AI.VII.E.R6FAA-S-ACS-25 · Nov 2023Risk management
Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
Bottom line
When a pilot becomes task saturated, there is no awareness of input from various sources, so decisions may be made on incomplete information and the possibility of error increases. Effective workload management ensures essential operations are accomplished by planning, prioritizing, and sequencing tasks to avoid work overload.
FAA references
- PHAK ch. 2 (p. 2-24) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
- AFH ch. 2 (p. 2-14) — FAA-H-8083-3C
- RMH ch. 7 (p. 7-2) — FAA-H-8083-2A
- PHAK ch. 2 (p. 2-22) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
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