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International cooperative study of aircrew layover sleep Operational summaryThe findings of this cooperative study of layover sleep have direct implications for flight operations. In the consensus view of the principal investigators, these can be divided into their relevance for eastward or westward flight. Eastward flight produced more sleep disruption than westward. Different sleep and scheduling strategies are recommended for each flight direction, and the importance of individual crewmember factors is discussed in relation to age and circadian type. Despite the limitations of this study with regard to trip simplicity and the baseline data, the results for each airline are highly consistent and should be applicable to a wide range of long-haul crewmembers and carriers.
Document ID
19870038686
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Graeber, R. Curtis
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffet Field, CA, United States)
Dement, William C.
(Stanford University CA, United States)
Nicholson, Anthony N.
(RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, Farnborough, United Kingdom)
Sasaki, Mitsuo
(Japan Air Lines, Co., Ltd. Flight Crew Medical Dept., Tokyo, United States)
Wegmann, Hans M.
(DFVLR Institut fuer Flugmedizin, Cologne, Germany)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Volume: 57
ISSN: 0095-6562
Subject Category
Behavioral Sciences
Accession Number
87A25960
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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