The device (1) comprises a means (2) comprising at least one means
of sensory recognition (3, 4), for pre-flight automatic characterization
of the pilot who is located at a control station in the cockpit by establishing
a reference profile, a means (5) comprising at least one means of sensory
recognition (6, 7), for real-time automatic characterization, throughout
the flight, of the person located at the control station, by establishing an actual
profile, a means (8) for comparing in real time the actual profile with
the reference profile, and for transmitting a dissimilarity signal, when they are
different, and a means (9) for sending an alert signal to an air traffic
control station (10), when a dissimilarity signal is transmitted.
