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The goal of the Pilot Decision Making (PDM) educational package is to help pilots make better decisions by introducing them to the concepts, principles and good practices of the decision-making process.

It is intended to raise your awareness of the factors that affect pilot decision-making and is divided into 5 modules as follows:

  Lesson Plans Slides
Introduction to Pilot Decision Making Word
41 KB (11 secs)
PDF
117.4 KB (33 secs)
PDF
65.6 KB (18 secs)
The Decision-making Process Word
77.5 KB (22 secs)
PDF
228.4 KB (1 min 4 secs)
PDF
87.8 KB (24 secs)
Human Performance Factors Word
105 KB (29 secs)
PDF
511 KB (2 mins 25 secs)
PDF
184.8 KB (52 secs)
Human Error Word
69 KB (19 secs)
PDF
199.3 KB (56 secs)
PDF
154.1 KB (43 secs)
Risk Management Word
58 KB (16 secs)
PDF
170.9 KB (48 secs)
PDF
84 KB (23 secs)

Users can easily customize these materials to meet their particular needs.

This educational package can be purchased through the Civil Aviation Communications Centre at 1-800-305-2059 (or, in the National Capital Region, (613) 993-7284)).

These documents are also available in the following formats:

  • Portable Document Format (PDF) and may be viewed using version 3.0 or higher of the Adobe® Acrobat Reader. This reader may be downloaded free of charge by visiting the Adobe® web site.

  • Microsoft Word Document format (DOC) and may be viewed using the Microsoft Word or a Microsoft Word Viewer. Visit the Microsoft Office download center to acquire a free download of Word 97/2000 Viewer (Word 2000) (Windows 95/98/NT).

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