TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Relevance of air-traffic controllers' tacit knowledge in enhancing air-traffic control and safety in Ghanaian airspace
JO  - International journal of human factors modelling and simulation
A1  - Sanda, Mohammed Aminu
SP  - 103
EP  - 103
VL  - 6
IS  - 2/3
N2  - This study explored the cognitive and workload demands of air-traffic control activity and the tacit knowledge used by air-traffic controllers to cope with the stress associated with such demands in ensuring air-traffic safety in Ghana. Guided by the systemic structural theory of activity, it was found that the air-traffic control activity entailed several challenges, whereby variety of tasks demand significant cognitive efforts, requiring use of tacit knowledge by the air-traffic controllers to augment their operational performances in order to enhance air-traffic safety. It is concluded that the functional efficiency and effectiveness of human work in the air-traffic control activity can be enhanced by understanding and integrating air-traffic controllers' tacit knowledge in the job design. By implication, this understanding can be incorporated in designing an operator-efficient and effective work system for air-traffic controllers in order to enhance management capacity of air-traffic safety in Ghana.   Keywords: air-traffic control activity; air-traffic controller; tacit knowledge; air-traffic safety; Ghana.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1742-5549
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJHFMS.2018.093170
ID  - ref1
ER  -