Includes bibliography (89-93 p.)

'Abstract Civil aviation sector is a rapidly developimg sector in both intertional and domestic. Civil aviation transportation is the subject of preference by providing faster ans secure transportation opportunity among the other transportation mediums which are sea and land transportations. Linked to the increase in the demand, the number of company, airport and flights are increased in Turkish civil aviation transportation sector.Increased demand brought the competition together and situation cause the workload for the flying persomnnel. Besides to workloads, other working condition related reasons and personal factors treat the occupational health and safty. The responsibilities of the air trasportation companies, employees, labour unions and government are increase. İn the first chapter of thıs thesis,general information is given about Turkish civil aviation sector and tried to emphasize that the important of sector is increased within this scope. Also, the information is given about international organisations and regulations institutions of Turkish civil aviation sector. In the second chapter of the thesis,organizational policies on protection and increase of the flight safty and occupational health which are followed by the companies in Turkish civil aviation sector are mentıoned by explaining the legal regulations for flying personnnel in Turkish civil aviation companies and ISO standareds. In the third chapter of the thesis, factors threatening the occupational health and safty and this factors result on flying personnel in Turkish civil aviation sector are explaind. Key word: civil aviation, occupational healyh and safty Özet Sivil havacılık sektörü gerek yurt içinda hızla gelişen ve büyüyen bir sektördür.hava yolları taşımacılığı diğer yolcu taşımacılığı sektörleri olan deniz ve kara taşımacılığına göre daha hızlı ve güvenilir ulasım olanağı sağlaması dolayısıyla müşteriler tarafından tercih edilmkedir. Teleptrki bu artışa bağlı olarak Türk sivil hava taşımacılığı sektöründe şirket sayısı, hava meydanları ve sefer sayıları da artmıştır. Artan talep rekabeti de beraberınde getirmis olup, bu durum uçuş personelinin daha yoğun çalışmasını gerektrmektedir. Yoğun çalşmanın yanı sıra çalşma ortamına bağlı diger koşullar ve bireysel faktörler de iş sağlığı ve güvenligini tehdit etmektedir. Bu konuda hava yolu şirketlerinin, çalşanlarının, sendikaların ve devletin sorumlulukları artmaktadır. Tezin ilk bölümünde:Türk sivil havacılık sektörü hakkında genel bilgi verlmiş ve bu kapsamda sekörün öneminin arttiğı da vurgulanmaya çalışımıştır. Ayrıca, Türk sivil havacılık sektörün bağli bulundugu uluslararası organizasyonlar ile Türkiye deki sivil havacılık sektörünü düzenleyen kurumlar hakkında bligi verilmistir. Tezin ıkinci bölümünde: Yürk sivil havacılık sektörü uçucu personele ilişkin yasal düzenlemker ve ISO standertları anltalarak, Türkiye deki sivil havacılık sektöründe faalıyet gösterenşırketlerın uçuş güvenliğini ve sağlığını koruma ve arttırma konusunda izlemiş olduklar organizasyonel politikalara deginilmiştir. Tez üçüncü bölümünde: Turk sivil havacılık sektöründe çalişan uçuş personelini karşilaştığı iş sağlığı ve güvenliğini tehdit eden faktör lerin çalişanlar uzerinde yarattıgı sonuçlar açıklanmıştır. Anahtar sözcükler: sivil havacılık: iş sağlığı ve güvenliği. '

CHAPTER 1

1 GENERAL INFROMATION ABOUT CIVIL AVIATION IN TURKEY

1 CIVIL AVIATION CONCEPTION AND TRUKISH CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR

1 Civil Aviation Conception

1 Turkish Civil Aviation Sector

5 ORGANIZATIONS REGULATING AND MONITORING CIVIL AVIATION ACTIVITIES

6 International Organizations

6 International Civil Aviation Organization

6 In General

7 Functions of International Civil Aviation Organization

9 European Civil Aviation Conference

9 In General

10 Functions of European Civil Aviation Conference

10 European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation

10 In General

11 Functions of European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation

12 Joint Aviation Authorities Tranning

12 In General

12 Functions of Joint Aviation Authorities Tranning Organization

12 Regulatory Institution of Civil Aviation in Turkey

12 Republic of Turkey Ministry of Tranport, Maritime Affairs and Communications

13 Directorate General of Civil Aviation

13 General Directorate of State Airports

14 Turkish State Meterological Service

CHAPTER 2

LEGAL REGULATIONS IN TURKEY, ISO STANDARDS AND ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES CONCERNING THE FLYING PERSONNEL IN CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR

16 LEGAL REGULATIONS IN TURKEY

16 Legal Regulations about Indıvıdual Labor Relations

16 Indıvıdual Labor Law and Labour Contracts

17 Source of Indıvıdula Labor Law and their Relations with the Flying Personnel

18 Labor Law(Law No. 4857)

18 Code of Obligations(Law No.6098)

20 Conclusion of Labor Contracts

22 Content of Labor Contracts

22 Freedom of Contract and Its Limits

23 Source of Contractual Right and Duties

23 Duties Concerning Job Safety

23 Duty of the Employer to Ensure Job Safety

25 Duty of the Employee to Comply with the Directions Concerning Job Safety

25 Termination of Labor Contracts

28 Collective Labor Relations

28 In General

29 Source of Law

29 Labor Unions

29 General Infromation about Labor Unions

31 Labor Unions in the Civil Aviation Sector

33 Colletive Labor Contract

33 Conclusion of Collective Labor Contracts

33 Determination of the Authorized Labor Unions

34 Collective Labor Contract

35 Collcetive Labor Conflicts , Strike and Lock-Out

37 Effects of Collective Labor Contracts

38 Social Security Rights

38 Sources of Law

39 Types of Employment Covered by the Social Security System

40 Types of Socila Insurances

40 Short-Term Social Insurance

40 Insurances of Occupational Accidentals and Illnesses

42 Illness Insurance

42 Motherhood Insurance

42 Long-Term Social Insurances

43 Disablements Insurances

45 Old-Age Insurance

46 Death Insurance

46 ISO STANDARDS

47 ISO 9000

47 ISO 14000

47 OHSAS 18001

48 ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES I TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION

48 Organization Policy in Turkish Airlines

50 Organizational Policy in Onur Air

51 Organizational Policy in Atlas Jet

51 Organizational Policy in Pegasus Airlines

52 Organizational Policy in Sun Express

53 Organizational Policy in Sky Airlines

CHAPTER 3

54 FACTORS THREATENINGS THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RESULTS CONCERNING TO FLYING PERSONNEL OF TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR

54 THREAT FACTOR OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

54 In General

54 Irregular Working Hours Related Problems

57 Physical Condition Related Problems

57 Airport Environment

58 Runway Environment

59 Weather Conditons

62 Technical Equipment Originated Problems

62 Double Radio Altimeter Failure

62 Auto Flight Failure

62 Fire

63 Human Factor Related Problems

66 Physiologic Problems

66 Visual Illusions

69 Hypoxia

71 Medical Poblems

71 Alcohol

72 Drugs and Self Medication

73 Fatigue

75 Psychological Problems

75 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY THREATENING FACTORS' RESULTS CONCERNING TO FLYING PERSONNEL OF TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR

76 Occupational Accidents

82 Occupational Illınesses

82 Aerotoxic Syndrome

84 Deep Vein Thrombosis

84 Radiation Related Cancer

84 Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders

86 CONCLUSION

89 BIBLIOGRAPHY