ISSN : 1229-0696
This study carried out an exploratory investigation of the risk assessment of Air Traffic Controllers. Analysis of data showed that the risk assessment was different based on expertise, gender, work experience, and the perception of critical factors for job efficiency and safety. ATCs evaluated the flight situation less riskier when they had experience, knowledge, training, or procedures. the perception of critical factors for job correlated with risk assessment. The results of multi-dimensional scaling analysis indicated that the main dimension of risk assessment on flight situations was complexity of situation and coping strategy. This dimension appeared across all variables. However, the other dimensions differed based on expertise, gender, and work experience.
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