Shipboard Automatic Identification System Displays: Meeting the Needs of the Mariners (Special Report (National Research Council (U S) Transportation Research Board))

"TRB Special Report 273 - Shipboard Automatic Identification System Displays: Meeting the Needs of Mariners" assesses the state of the art in Automatic Identification System (AIS) display technologies, evaluates current system designs and their capabilities, and reviews the relevant human factors aspects associated with operating these systems. View report summary as published in TR News 232 May-June 2004. Shipboard Automatic Identification System Displays : Meeting the Needs of Mariners......Page 3 National Academy of Sciences......Page 5 Committee for Evaluating Shipboard Display of Automatic Identification Systems......Page 7 Preface......Page 9 Contents......Page 15 Executive Summary......Page 17 1 - Introduction......Page 31 OVERVIEW OF AIS CAPABILITIES AND APPLICATIONS......Page 33 CURRENT DISPLAY DESIGNS AND THEIR CAPABILITIES......Page 44 STATUS OF U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF AIS......Page 46 APPROACH......Page 55 TYPES OF VESSELS AND OPERATING PARAMETERS......Page 59 TYPICAL BRIDGE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS......Page 64 NEED FOR EFFECTIVE SHIPBOARD AIS DISPLAYS......Page 67 COST CONSIDERATIONS......Page 71 SUMMARY......Page 72 3 - Recent Experience with Automatic Identification Systems and Shipboard Displays......Page 75 1371 STANDARD AIS PROGRAMS......Page 77 NON-1371 STANDARD AIS PROGRAMS......Page 80 SUMMARY......Page 91 DETERMINING REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPBOARD DISPLAY OF AIS INFORMATION......Page 94 INVENTORY OF EXISTING AIS REQUIREMENTS......Page 97 REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS......Page 99 SUMMARY......Page 116 5 - Human Factors Considerations for Automatic Identification System Interface Design......Page 121 CORE ELEMENTS OF THE HUMAN FACTORS DESIGN PROCESS......Page 122 UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF THE OPERATOR......Page 124 HUMAN/AUTOMATION PERFORMANCE ISSUES......Page 136 SKILL REQUIREMENTS......Page 140 DESIGNING THE AIS INTERFACE USING HUMAN FACTORS PRINCIPLES......Page 141 EVALUATION......Page 150 ENSURING GOOD INTERFACE DESIGN: DESIGN, PROCESS, AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS......Page 151 SUMMARY......Page 152 NEED FOR A SYSTEMATIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN......Page 159 AIS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SHIPBOARD DISPLAYS......Page 160 HUMAN FACTORS IN THE DISPLAY DESIGN PROCESS......Page 164 SYSTEM LIMITATIONS......Page 166 NEED FOR ONGOING RESEARCH ON HUMAN INTERFACES......Page 168 SUMMARY......Page 171 Appendix A - Workshop to Explore Automatic Identification System Display Technology and Human Factors Issues......Page 173 PANEL I, TECHNICAL FACTORS: SUMMARY POINTS......Page 174 PANEL II, HUMAN FACTORS: SUMMARY POINTS......Page 176 PANEL III, CASE STUDIES: SUMMARY POINTS......Page 178 PANEL IV, OPERATIONS: SUMMARY POINTS......Page 180 WORKSHOP CONCLUDING COMMENTS......Page 182 Appendix B - Report on Committee Subgroup Trip to Europe, July 25–August 4, 2002......Page 189 FACILITIES VISITED AND MEETINGS HELD WITH GERMAN OFFICIALS......Page 190 MAJOR ISSUES AND POINTS RELATED TO AIS DISPLAY STUDY FROM GERMAN VISIT......Page 191 Appendix C - Shipboard Display of Automatic Identification System Requirements......Page 193 Study Committee Biographical Information......Page 209 Introduction -- Variability In Operations -- Recent Experience With Automatic Identification Systems And Shipboard Displays -- Determining Requirements For Shipboard Display Of Automatic Identification System Information -- Human Factors Considerations For Automatic Identification System Interface Design -- Conclusions And Recommendations. Committee For Evaluating Shipboard Display Of Automated Identification Systems. Includes Bibliographical References.