NTL Record

Title Houston-Galveston Vessel Traffic Service Watchstander Analysis
Record ID 48978
Personal Name
Creator
Devoe, Donald B.; Abernethy, C. N.; Kearns, K. J.
Source 64p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Coast Guard
Publication Date 19780501
Language English
Abstract A team of human factors specialists analyzed the performance of watchstanders in the U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Center at Houston, TX. Data collected included copies of the center's forms and logs, records of watchstander activities for a total of fifteen hours of observation, timed measurements of typical watchstander activities and computer delays, records of twelve in-depth interviews with center personnel, stress questionnaires administered to nine watchstanders, and photographs of equipment and workspace layout. Analysis of the data yielded tentative models of time utilization and the relationship of activity to traffic load and sixteen suggestions for improving operations. (Author)
Rosap ID dot:10463
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10463
Geographical
Coverage
Texas
Report Number DOT-TSC-USCG-78-5; USCG-D-24-78
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48900/48978/DOT-TSC-CG-78-05.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository