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sickness
2.9.1              Describe the cause of motion sickness.
2.9.2              Explain the factors which may aggravate motion sickness.
2.10                Acceleration 'g' effects
2.10.1          Describe the effects of positive and negative accelerations on the human body, include:
(a)           on the cardiovascular systems; and
(b)           vision; and
(c)           consciousness.
2.11                Toxic hazards
2.11.1          Describe the sources, symptoms, effects and treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning.
2.11.2          Explain the effect of breathing air contaminated by fuel and other noxious or toxic aviation products.
2.12                The atmosphere and associated problems
2.12.1          Describe the chemical composition of the atmosphere and recall the variation of temperature and pressure with altitude.
2.12.2          Describe the circumstances where there is a risk of a pilot suffering symptoms associated with the 'bends' (release of nitrogen in the bloodstream), for example, rapid rate of climb in unpressurised aircraft to altitudes in excess of FL180 or continued flight at altitude following failure of the aircraft pressurisation system.
2.12.3          Describe what is meant by the partial pressure of oxygen.
2.13                Hypoxia
2.13.1          Describe the causes of hypoxia and recognise the symptoms of hypoxia particularly:
(a)           its effect on night vision; and
(b)           the dangers of behavioural changes, for example, lack of self-criticism, overconfidence and a false sense of security; and
(c)           know that symptoms are difficult to detect in healthy individuals and can develop much faster at higher altitudes, for example, 14,000 ft; and
(d)           list factors which may increase a person's susceptibility to hypoxia; and
(e)           state the approximate time of useful consciousness (effective performance time: EPT) at 20,000, 25,000 and 30,000 ft and list factors which affect EPT; and
(f)             list methods of combating various forms of hypoxia.
2.14                Human factors considerations
2.14.1          Know the basic concepts of information processing and decision making, including:
(a)           how sensory information is used to form mental images; and
(b)           the influence of the following factors on the decision-making process:
(i)             personality traits, for example, introvert/extrovert;
(ii)            pride, peer pressure, employer pressure;
(iii)          the desire to get the task done;
(iv)          anxiety, overconfidence, boredom, complacency;
(v)           types of memory – long- and short-term;
(vi)          memory limitations;
(vii)        aides memoire, rules of thumb;
(viii)       work load/overload;
(ix)          skill, experience, currency.
2.14.2          Discuss the general concepts behind decision making and the methods of enhancing decision‑making skills.
2.14.3          Concepts of stress:
(a)           know the interaction between stress and arousal and the effects of short- and long-term stress on pilot performance and health; and
(b)           know the symptoms, causes and effects of environmental stress working in an excessively hot, cold, vibrating or noisy environment; and
(c)           know the symptoms and effects of domestic and work-related stress; and
(d)           know the effects of stress on performance; and
(e)           know the principles of