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AVM5203 Operational and Airline Aviation Medicine
SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Credit Points: 20
Prerequisites:
AVM5101 Aviation Physiology
 
Description:
This unit will cover aspects of industrial medicine and human factors that are associated with airline operations. It will consider occupational health and safety aspects which are peculiar to the industry such as the effects of galactic radiation, circadian dysrhythmia, hazardous substances and international travel. It will also cover topics such as recruitment testing, medical monitoring of airline staff and human factors training of operational personal.

This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
795Post Graduate Certificate in Aviation Medicine
 
 
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For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 11/18/2004