An International Symposium on Objective Assessment of Work Load in Air Traffic Control Tasks

Abstract

The first International Symposium on Objective Assessment of Work Load in Air Traffic Control Tasks, arranged by the ‘ Stress in Air Traffic Control Research Association—SATCRA’ in June 1971 at Darmstadt, is introduced. A distinction is made between objective methods and results of the determination of stress of work tasks and subjective strain on the controllers due to those stressing factors. Certain stressors cause different strain in different controllers because of their different individual capacities and abilities. Methods and equipment for determining individual capacities and approaches for correlating stress and strain are referred to.