| Document ID (ISN) | 61356 |
| CIS number |
93-2077 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0095-6562 - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Sasaki M., Kurosaki Y.S., Spinweber C.L., Graeber R.C., Takahashi T. |
| Title |
Flight crew sleep during multiple layover polar flights |
| Bibliographic information |
July 1993, Vol.64, No.7, p.641-647. 14 ref. |
| Abstract |
Changes in sleep were investigated in 12 airline pilots operating on multiple transmeridian flights. Results indicated that the sleep of such aircrews is disrupted during layovers and this effect persists during the two recovery nights. As a result, there is a marked cumulative sleep loss during multi-leg polar route trips in comparison to single leg flights. The findings suggest that following such extensive transmeridian trips, crews should have at least three nights of recovery sleep in their home time zone before returning to duty. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
sleep; aircraft pilots; air transport |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
sleep pattern; circadian rhythm; sleep deprivation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fatigue
Air transportation
|
