Crew Characteristics and Ship Condition (Maintenance Personnel Effectiveness Study (MPES))

Abstract

The productivity of enlisted personnel aboard ships is estimated as a function of their personal characteristics. Ship readiness is measured by the material condition of shipboard equipment. Up to now, little has been known about the relative value of different kinds of personnel. The goal of this study is to improve on the assumptions, underlying Navy personnel policies. Casualty reports from 91 cruisers, frigates, and destroyers are used to study how the productivity of enlisted personnel varies systematically with high school graduation, entry test scores, paygrade, experience, Navy training, race and marital status. Six occupations and three subsystems are examined separately. Equipment complexity, ship age, and overhaul frequency are accounted for. Implications are drawn for Navy policies regarding recruitment, retention, manning, rotation, and pay.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA050404

Entities

People

  • Allan Sherman
  • Stanley A. Horowitz

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Systems
  • Destroyers
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Materials
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Security
  • Ships
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.