Measures of Navy Pilot Workload, Sleep and Performance in Stressful Environments

Abstract
Measures of Navy pilot workload, sleep and landing performance collected under two stressful environments--carrier deployment and carrier landing qualification are analyzed and described. The study was conducted to demonstrate the application and utility of data collection techniques in operational environments and to describe the typical workload and sleep activity of Navy pilots. Attack pilots and LSOs averaged 12-hour workdays at sea and supplemented their sleep by short naps during flying periods. Landing performance for attack aviators was remarkably high with boarding rates at night averaging 93 percent for the entire deployment. Performance decrement was noted both day and night only after extensive in-port periods of flight inactivity. Recommendations and summary data are discussed. (Author)

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