Methods for the Development of Shipboard Habitability Design Criteria

Abstract

The quality of the shipboard environment has traditionally been given relatively low design priority, due partly to the difficulty of evaluating its effects on personnel, and partly due to low concern for personal comfort. Prospective reliance on an all-volunteer service has focused attention on the potential importance of ship habitability, both as an incentive to personnel retention and as a factor in productivity. This research contributes to the development of human engineering design standards by strengthening the quantitative basis for establishing shipboard habitability criteria. A group of Navy enlisted men have rated a series of shipboard messing areas using a variety of rating scales.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0759084

Entities

People

  • Craig J. Mcart
  • Hugo G. Blasdel
  • Sami Y. Hassid

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

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  • Ground and Sea Platforms

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  • Commerce
  • Design Criteria
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Environment
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Instructors
  • Management Personnel
  • Measurement
  • Naval Personnel
  • Naval Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Ships
  • Students
  • Work Stations

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