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CRM

Meaning in aviation, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In aviation, CRM means: Crew resource management: training and practices that help crews communicate, share tasks, make decisions together and catch each other's mistakes.

In Turkish: ekip kaynak yönetimi, CRM

How it is used

Said as letters. It developed from the late 1970s onwards, after accidents in which crew communication had failed. Pilots and cabin crew take recurrent CRM training and talk about good or poor CRM, speaking up and situational awareness.

Example sentences

  1. Good CRM means the first officer feels free to question the captain's decision.

  2. Our annual CRM training brought cabin crew and pilots together in one classroom.

Common collocations

  • CRM training
  • good CRM
  • poor CRM
  • joint CRM
  • CRM skills
  • captainThe pilot in command of a flight, who has final responsibility for the aircraft, its crew and its passengers. Captains usually sit in the left seat.
  • first officerThe second pilot in an airline crew, who shares the flying and the duties with the captain and usually sits in the right seat.
  • briefingA short meeting or explanation before a task, in which the crew shares information about the flight, the route, the weather, roles and possible risks.
  • checklistA written list of items that pilots or other crew check in a fixed order, so that nothing important is forgotten in each phase of flight.

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