Open AccessACCOUNT OF INDIVIDUAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SEAFARERS AND INFLUENCE OF HUMAN FACTOR ON SAFETY OF TRANSPORT PROCESS
Author(s) -
Sergei Viktorovich Kozik,
Irina Aleksandrovna Sokolova,
Vladimir V. Karetnikov
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
vestnik astrahanskogo gosudarstvennogo tehničeskogo universiteta. seriâ: morskaâ tehnika i tehnologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2225-0352
pISSN - 2073-1574
DOI - 10.24143/2073-1574-2018-1-16-23
Subject(s) - crew , competence (human resources) , process (computing) , applied psychology , human factors and ergonomics , task (project management) , human error , psychology , factor (programming language) , navy , risk analysis (engineering) , aeronautics , engineering , poison control , computer science , business , social psychology , medicine , archaeology , history , environmental health , systems engineering , programming language , operating system
The article examines the influence of the human factor on the safety of the transportation process, as well as individual psychological traits of the ship’s crew. The human factor that causes crashes and incidents at sea can be defined as the actions or omissions of the crew members, as well as intentional or unintentional human errors which affect the operation of the system or performance of a specific task. In the world practice, various measures are used to reduce the impact of the human factor on the safety of navigation at sea. Such measures include additional training and practice of crew members on board and on shore, rationing the rest hours, etc. The measures under consideration are strictly registered by the regulatory framework, with respect to ensuring the safety of navigation. At the same time, these measures do not allow to effectively consider the individual psychological traits of the crew members. Increasing the level of professional training of ship crews, due to technical improvements on board the ship, requires the development and implementation of measures that allow for the individual psychological characteristics of the seagoing personnel. Taking account of competence and experience in psychology, human engineering, physiology, ergonomics and medicine in transport there have been worked out measures for reducing the human factor. Special attention is paid to the activities which help training specialists possessing the required competences (qualification skills). The proposed activities will allow forming a staff selection system for the navy.