Vessel Traffic Service Watchstander Performance in Routine Operations

Abstract

Human factors specialists observed and measured the performance of watchstanders at four Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) centers: Houston-Galveston, Puget Sound, New Orleans, and San Francisco. Analysis of the data yielded results amenable to mathematical modeling for generalized evaluation and prediction of VTS watchstander performance. The report discusses implications of the data for the design and use of equipment (including computers), communications facilities, operational procedures, and personnel selection and training methods. Fourteen recommendations are offered for consideration in the operation of current VTS's and the planning of future systems. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA076066

Entities

People

  • C. N. Abernethy
  • D. B. Devoe
  • J. W. Royal
  • K. J. Kearns
  • R. A. Rudich

Organizations

  • John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Dead Time
  • Display Systems
  • Information Processing
  • Job Training
  • Measurement
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Selection
  • Puget Sound
  • Radar
  • Radar Equipment
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Theoretical Analysis.