ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING DECISIONS


1. Training The extent and quality of ongoing training and vigilance directly influences the quality of the decision making process in the aircraft. Those who maintain and adhere to a training regimen will find that if faced with an incident, they will be able to fall back on their training and effectively address the situation.


2. Experience


Crewmembers with ongoing positive reinforcement in safe practices are an asset to an organization. Humans operate on the principle of “patterns”. Old habits are hard to break. Those crewmembers with a deep experience in safe operations are good for all.


3. Attitude


Attitude will play a significant role in the mental aspects of an entire flight operation. Are you reacting to a situation in a routine way because it is always been done that way, or are you decision making with an empowered attitude.


4. Health Physical, mental, social and emotional health of crewmembers will affect decision-making.


5. Peer Pressure


The quality, timeliness and correctness of the actions of a crew may be significantly complicated by concerns over perception.


A variety of outside influences will affect our frame of thought and reference from which to make decisions and thus affecting the safety of flight. Vigilance in the awareness of these influences promotes self- assessment and self-control, which leads to stronger decision-making


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