IFALPA Papers
Here is a list of the most relevant new IFALPA position papers, safety bulletins and briefing leaflets published since our last edition.

IFALPA Position Papers

Performance based navigation

Performance Based Navigation (PBN) is now being implemented in many states and areas worldwide. IFALPA welcomes this development. However, several issues have come to light that must be addressed from an individual user, aircraft, procedural/regulatory, and air traffic system management level that must be harmonized and standardized. Read the full paper here: http://bit.ly/2nX36re

Protection from ionizing radiation

Despite the international recognition that cosmic radiation poses a workplace health risk to airline pilots, there is an immediate requirement for comprehensive research into all forms of radiation exposures of airline pilots.
Keeping in mind the complexity of exposures in the cockpit environment, this Position Paper endeavors to provide for the protection of flight crews with respect to the potential health risks of ionizing radiation exposure. Read the full paper here: http://bit.ly/2BUQZDP

IFALPA Safety Bulletins

Best practices in the High Seas Airspace

The common use of airspace and of certain facilities and services by civil and military aviation shall be arranged so as to ensure the safety, regularity and efficiency of civil aviation as well as to ensure that the requirements of military air operations are met. As airspace is a shared resource for civil and military aviation activities and the assurance of safety is paramount for all involved aviation stakeholders.

This bulletin provides considerations for safety risk management and outlines best practices for the handling and resolution of air encounters between aircraft, both civil and military, in peacetime. Read the full paper here: http://bit.ly/2BsTeNs 

Implementation of Performance Based Separation Minima in the North Atlantic

The purpose of the bulletin is to provide guidance to North Atlantic (NAT) operators on material to be included in pilot and dispatch training programs and operations manuals to prepare them for operations in the NAT Region under performance based separation minima. Read the full paper here: http://bit.ly/2nSkihN

IFALPA Briefing leaflets

Pregnancy & flying

Pregnancy is a normal physiological condition and not an illness; however, associated physiological changes may affect a pilot’s performance. Additionally, flying pregnant may present a risk to the fetus, particularly during the first trimester. The following information is meant to educate, not to dictate. Read the full paper: http://bit.ly/2ElMQpU

Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS)

In this briefing leaflet, IFALPA reminds pilots about what an EMAS is and how it should be used. For advice and information, read the full paper here: http://bit.ly/2CggJ9i