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Areas of expertise
- Air Transport Safety & Investigation
- Ergonomics, Human Factors, Driver Safety
- Human Factors
- Safety, Resilience, Risk & Reliability
Background
Wesley is a PhD candidate at the Cranfield University School of Aerospace, Transport, and Manufacturing. He is a current Boeing 747/777 pilot and Crew Resource Management Trainer and Multi-Crew Cooperation course developer for an international airline based in Hong Kong.
He is a member of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI), AsiaSASI Human Factors Working Group, and previously served on the Hong Kong Air Line Pilots' Association Technical and Safety Committee. Prior to Cranfield, Wesley has an MSc in Aviation Human Factors from Coventry University, England, graduating with faculty awards of Best MSc Research Project and Best MSc Student. He also lectured Human Factors and Aviation Research for the University of South Australia and RMIT University, Australia.
Wesley's interests are on the effects of culture on aviation safety, examined from instructional systems design and accident investigation perspectives, and applied to human-computer interaction concepts. His present research focuses on using culturally-nomadic, non-binary methods in the categorisation of cultural behaviours.
Research opportunities
culture, accident investigation, safety management, instructional systems design, crew resource management, Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS)
Current activities
AsiaSASI Human Factors Working Group - International Society of Air Safety Investigators (2022 - present)
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Chan WT-K & Li W-C. (2023). Development of effective human factors interventions for aviation safety management. Frontiers in Public Health, 11
- Chan WT-K & Li W-C. (2022). Investigating professional values among pilots, cabin crew, ground staff, and managers to develop aviation safety management systems. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 92(November)
- Tsz-Kin Chan W & Harris D. (2019). Third-Culture Kid Pilots and Multi-Cultural Identity Effects on Pilots’ Attitudes. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 90(12)
Conference Papers
- Chan W & Li W-C. (2023). Perception of Causal Factors in Flight Operations Between Ab-Initio and Expatriate Pilots
- Chan WT-K & Li W-C. (2023). A Comparative Evaluation of Human Factors Intervention Approaches in Aviation Safety Management
- Chan WTK & Li WC. (2022). Challenges and solutions from accident investigators’ different professional backgrounds related to data collection and interpretation
- Chan WT-K & Li W-C. (2022). Cultural Effects on the Selection of Aviation Safety Management Strategies
- Chan WT-K & Li W-C. (2021). Culture’s Consequences on the Categorisation of Causal Factors in Aviation Accident Reports
- Chan WT-K & Li W-C. Consideration of Cultural Differences in Future Workplace Design for Single Pilot Operations
- Chan WTK & Li WC. Training for future investigators: understanding cultural effects on standardization and international cooperation