it is unsafe to cross the runway and make the correct decision to hold short of the runway.

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