NTL Record

Title New Orleans Vessel Traffic Service Watchstander Analysis
Record ID 49266
Personal Name
Creator		 Devoe, Donald B.; Royal, J. W.; Abernethy, C. N.
Source 150p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Coast Guard
Publication Date 19790501
Language English
Abstract A team of human factors specialists analyzed the performance of watchstanders in the U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Center at New Orleans, LA. Data collected included copies of the center's forms and logs, records of watchstander activities for a total of 13 hours of observation, timed measurements of typical watchstander activities, records of 10 in-depth interviews with center personnel, stress questionnaires administered to 11 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 eight suggestions for improving operations.
Rosap ID dot:10729
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10729
TRT Terms Highway traffic control; Human factors engineering; Personnel performance; Radar; Surveillance; Traffic control; Training; Vessel traffic control; Watchkeeping; Data collection
Classification NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - Ships and Vessels;
NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - U.S. Coast Guard;
NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - Ports;
NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - Marine Planning and Policy;
NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - Traffic Flow;
NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS
Geographical
Coverage		 New Orleans (Louisiana)
Report Number CG-D-17-79
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49200/49266/DOT-TSC-CG-79-01.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository