Effects of dehydration on Flight Crew

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Effects of dehydration on Flight Crew

There is very little attention given to the topic of dehydration. Most flights crews over look it. Some crew even shrug it off while others simply don't know its affects. In the cockpit most flight crew are unaware of devastating effects and symptoms which can increase the risk of aircraft incidence and accidents. In the recent time federal aviation administration in the United States (FAA) has added Pilot dehydration to its list of physiological condition in order to educate flight crew on the topic of dehydration. Most flight crew associate dehydration with thirst and assume that an easy fix is just to drink any type of liquid. Unfortunately this is not always the case. A flight crew dehydration condition can be caused by a lack of water within the body cavity due to high body temperature, a dry aircraft environment (air conditioning system), excess caffeine intake, inappropriate fluid intake such as soft drinks, tea and juice that do not constitute as good hydration substitutes.

Research conducted over the years has come up with the following statistics. As flight crew you must be aware the un-replaced water loses equals to 2% of your