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'Abstract Civil aviation sector is rapidly developıng sector in both ınternatıonal domestic. Civil aviatıon transportation is the subject of preference by fall in the tıcket price in civil aviation transportation besides providing faster and secure transportation opportunity among the other transportations vehicles which are sea and land transportations. Linked to increase in the demand, the number of company, airport and flight are incresed in Turkish civil aviatıon transportatıon sector. Increase demand brought the competition together and this situation cause workload for the flying personnel. Besides to workload, other working conditıons related reasons and personal factors treat the occupational health and safty. The responsıbities of the air transportation companies, employees, labour union and government are increase. In the first chapter of the thesis, general information is given about the Turkish civil aviation sector and tried to emphasize that the importance of sector ıs ıncreased within this scope. Also, the informstion is given about the international organizations and regulatory institutions of Turkish civil aviation sector. In the second chapter of the thesis, organizational polices on protection and increase of flight safty and occupational health which are followed by the companies in Turkish civil aviation sectors are mentıoned by explaining the legal regulation for flying personnel in Turkish civil aviation companies and ISO standards. In the third chapter of the thesis, factors threatnining the occupational health and safty and these factors result on flying personnel in Turkish civil aviation sector are explained. In the conclusion part of the thesis the eveluation made concerning to occupational health and safty offlying personnel. Key word : civil aviation : Occupational health and safety Özet Sivil sektörü gerek yurt içi gerekse yurt dışında hızla gelıien ve büyüyen bir sektöydür. Hava yolları taşımacılıği sektörleri olan deniz ve kara yaşımacılığına göre daha hızlı ve güvenilir ulaşım olanagı sağlamasının yanı sıra hava yolları taşımacılığındaki bilet fıyatlarının ucuzlaması dolayısıla müşteriler tarafından tercih edilmektedir. Talepteke bu artışa bağli olarak türk sivil hava taşımacılığı sektöründe şirket sayısı, hava meydanları ve sefer satıları 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

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CIVIL AVIATION IN TURKEY

1 CIVIL AVIATION CONCEPTION AND TURKISH 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 Fuctions of International Civil Aviation Organization

9 European Civil Aviation Conference

10 In General

10 Functions of European Civil Aviation Conference

10 European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation

10 In General

11 Functional of European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation

12 Joint Aviation AuthoritiesTraning Organization

12 In General

12 Functions of Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organization

12 Regulatory Instityutions of Civil Aviation in Turkey

12 Ministry of Transportation of the Turkish Republic

13 Directorate General of Civil Aviation

13 Directorate of State Airport

14 Directorate Genaral of Railways,Port and Airports Constructers

14 Turkish State Meteorological Service

CHAPTER 2

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

16 LEGAL REGULATIONS IN TURKEY

16 Legal Regulations about Individual Labor Relations

16 Indıvıduals Labor and Labor Contracts

17 Source of Indıvıdual Labor and Their Relations with the Flying Personnel

18 Labor Law (Law No.6098)

19 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

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 Information about Labr Unions

31 Labor Unions in the Civil Aviation Sector

33 Collective Labor Contract

33 Conclusion of Collective Labor Contracts

33 Determination of the Authorized Labor Union

34 Collective Labor Negotiations

35 Collective Labor Conflicts, Strike and Lock-Out

37 Effects of Collective Labor Contracts

38 Social Security Rights

38 Source of Law

39 Types of Employment Covered by the Social Security System

40 Types 0f Social Insurances

40 Short-Term Social Insurances

40 Insurances of Occupational Accidents and Illnesses

42 Illness Insurance

42 Motherhood Insurance

42 Long-Term Social Insurances

43 Disablements Insurance

44 Old-Age Insurance

45 Death Insurance

46 ISO STANDARDS

47 ISO 9000

47 ISO 14000

47 OHSAS 18001

48 ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES IN TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR

48 Organizational 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

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

THREAT FACTORS OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 54

In General 54

In General 54

Irregular Working Hours Related Problems 54

Physical Conditions Related Problems 57

Airport Environment 57

Runaway Environment 58

Weather Conditions 59

Technical Equipment Originated Problems 62

Double Radio Altimeter Failure 62

Auto Flight Failure 62

62 Fire

63 Human Factor Related Problems

66 Physiologic Problems

66 Visual Illusıons

69 Hypoxia

71 Medical Problems

71 Alcohol

72 Drugs and Self Medication

73 Fatigue

75 Psychological Problems

76 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY THEATENING FACTORS RESULTS CONCERNING TO FLYING PERSONNEL OF TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR

76 Occupational Accidents

81 Occupational Illnesses

81 Aerotoxic Syndrome

83 Deep Vein Thrombosis

83 Radiation Related Cancer

83 Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders

85 CONCLUSION

88 BIBLIOGRAPHY