The competency all others lead to. Every act of leadership, every communication exchange, every workload management decision — they all converge here, at the point where action is required.
Problem Solving and Decision Making is the synthesis competency. Situational Awareness gives you the picture. Workload Management creates the space. Leadership and Teamwork provides the resources. Communication delivers the result. All of it feeds into this — the moment of decision.
ICAO defines this competency through nine observable behaviours ranging from anticipating and assessing situations through to making decisions, reviewing them, and changing course when facts demand it. The thread connecting all nine is the same: deliberate, collaborative, and reviewable decision making.
The great pilots aren't necessarily faster at decisions. They're better at structuring the time they have — and more willing to change their minds when the situation changes.
Every behaviour in this competency has a dedicated podcast episode. David Summers walks through each one — what it is, why it matters, and how to practise it. 32 episodes across 9 competencies.
Listen on Acast →The app guides you through all 9 behaviours in this competency — Foundation, Proficient, Mastery. Track your practice, log reflections, build the habits.
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