Fatigue in Aviation: A Guide to Staying Awake at the Stick

This overview of fatigue includes fatigue definitions, the measurement / assessment of fatigue, and the performance, mood and safety problems associated with fatigue in the operational setting. The physiological bases of fatigue are discussed, so the reader understands that fatigue is a physiological phenomenon that is not "just a state of mind". It also offers scientifically-valid countermeasures and data to provide readers with a "toolbox" from which they can choose solutions to fatigue-related problems.