| Title | Field test designs for the evaluation of vessel operators' use of and confidence in various aids to navigation |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 33503 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Sussman, E. D.; Disario, Robert; Sheehan, M. J.; Corey, J. |
| Source | 21p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
Fridstroem, L. |
| Publisher | United States. Coast Guard |
| Publication Date | 19951200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Development Center in evaluating current Coast Guard policies and development plans for Waterways Management, a "Waterways Management Research and Planning" task plan was established as Task Area A in FY '94. The purpose of this task area is to develop decision support tools to assist Coast Guard waterways managers in improving the way they meet the waterway users' requirements for aids to navigation and waterway services. A Waterways Users research topic was established in 1994 and a Baseline Analysis report on Waterway Users was presented in April, 1995. This analysis defined the waterway users to be "vessels ofvarious types, sizes and uses, not the humans operating the vessels", and went on to consider the most important attributes of the vessels. The attributes were defined, for the most part, in physical terms (size and number of vessels, cargo carried, maneuverability, etc.) but consideration was given to the human dimension as well. One of the research tasks proposed in the Baseline Analysis was Task 2-6, User Requirements - Human Factors Critical to Assessment of Effectiveness of Coast Guard Aids to Navigation and Waterways Services. That Task, in turn, was divided into two subtasks, 2-6.1 Define Waterway Users by Navigational Requirements and 2-6.2 Select User Groups for In-Depth Study, which were funded in FY '95. |
| Rosap ID | dot:8644 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8644 |
| TRT Terms | Field tests; Aids to navigation; Human factors |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/33000/33500/33503/33503.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |