Fatigue risk assessment at the cargo airline

We are interested in how your working conditions affect your health, independently of other factors usually associated with health outcomes. 

Questionnaire results are publicly available

1. How many years have you been actively working as a pilot? ✪

2. What is your age ✪

3. What is your rank? ✪

4. What type of service are (mainly) provided by the airline where you are currently employed? ✪

5. Do you fly..? ✪

6. Your flights are..? ✪

7. What is your relationship with the airline you currently work for? ✪

8. Do you have paid holiday? ✪

9. Are you compensated for taking sick leave/reporting unfit? ✪

10. In general, how many BLH per month do you fly? ✪

11. I find that I receive my roster early enough to be able to plan my life outside of work ✪

12. My roster and working days are planned in such a way that I can comply with safety policies and procedures during the day ✪

13. My roster and work are planned in such a way that I can recover from work during my free time ✪

14. My roster and work are planned in such a way that I can get enough sleep before flight duty ✪

15. Do you feel you have recovered and are thoroughly rested when you start work? ✪

16. Do you feel tired during your working time? ✪

17. Over the last six months, or since you returned to work, how often did you have sleep-related problems? ✪

18. My sleep is worse before working days in contrast to non-working days ✪

19. During the last six months have you attended work despite being unfit for other reasons such as fatigue/mental health/family problems or other issues? ✪

20. I believe it is realistic that nowadays one is easily fired because of times of absence ✪

21. In general, how confident do you feel to report fatigue in the company you worked for most in the last 3 months, (or since you started working)? ✪

22. Do you feel pressure to not report unfit to fly? ✪

23. In the last month that you worked (or since you started working), how frequently did you experience reduced capability due to fatigues, stress, illness? ✪

24. Do you think that the company you work for has all measures to prevent you from going to work fatigued? ✪