CRM

abbreviationStandard termAviation

Crew resource management is a training system focused on communication and teamwork to prevent aviation accidents.

Originally called Cockpit Resource Management, CRM focuses on human factors in aviation safety. It teaches pilots, cabin crew, and dispatchers how to communicate clearly, challenge unsafe decisions, and manage workload during emergencies.

Heard on the job

The captain's failure to listen to the first officer's warning was a classic breakdown in CRM.

Also heard as

  • crew resource management
  • cockpit resource management