Human Performance and Limitations Course

Our HPL course will provide in-depth knowledge of human performance, human factors, and flight psychology.

You will be taken through the following topics:

• Human factors in aviation – accident statistics and flight safety concepts
• Flight physiology
• The nervous system
• Vision
• Hearing and balance
• Spatial disorientation and sensory illusions
• Flying health and hygiene
• Information processing and memory
• Human error and reliability
• Flight Deck management
• Personality, attitude and behaviour
• Workload and stress
• Sleep and fatigue 

Download the course programme (PDF)

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Able to understand and comprehend human limitation and its impact on flight safety
• Familiarized with fundamental flight physiology
• Fulfilling the EASA requirement for flight crew CRM trainers (cf. HPL course)

Before the course starts, you will receive pre-study materials covering some of the most relevant topics in the course programme, followed by 5 hours of highly interactive training.

The HPL course completion time in total is approximately 12 learning hours.

Our 1-day HPL course is inclusive of the following: 

• Human Performance and Limitations manual edition I
• Lesson plans for each topic
• Student handouts
• Powerpoint presentations
• All the above delivered digitally
• Copyright permission for the use and reproduction of materials for internal training

In this course, you will be guided through the EASA-required topics in an exciting and motivating manner by one of our experienced flight crew CRM trainers.

Price virtual classroom: 249 EUR per participant (no VAT will be added)

Our HPL courses is only available as virtual classroom training. All our online training courses are conducted as live webinars.  

What are the EASA requirements of a CRM trainer?

To achieve CRM instructor certification, EASA requires a flight crew CRM trainer to receive Human Performance and Limitations training.

“A flight crew CRM trainer should:

(i) have adequate knowledge of human performance and limitations (HPL), whilst:

(A) having obtained a commercial pilot license in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2022; or

(B) having followed a theoretical HPL course covering the whole syllabus of the HPL examination.”

–                    EASA AMC2. ORO.FC.146

Who needs to attend a HPL course?

EASA AMC1 ORO.FC.115 requires a CRM trainer to receive Human Performance and Limitations (HPL) instruction. While flight crew usually fulfil this requirement by the HPL examination in ATPL training, it is usually the opposite for cabin crew.

A Human Performance and Limitations course is relevant for cabin crew who are or will be CRM trainers to provide the necessary understanding of HPL and fulfil the EASA requirement for CRM trainers. The course is also highly suitable for flight deck crew who will be CRM trainers but have not completed an HPL examination or require HPL refresher training.

What is HPL in aviation?

Human Performance and Limitations (HPL) is a critical aspect of aviation safety and refers to the study of how human capabilities and limitations can impact aviation operations.

The topics dealt with in an HPL course include but are not limited to, physiological limitations (vision, hearing, endurance, and the effect of altitude on the body), cognitive limitations, psychological factors, fatigue management, and automation and human-machine interaction.