NTL Record

Title Situation Awareness Information Requirements for en Route Air Traffic Control
Record ID 39651
Personal Name
Creator
Endsley, Mica R; Rodgers, Mark D.
Corporate Creator Texas Tech University. Dept. of Industrial Engineering; Civil Aeromedical Institute
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
Publisher Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date 19941200
Language English
Abstract Situation awareness is presented as a fundamental requirement for effective air traffic control, forming the basis for controller decision making and performance. To develop a better understanding of the role of situation awareness in air traffic control, an analysis was performed to determine the specific situation awareness information requirements for air traffic control. This was conducted as a goal-directed task analysis in which the major goals, subgoals, decisions and associated situation awareness information requirements for En Route Air Traffic Control (ATC) were delineated based on elicitation from eight experienced Air Traffic Control Specialists (ATCSs). This effort was supported by available task analyses and video tapes of simulated ATC tasks. A determination of the major situation awareness information requirements for En Route ATC was developed from this analysis, providing a foundation for future system development which seeks to enhance controller situation awareness and provides a basis for the development of situation awareness measures for air traffic control.
Rosap ID dot:21425
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21425
TRT Terms Air traffic controllers; Awareness; Job analysis; Enroute traffic control; Human factors; Decision making
General Subjects Air traffic control--Decision making; Situational awareness; Job analysis; Aeronautics--Human factors
Classification NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT/FAA/AM-94/27
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39600/39651/AM94-27.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository