Investigation into non-technical skill variation across mission type (search and rescue & offshore transport).
Non-technical skills (NTS) are defined as the social (teamwork, leadership, communication),cognitive (situation awareness, decision-making, cognitive readiness, task management) and personal management (stress and fatigue management) skills necessary for safe and effective performance. These skills have been identified as important across a range of high risk industries including offshore drilling, nuclear power, aviation, healthcare and agriculture.
The APHF team has been conducting NTS research for more than a decade, and in a variety of industries. Please click on relevant industrial area below to learn more!
Aviation
A study of GA pilot decision-making across multiple take-off scenarios.
Research examining the non-technical skills used by UK aircraft maintenance teams.
Research examining the potential impact of culture variation on pilot flight behaviours.
High risk industry
Research examining farmer non-technical skills, including development of the FLINTS behavioural marker system.
New research examining chainsaw operator non-technical skills, with an emphasis on situation awareness.
Research examining situation awareness within the context of offshore oil drilling.
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Healthcare
Research evaluating the non-technical skills used by surgeons (NOTSS).
Research evaluating the non-technical skills used by anaesthetists (ANTS).
Research evaluating scrub practitioner critical non-technical skills (SPLINTS).
Research examining the non-technical skills used by pharmacists in the UK.