COMMERCIAL MARINER ENDURANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
In many commercial maritime environments, mariners traditionally endure harsh working conditions, extreme temperatures, long work hours (more than eight hours per day), frequent separation from loved ones, fatigue, and long service periods sometimes exceeding three consecutive months in duration. While a ship's endurance is determined by how long it can support operations at sea without replenishing supplies or requiring in-port maintenance, its crew members' endurance can be described as a function of physiological and psychological factors. The term crew endurance refers to the ability to maintain performance within safety limits while enduring job related physiological and psychological challenges. Crew endurance is a function of a complex system. Factors such as the emotional state of crew members (i.e., stress level), hours worked per day, quality and duration of rest periods, physical conditioning, diet, and stability, level of physiological regulating systems (the biological clock) exert a direct influence on individual energy levels, alertness, and performance. At the individual level, safety depends on endurance.
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Corporate Authors:
United States Coast Guard
2100 Second Street, SW
Washington, DC United States 20593 -
Authors:
- Comperatore, C A
- Kingsley, L
- Publication Date: 2002
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 16 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alertness; Biological control; Crew comfort; Energy levels; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Hours of labor; Human factors; Marine transit; Performance evaluations; Personnel performance; Physical condition; Physiological aspects; Psychological aspects; Rest periods; Safety; Stress (Physiology); Working conditions
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Energy; Marine Transportation; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00936449
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: NTL, TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 29 2003 12:00AM