HUMAN FACTORS PLAN FOR MARITIME SAFETY. FINAL REPORT

The purpose of this report is to present an integrated plan of human factors work oriented toward effectively implementing human factors in the U.S. Coast Guard and the maritime industry. The objectives for meeting this goal are threefold: (1) to identify the human factors issues affecting the regulatory, guidance, and enforcement activities of the Coast Guard and those affecting operations in the industry; (2) to determine the interrelationships among the issues; and (3) to propose specific human factors solutions that will provide a technical basis for regulation, guidance, and design. As a result of numerous interviews, mostly with USCG headquarters personnel, 68 human factors issues were identified. A content analysis determined that these issues could be classified into five broad areas: (1) manning, qualifications, and licensing, (2) automation design approaches, (3) safety methods and data, (4) communications, and (5) organizational practices. The issues were addressed by twenty-four detailed solution approaches (Appendix C). These technical approaches are sufficiently detailed to form the basis of Statements of Work for R&D projects. The primary products of these solution approaches are information, tools, and procedures for the effective implementation of human factors into the maritime environment. A suggested ordering of the different projects is given, taking into account that the information derived from several of these projects is a required precursor to other projects.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • A literature review, which was completed as a part of this project, has been summarized in the interim report, "Human Factors Plan for Maritime Safety: Annotated Bibliography," report number R&DC 05/93, February 1993.
• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers

  P.O. Box C-5395, 4000 NE 41st Street
  Seattle, WA  United States  98105-5428

  U.S. Coast Guard, Research and Development Center

  1082 Shennecossett Road
  Groton, CT  United States  06340-6096

  Department of Transportation

  U.S. Coast Guard Office of Engineering, Logistics, and Development
  Washington, DC  United States  20593-0001
• Authors:
  • Lee, J D
  • Sanquist, T F
  • Mandler, M B
  • Rothblaum, A M
• Publication Date: 1993-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: 47 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Communications; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Human factors; Licensing; Manning requirements; Navigation; Qualifications; Safety; Training
• Old TRIS Terms: Maritime research
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Marine Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00673846
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CG-D-11-93
• Contract Numbers: MIPR NO. Z5110-2-E00022
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 12 1995 12:00AM