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Who, What, Why: How long is the ideal nap? - BBC News

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Air traffic controllers in the US have been advised to take 26-minute naps, after a string of incidents involving workers falling asleep. So is 26 minutes the ideal length of time for a nap? Five cases of air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job have been revealed since March. In three of those cases, disclosed by the Federal Aviation Association, workers have been fired. Now the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for "controlled naps" to be built into night shifts. Referring to a 1995 study from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), which he co-authored, NTSB member and fatigue expert Mark Rosekind said that a 26-minute nap would improve performance by 34% and alertness by 54%. There was other supporting evidence that said naps of between 20 minutes and 30 minutes were beneficial, he said. His call for work naps is supported by the controllers' union, which wants naps to be allowed in both overnight and day shifts. Beyond the aviatio

Image source, Other Image caption, Not the best napping technique By Tom Geoghegan BBC News, Washington DC Air traffic controllers in the US have been advised to take 26-minute naps, after a string of incidents involving workers falling asleep. So is 26 minutes the ideal length of time for a nap? Five cases of air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job have been revealed since March. In three of those cases, disclosed by the Federal Aviation Association, workers have been fired. Now the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for "controlled naps" to be built into night s

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