HUMAN FACTORS PROBLEMS AFFECTING MERCHANT SHIP NAVIGATION SAFETY (A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION)

Navigational safety of marine ships, emphasizing human factors linked to navigational equipment, displays and techniques relating to control of a vessel from the bridge were studied. The study included: a preliminary investigation of current practices; identification of requirements for ship navigation based on discharge of necessary functions within the known capabilities and limitations of humans; and development of recommendations for elements of shipboard systems that might subsequently be submitted to a design agent or an equipment development contractor for conversion into prototypes suitable for in-service testing. A summary of principal recommendations is provided along with a detailed analysis of: (1) a high-speed radar data computer to aid in navigational safety; and (2) available human engineering data and their relationship to shipboard bridge area applications.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document is available for review at the Department of Commerce Library, Main Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., under reference number DAA-PB-151765.
• Corporate Authors:

  Dunlap and Associates, Incorporated

  429 Atlantic Street
  Stamford, CT  United States  06901
• Publication Date: 1959-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 147 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Human factors engineering; Navigation computers; Navigation radar; Navigation systems
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026182
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Contract Numbers: MA-1745
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 2 1973 12:00AM