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Robust Stress And Fatigue Management Key To Air Safety: Civil Aviation Minister Naidu

Ensuring continued safety is a collective responsibility as human factors are contributors to aircraft accidents, said Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu.

<div class="paragraphs"><p></p><p>Image for representation (Source: Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu/ X profile)</p></div>

Image for representation (Source: Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu/ X profile)

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Monday highlighted the need for developing the area of aviation psychology as well as robust stress and fatigue management systems for the safety of aircraft operations.

Ensuring continued safety is a collective responsibility as human factors are contributors to aircraft accidents, he said.

The minister was speaking at the national seminar on Human Factors in Aircraft Accidents organised by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in the national capital.

Safety measures need to keep pace with the Indian aviation sector's rapid growth, Naidu said and called for continuous skilling and upskilling of people.

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He also pitched for robust stress management and fatigue management programmes, including for pilots.

There is a lack of formal programmes for aviation psychology and advanced psychological aspects need to be integrated into training programmes, Naidu said.

India is one of the fastest-growing civil aviation markets in the world and more than 1,200 planes have been ordered by the country's airlines.

Naidu also stressed on the need for technical and cognitive skills for personnel in the aircraft maintenance segment as more planes will be coming into the country.

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