ALTITUDE PHYSIOLOGY E-LEARNING COURSE
The Altitude Physiology course covers essential information for cabin crew and aviation professionals who need to know the physiological effects of flying. The course explains atmospheric composition, physical gas laws, hypoxia, aviation oxygen systems and the stresses of flight due to pressure changes. It is important that crew members understand these effects and what they might cause, for example the effect of hypoxia on an individual's ability to perform complex tasks in a changing environment.
The altitude physiology training is the mandatory part of initial cabin crew training according to JAA regulations (JAR OPS1 Subpart O IEM 1.1005). This course also provides the required knowledge of altitude physiology subjects for crew annual recurrent training under IATA IOSA rules.
The Altitude Physiology course consists of 6 modules with an approximate running time of 2 hours:
| 1 Introduction | |
| 2 Hypoxia Module | Discuss types of hypoxia |
| Describe signs and symptoms of hypoxia | |
| Explain the effects of hypoxia | |
| 3 Oxygen Module | Discuss oxygen equipment |
| Explain oxygen requirements at altitude | |
| Explain types of oxygen and oxygen systems | |
| 4 Effects of Flight Module | Discuss the effects of fatigue |
| Explain pressure changes | |
| Explain spatial disorientation | |
| 5 Decompression Module | Discuss types of decompression |
| Explain the effects of decompression | |
| Discuss signs and symptoms of decompression and decompression sickness and its treatment | |
| 6 Examination |
The course is offered in cooperation with MedAire.
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