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>From: Guy M. Smith[SMTP:guy.smith_at_nwa.com]
>Sent: July 22, 1997 5:07 PM
>To: crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu
>Subject: Re: SA Training - Hands On
>
>John Breen wrote:
>
>> I am seeking info and comments on the possibility/value of "Hands-On"
>> Situational Awareness Training in a non-simulator environment. ie,
>> classroom/workshop/facilitated training venue.
>
>Tony Sasso and I are going to present a Situation Awareness Information
>and Training (SAIT) Workshop at the Fall Education Conference of the
>University Aviation Association (UAA) on September 24th in Dallas, TX.
>The aim of this interactive/experiential workshop is to provide
>participants with a heightened awareness of the concepts of Situation
>Awareness and their relevance to crew operations. The workshop will
>also give practical skills for use in guarding against the loss of
>Situation Awareness during periods of distraction and high workload and
>it will demonstrate a dynamic interactive approach to teaching Situation
>Awareness.
>
>The Situation Awareness Information and Training (SAIT) Workshop
>originated with the "Down Under" gang (Brent Hayward and Company) who
>presented it at the Australian Aviation Psychology Conference held at
>Manly Beach, NSW in November, 1995. An updated version of the workshop
>was presented at the 9th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology
>held at Columbus, Ohio in April, 1997. Guy and Tony have adapted the
>Australian workshop to a desktop version for instructor training at
>Northwest Airlines. At the UAA Fall Conference, some of the workshop
>participants will engage in a team exercise that will vividly
>demonstrate certain key concepts of situation awareness: Individual
>Situation Awareness, Team Situation Awareness, Mental Models, Shared
>Mental Models, etc.
>
>If you'd like more info on this workshop or the UAA Fall conference, you
>can contact Carolyn Williamson at uaamail_at_auburn.campus.mci.net
>--
>Guy M. Smith
>Manager, Human Factors Practices
>Northwest Airlines N7205
>5101 Northwest Dr.
>St. Paul, MN 55111-3034
>Phone 612-727-4255
>