Effects of simulated ship motion on the performance of underway officer of the deck

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Authors
McComas, Lesa A.
Subjects
APTS
PAQ
surface warfare
ship motion
Advisors
Lind, Judith H.
Date of Issue
1986-03
Date
March 1986
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
The objectives of this study were twofold: to identify those cognitive skills required by the shipboard officer of the deck (00D), and to determine if these skills are affected by simulated ship motion. The Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) was used to analyze the duties of the 00D, and the important areas so identified were tested using the Automated Portable Test System (APTS) and a ship motion simulator. Analysis of the results revealed statistically significant effects on 00D performance due to motion in the areas of visual search and reasoning. In addition, there is some graphical indication that either higher or lower error rates are associated with motion, depending on the nature of the task.
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Thesis
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Department
Operations Research
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
56 p.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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