A HUMAN FACTORS EVALUATION OF THE CONTAINER GANTRY CRANES AT VICTORIA DEEP WATER TERMINAL

The purpose of this report is to illustrate to port operators some of the concepts and techniques used in the human factors approach to equipment design in order that all may benefit by its application to future systems. The report itself consists of three major parts: In Part One the present gantry crane system, that is the system as it was at the beginning of the study, is described. Part Two is concerned with the evaluation of the present system and covers such topics as interviews with the operator training. In Part Three a constructive approach is taken and recommendations are put forward which it is hoped will overcome some of the problems highlighted in Part Two.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Ports Council

  Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
  London WC1A 1DZ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Ritchie, J
  • CROSS, J
  • Lucas, W
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 53 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Cargo handling equipment; Gantry cranes; Human factors engineering
• Old TRIS Terms: Crames
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142823
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Ports Council
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 15 1976 12:00AM