UPDATE!
Its been sometime since I posted an
update on here, for the simple reason that since late last year I have been
extremely busy! Some of that was in relation to European AOC holders needing to
be compliant with CAT.GEN.MPA. 175 by 14th February. What has been interesting
has been the variety of work I have been engaged in:
- our regular in-depth
psychological assessment of pilots for recruitment and command upgrade with a
number of operators
- designing psychological
assessment processes for a number of operators in compliance with CAA CAP1938
including job analysis and OM A policy development, and training Basic
Interviewers in line with CAP1938 requirements
- individual psychological
assessments for pilots returning to work after Class 1 medical suspension
- assessment and support of pilots
involved in serious incidents
- assessments of private pilots
with mental health diagnoses for granting Class 2 medicals
- individual treatment/support work
with pilots with sim anxiety and other aviation-related anxiety conditions
- training aviation peer supporters
- delivering webinars on aviation
mental health and wellbeing awareness
- acting as a subject matter expert
on a project for Leonardo Helicopter and the Norwegian Armed Forces
- participating in the ICAO mental
health working group online meetings and the CAA FOLG Crew health and welfare
subgroup
Phew! I'm sure there are things
I've missed too. Since the start of 2021 we have acquired some significant new
clients including Loganair Limited, BlueIslands, Castle Air and Air
Charter Scotland, and we have a number of additional new contracts with
operators in the UK and Europe in the offing. We also continue to support Kura
Human Factors
MAPS peer support programme working with over 40 AOCs across Europe as a
result. We are now the exclusive suppliers of aviation psychology services to
all 4 main offshore helicopter operators, Babcock Onshore and UKSAR and Irish
Coast Guard SAR operations.
In April May I will be presenting
at two online Royal Aeronautical Society
events. On 27th and 28th April I
will presenting during the Mental Wellbeing and Human Performance event and on
17th May I am presenting at the HF SG Engineering and Maintenance Conference.
Both cover the topic of mental wellbeing and aviation, the first focussing on
pilots the second - importantly - on aerospace engineers. I am also planning to
update my "Cleared for Take Off" guide produced last year in the
light of changed circumstances in the run up to flight operations post Covid,
and new research that has emerged.