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The Ship's Wheelhouse of the Nineties: the Navigation Performance and Mental Workload of the Officer of the Watch

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

H. Schuffel ,
J. P. A. Boer  and
L. van Breda
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Abstract

The search for more efficient ship operation has increased over the last decade. One trend towards reducing operational costs is to conceive the wheelhouse as an operational centre for performing both navigational and supervisory tasks, such as monitoring the propulsion plant status and the condition of ship and cargo.

Under contract to the National Foundation for the Coordination of Maritime Research in The Netherlands, a study was conducted on the feasibility of a highly automated wheelhouse for single-handed navigation. In a series of simulation experiments, and by analysis, the effects on efficiency and safety of performance were investigated.

Results show that a careful function allocation can lead to an automated wheelhouse concept suitable for safe navigation in landfall conditions. Questions concerning the effects of monotonous watches on operator's alertness and the effects of the change in task structure on the operator's skill and interest in the job need further attention.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 60 - 72
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1989

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