Project Objectives
To provide a realistic, high fidelity, voyage scenario in which watch-keeper cognitive performance can be measured.
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To provide various watch-keeping patterns which will lead to fatigue in the watch-keeping officers;
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To capture empirical data on the cognitive performance of the watch-keepers undertaking these watch-keeping patterns;
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To analyse this empirical data to determine the effect of fatigue on the cognitive performance of the watch-keepers;
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To develop a fatigue management toolkit for use by ship managers, maritime regulators, flag states, port states and the International Maritime Organisation;
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To derive a set of recommendations that maritime regulators and ship managers can use to improve the safety and reliability of vessels.