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(v) indications of faulty GPS equipment.
 9      Electromagnetic signal reliability and hazards                                               B
           (a) electromagnetic interference (EMI);
           (b) powerlines;
           (c) LTE and Wi-Fi.

Schedule 4 Aeronautical knowledge units

Appendix 1 Any RPA — Common units (contd.)

Unit 5 RHPF — Human performance for RPAS
 Item   Aeronautical knowledge topics                                                                                                         Priority
 1      General                                                                                                                               C
           (a) airmanship (including, "aviate", "navigate", "communicate");
           (b) differences between the sensory information available to a person operating an RPA compared to the pilot of manned aircraft;
           (c) situational awareness during RPA operations;
           (d) information processing and decision making in relation to the following factors:
              (i) personality traits;
              (ii) pride, peer pressure or employer pressure;
              (iii) desire to get the task done;
              (iv) anxiety, overconfidence, boredom or complacency;
              (v) long- or short-term memory;
              (vi) memory limitations;
              (vii) aide-memoires and rules of thumb;
              (viii) workload and overload;
              (ix) skill, experience and recency;
           (e) methods of enhancing decision-making skills;
           (f) temporal factors relating to system latency.
 2      Basic health                                                                                                                          C
        Medical and psychological factors that may affect pilot performance in relation to operating RPA:
           (a) upper respiratory tract infections, including colds, hay fever, congestion of air passages and sinuses;
           (b) a headache, including a migraine;
           (c) an injury;
           (d) ageing;
           (e) dehydration and heat stroke;
           (f) fatigue;
           (g) alcohol use and smoking;
           (h) drug use, including prescription and over-the-counter medications;
           (i) emotions, including anger, anxiety, depression and fear.
 3      Vision, spatial disorientation, illusions                                                                                             B
           (a) anatomy of the eye and its functioning during the day and at night;
           (b) limitations of the eye:
              (i) the ability to discern objects/aircraft at a distance and height;
              (ii) empty field myopia;
              (iii) glare;
              (iv) colour discrimination;
              (v) myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia and parallax;
           (c) enhancing vision within the definition of VLOS:
              (i) prescription spectacles;
              (ii) suitable sunglasses;
           (d) disorientation during RPA operations;
           (e) visual illusions:
              (i) typical illusions, including relative motion;
              (ii) conditions under which visual illusions may occur;
              (iii) how to overcome sensory illusions.
 4      Stress in relation to operating RPA                                                                                                   C
           (a) the effects of short- and long-term stress on the performance and health of a person operating an RPA;
           (b) symptoms of stress in an excessively hot, cold, windy, vibrating or noisy environment;
           (c) causes and effects of domestic or work-related stress;
           (d) principles of stress management, including:
              (i) cognitive or behavioural techniques for managing stress;
              (ii) relaxation;
              (iii) time management.
 5      Threat and error management                                                                                                           B
           (a) principles of threat and error management in relation to operating RPA;
           (b) processes to identify and manage threats and errors during RPA operations;
           (c) the use of checklists and standard operating procedures to prevent errors;
           (d) crew resource management;
           (e) risk perception when remote from the location of RPA operation;
           (f) strategic versus