I have heard that the Bob Tait book doesnt cover it as well as it could. Friend of a friend just sat the CPL chuf exam and failed it even after reading all the TEM stuff in the bob tait book. So no clue I am studying ATPL chuf atm and have been given a copy of the updated bob tait theory on it but am not relying on it. And have little to no idea on what else I should read. Apparently a good dozen questions on the exam are on TEM. So I'm gona at the very least try get 100% on all the other stuff as I am not expecting to score well in TEM. I did the commercial Human Factors exam today and passed with a decent score.
I used the Bob Tait text and the CAAP and got 4 questions wrong, 1 of which was a TEM question. There were about 8 TEM questions all up off the top of my head.
I think if you have a good read of both Bot Taits book and the CAAP it should give you enough knowledge to pass the exam. Sorry, can't comment on ATC books. Having said that, most of the TEM stuff seemed like common sense with fancy names attached.:ugh:The key is to try and remember what names apply to what common sense. Thats my 2c anyway. To all those who are undertaking flight training, it is important that you pass these exams; however, I get the feeling in some cases that this is just another tick in the box exercise. Without wishing to stand on a soap box, HF and TEM are not just about commonsense, because common sense in some instances is un-common. HF and TEM helps us identify those individual factors and influences that can affect our decision making and situational awareness.
It is also about self assessment and willingness to learn from our mistakes and importantly our attitude and behaviour. Those lucky enough to here Tony Kern who CASA brought out from the US will relate to how we should continuously be looking out for the mistakes we make and how we can address them. As others have said above, the addition of Threat and Error Management to the Human Factors exam really does require a firm understanding. For the future benefit of others who are about to sit this exam, ensure you: a) Are completely satisfied you understand Bob Tait's Human Performance and Limitations book. B) For what it's worth, ask Bob for a copy of his TEM notes if you haven't purchased the new book already. (ATC won't provide you with a free copy so don't bother) c) Get your hands on the Safety Behaviors kit available from the CASA Online store (you only pay for postage) This contains helpful information in regards to TEM and also has an extract from CAAP 5.59 Having said that, if you have a firm grasp of everything in the syllabus bar TEM, (and you're a little lucky) you should be able to pass regardless.
Did Human Factors today and had 10 TEM Q's. Q's worded very ambiguously.
(PDF), ATPL - Advanced Aerodynamics, Performance, and Systems Knowledge (Aeroplane), 28 Jun 2015. 10 (PDF), PPL - Human Factors, 08 Jun 2015. KAIR701 Subject 46 ATPL Human Factors Title Author ISBN/URL Please note: some URLs might not work from this document and will need to be copied and pasted into your.
Failed by 1 Mark also. Sorry to hear, 1 mark is a little rough! As mentioned above - even if you have the updated Bob Tait book with TEM, unfortunately there's not enough information. Particularly on the different types of countermeasures (planning, execution & review) that you'll likely have to know for various questions. These are summarised in the CAAP (though there's more thorough examples in the Safety Behaviors kit. Planning countermeasures: including flight planning, briefing, and contingency planning; execution countermeasures: including monitoring, cross-checking, workload and systems management; and review countermeasures: including evaluating and modifying plans as the flight proceeds, and inquiry and assertiveness to identify and address issues in a timely way.
Just thought I'd add my thoughts to this exam for the benefits of others that may be wondering about this topic. I sat this today having read this thread prior to sitting it - which I must admit made me more anxious than I otherwise was:) At any rate, not suprisingly there were some 10 questions on TEM - this figure is also mentioned on CASAs website regarding the TEM ammendments as I discovered so it shouldn't really be a surprise i guess.
So, for those of you sitting it in the future make sure you dedicate a suitable portion of your study to TEM owing to it's significant weighting in the exam. I agree that the weighting seems disproportionate given the amount you have to learn - but in retrospect this is actually an avantage owing to the fact that you KNOW at around 25% of the exam will be TEM, and really, the body of knowledge you need to be on top of is relatively succint. I'd second what others have said about there being a level of ambiguity to the exam - but that said, no more so than other subject areas of the exam. Further more, the ambiguity is diminished if you do indeed know the subject matter. I studied with Bob Taits most recent edition of Human Factors (May 2009 at the time of writing) and referenced the CAAP mentioned above - I am quite confident if you really ensure you understand the subject matter in both of these publications you will have nothing to fear from the TEM section in the CHUF exam! Best of luck to those that are yet to sit this exam.
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