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Human Factors in Bridge and Chartroom Design
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 October 1964
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When designing a bridge for a naval vessel the designer faces a number of requirements which are quite different from those of a merchant vessel. Besnard states that besides a good view, the officer of the watch requires by him the instruments for determining direction and distance or speed, position finding instruments and other electronic aids, and the means of communicating with the helmsman and engine room as well as some check on these communications. He concludes that a cockpit arrangement of the instruments would suit the requirements. Rees, on the other hand, doubts whether the officer of the watch would remain alert for long periods when sitting in an enclosed compartment, and suggests that a cockpit arrangement is only appropriate where there is little space. Further he argues that the duties of the officer of the watch extend beyond those of simply directing the ship.
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- The Safety and Reliability of Sea and Air Transport—II
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- Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1964
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