[The importance of the human factor in the medical support for flight safety]

The article examines the stages of introduction and practical application of personal and human factors methodology in providing of flight safety, and the necessity of there unification is substantiated. Using the concrete examples, application of human factors methodology in analyzing causes of pilot erroneous actions is shown, and re-orientation directions of flight medical supply with regard for suggested conceptual approach are also defined. Side by side with health preservation and providing of crew efficiency, realization of sanitary, hygienic and psychophysiological requirements to conditions and means of professional work become tasks of medical supply.