PACDEFF 2025

PACDEFF and AAvPA

Day 1 (16 September)

Combined PACDEFF and AAvPA Day

Session 1 – Moderators Wayne Martin and Matthew Harris

0920-1005    Keynote 1: Dr Kimberly Perkins – United Airlines

1010-1055    Keynote 2: Dr Steven Shorrock – Eurocontrol

1055-1125 Morning Tea

Session 2 – Moderator Matthew Thomas

1125-1150   A Framework for Adaptive Safety Learning – Dr Pete McCarthy – Cathay Pacific

1150-1215 Interface Design, Automation, RPAS CRM, and Emerging Topics in RPAS from the Human Factors Workgroup of the ICAO Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Panel – Dr Alan Hobbs – San Jose State University

1215-1315 Lunch

Session 3 – Moderator Adrian Park

1315-1340  Decision Making for Complex Situations – Conway Bown – IPAS Australia   

1340-1405 Applying Human Centred Design for Developing Safety Management System Standards in Maritime Operations – Dr Michelle Grech, AMSA  

1410-1435 Integrating SMS, Data, and 360 Feedback into a New CRM/NTS Program at a Small Airline – Karina Francks and Glen Eastlake

1435-1500  Safety and Organisational Accountability – Brenton Hayward

1500-1530 Afternoon Tea

Session 4 – Moderator Tarryn Ryan

1530-1555 The Four Silent Forces that Destroy High Performing Teams – Lachlan Slatyer – Toll: The ACE Training Centre

1555-1620 Broken Bones and PTSD – Recovery Doesn’t Just Happen – Sam Fielder – Babcock International Group

1620-1645 The Neuroscience of Morality and its Effect on Psycho-social Safety – Jo Hamilton

1650-1700 Day 1 Wrap Up

Day 2 – (17 September)

Combined PACDEFF and AAvPA

Session 1

0900-0910    Welcome

Session 1 – Moderators Wayne Martin and Matthew Harris

0910-0955    Keynote 3 – Angus Mitchell – Chief Commissioner, ATSB

1000-1045    Keynote 4 – Associate Professor Gemma Read, UniSC

Morning Tea

Session 2

PACDEFF and AAvPA PARALLEL STREAMS

Pilot Human Factors Forum 1 – Ballroom 1 – Moderator Wayne Martin

1115-1140    An Asian Perspective on CRM, NTS and Resilience – Capt. Ping Lee – EVA Air

1140-1205   The Contribution of Pilots to Resilience in Normal Operations: A Survey Approach – Dr Alan Hobbs – San Jose State University 

1205-1230   Redesigning Flight Training to Improve Trainees’ Performance – Prof. Brett Molesworth (with Tsz Chui, and Man Fung Cheung) – UNSW Aviation

1230-1315    Lunch

AAvPA Forum  – Ballroom 2 – Moderator Matthew Thomas

1115-1140    Assessing Safety-Related Situational Assessment Amongst Pilots – Prof Brett Molesworth (with Prof. Mark Wiggins, Jamie Auton, Ben Morrison and Daniel Sturman) – UNSW Aviation

1140-1205    A Global Review of Fatigue Management: Existing Challenges & Collaborative Next Steps – Lachlan Gray – AFAP & IFALPA

1205-1230    Evaluation of Heights Used in Simulated Engine Failures in Twin-engine Aeroplanes Under 5,700 kg: Aircraft Performance and Eye Tracking Implications – Stephanie Sabadas – ATSB

1230-1315    Lunch

Workshop 1 – Ballroom 3 – Moderator Belinda Warner

1115-1230 Workshop 1: Operationalizing CRM Through New Technologies – Dr Fabio Mattiolli (University of Melbourne)

1230-1315    Lunch

Helicopter Safety Collaborative Human Factors Parallel Forum – Horden 2 Room – Moderator Adrian Park

1115-1140   A Training Flight, A Hot Start (1200℃), A Challenging Investigation and How We Got to the Bottom of it all – Phil Grinter – Aviation Safety Manager, LifeFlight

1140-1205   Oral Communication, Narratives and Stories and Why They Matter More Than Ever in a Healthy Maintenance Culture – Andrew Luck – Maintenance Engineer

1205-1230  Darkness, Storms, Blindspots and a Near-CFIT Medevac; Tara, QLD 2007 – Richard Ainsworth, Toll Aviation, ACE Training Centre

1230-1315   Lunch

Session 3

Human Factors Forum 2 – Hordern 2 Room – Moderator Tarryn Ryan

1315-1340    Increasing the Effectiveness of HF/NTS Training for Drone Operators – John Davison – Fieldmaster Systems

1345-1410   Population-Based and Individual Biomathematical Modelling Tools for Australian Regular Public Transport (RPT) and Charter Flights – Dr Jaime Devine – Sleep Science Institutes for Behavior Resources; and Jane Thomson, Alliance Airlines

1415-1440   Examining Australasian Aviation Climate Change: Threats at the Sharp End– A Systemic Review – Mark Holmes – UniSQ

1445-1515   Afternoon Tea

AAvPA Forum   Student Presentations – Ballroom 2 – Moderator Suganiya Thistleton

1315-1335     Systems Analysis of Hydrogen Refuelling Operations at Airports – Natalie Amersfoort – Otago University

1335-1355    Predicting Pilots’ Risk Propensity in a Low-Risk Flight – Yassmin Ebrahim – UNSW Aviation

1355-1415    A Human-Centric Approach to Understanding Runway Incursions – Yan Yan – UNSW Aviation (with Prof. Brett Molesworth and Soufiane Boufous)

1415-1440    Enhancing Safety through Non-Technical Skills (NTS) Training in Aviation Operations – Minha Jumblath – Griffith University

1445-1515    Afternoon Tea

Human Factors Forum 3 Defence Aviation Human Factors Forum – Ballroom 1 – Moderator Adrian Park

1315-1340    Army Aviation Operational Human Factors Challenges in High-Tempo Organisational Change – Army Aviation – Lt Col Drew Burkitt, SO1 Aviation Safety Headquarters Army Aviation Command

1345-1410    Developments in NTS Training in the Australian Defence Force – Wg Cdr Clare Fry and Ryan Cooper – DFSB

1415-1440    Army Aviation Training Challenges in High-Tempo Organisational Change – Army Aviation – Lt Col James Pidgeon, Commanding Officer / Chief Instructor, School of Army Aviation

1445-1515    Afternoon Tea

Workshop 2 – Ballroom 3 – Moderator Bill Appleby

1315-1445    Workshop 2: Engineering Human Factors – Gareth McGraw (Qantas)

1445-1515    Afternoon Tea

Session 4

Human Factors Forum 4 – Hordern 2 Room – Wayne Martin

1515-1540  A Practical and Simplified Method for the Collection of Gaze Data of Trainee Pilots in Flight Simulators – Dr Aruna Ranganathan – CQUni.

1545-1610 Application of Reason’s Concepts to Cabin Safety – Natasha Heap (UniSQ) and Prof. Jan Davies (University of Calgary)

1615-1640 Typography in Aeronautical Charts: What’s the Problem? – Pascale Schmid, Griffith Uni

1645-1700 Day 2 and Conference Wrap Up

AAvPA Forum  – Ballroom 2 – Moderator Matthew Harris

1515-1540    System Design Using a Using a Cognitive Modelling Approach – Donna Duffy – Human Engineered

1545-1610    Using experimental flight simulations and eye-tracking technology to analyze cognitive control strategies under different task prioritization conditions Sophie-Marie Stasch – University of the Federal Armed Forces, Germany

1615-1640    Using Flight Simulator Telemetry and Gaze Tracking to Assist an Instructor in Measuring Both Process and Outcomes Using the ICAO CBTA Framework – Chris Ranganathan – CAE

1645-1700 Day 2 and Conference Wrap Up

Workshop 3 – Ballroom 3- Moderator Belinda Warner

1515-1645    Workshop 3: Managing Fatigue in Aviation and Other High Risk Industries – Neil Moore, Principal Fatigue Specialist, Qantas, with Gemma Paech, and Luke Bleakley – Qantas Fatigue Team

Human Factors Forum 5 – Ballroom 1 – Moderator Tarryn Ryan

1515-1540 Human Factors and Criminalisation of an Aircraft Accident: The Prosecution of Leslie Woodall – Dr Tony Power – Just Culture Consulting

1545-1610 Fatigue Safety Performance Indicators for Industry – Dr Robert Forster-Lee – CASA

1615-1640 Humanising Case Studies and Turning CRM and HF into Practical Sessions. – Katherine Hill – Keil Centre

1645-1700 Day 2 and Conference Wrap Up

Standby Presentations

The Benefits of Diversity for Organisational Health and Prosperity – Jo Hamilton

More Influential Than a Manager; More Powerful Than an Executive; More Inspiring Than a World Leader – Chris Smith – Acultural Leadership

The Influences Associated with Weather-related Risk Appraisal in Part 135 Type Aviation Operations – Matthew Harris – UniSQ