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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 67501 |
| CIS number |
96-1918 |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Couper A.D. |
| Title |
Understanding some of the more difficult research problems in maritime human factor research |
| Bibliographic information |
International Research Centre for Seafarers Safety and Occupational Health, Department of Maritime Studies and International Transport, University of Wales, Cardiff CF1 3TS, United Kingdom, Oct. 1996. [59p.]. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Study of ship-board cultures and lifestyles in order to understand the human errors that occur in seafaring and the accidents that occur because of them. Results of four particular studies are summarized: fatigue at sea; coronary heart disease (CHD) among seafarers; deaths and injuries from accidents on board merchant ships; problems caused by the multicultural nature of ship crews and from the attendant failures of verbal and non-verbal communication. Extensive statistical tables are presented. Background material: fatigue on merchant ships (research data, current methods for fatigue reduction, the changing ship environment, causes and measurement of fatigue, circadian rhythms, microsleep, high risk times, desirability of rest days, fatigue monitoring, further research topics, conclusions); quality of sleep; CHD (project design, aims: data collection, risk estimation, proposals for prevention); multicultural problems and verbal and non-verbal on-board, ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication (background on intercultural relationships, sources of friction, development of standard maritime vocabularies; objectives of a project examining the problem from various angles). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; coronary diseases; human factors; social aspects; ships; sea transport; fatigue |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; sleep pattern; ongoing research; circadian rhythm; work-rest schedules |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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| Browse category(ies) |
Water transportation
Psychological factors
Fatigue
Cardiovascular diseases
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