FRMS processes

• Operational knowledge and experience 

• Stakeholder responsibilities 

• The two different approaches to fatigue management: prescriptive; and FRMS 

• Prescriptive approach: the State takes responsibility for establishing prescriptive limitations and requirements for fatigue management; oversees Service Providers to ensure they are managing their fatigue risk to an acceptable level using existing SMS processes 

• FRMS approach in which common elements between an FRMS and an SMS are integrated 

• FRMS components and processes: safety policy and objectives; risk management; documentation; safety assurance, promotion 

• Operational activities of an FRMS 

• Forming a Fatigue Safety Action Group (FSAG) 

• Comparison of crew fatigue on short haul, night cargo/ freighter, long haul operations 

• Collecting data for the FRMS 

• Identifying fatigue hazards: prior experience; evidence-based scheduling; fatigue software 

• The proactive hazard identification process 

• How to measure sleep, crew member fatigue using subjective and objective measures 

• Risk assessment process, severity classification, risk mitigation, operational controls and mitigations 

• FRMS safety assurance process 

• Monitoring FRMS safety performance 

• Hazard reporting and investigation 

• Audits and surveys 

• FRMS safety performance indicators, targets 

• FRMS promotion process, training, Communications Plan essentials