SOME ASPECTS OF THE ACQUISITIONS OF SKILL IN CONTROLLING SHIPS

A brief discussion is presented of some aspects of the performance of the human operators being a part of each marine traffic guidance system. Some basic concepts of the study of the human performance are introduced, coming from experimental psychology. Although the views expressed in this paper mainly concern the men directly involved in controlling the ships, the approach is applicable to all people playing a role in the systems concerned. The paper stresses the importance and usefulness of the concepts skill, acquisition and measurement of skill and simulation as a tool to study these and other factors, contributing to the optimum performance of the marine traffic system.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Also available from Netherlands Maritime Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Maritime Traffic Systems, Proceedings of an International Symposium, The Hague, Netherlands, April 11-14, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Delft University Press

  Heemraadssingel 112, Postbus 1474
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Paymans, P J
  • Witt, FGJ
• Conference:
  • Also available from Netherlands Maritime Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Maritime Traffic Systems, Proceedings of an International Symposium, The Hague, Netherlands, April 11-14, 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 111-123

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Human factors engineering; Personnel performance; Ships; Traffic control; Training; Vessel traffic control; Water transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Training courses (Traffic control); Waterway transportation
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157127
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1977 12:00AM