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Maritime Ergonomics (MarESIG)

Shaping Ships for People

An Ergonomics Society Special Interest Group

News

The latest Maritime Ergonomics Update (Number 10) is out. It can be downloaded from the main MarESIG web.

Interactive webs

The Anthropometry web is about the use of anthropometry, particularly in a maritime context. Topics include:
- passenger and crew weight in lifeboats and small craft
- discussion on 'dangerous ignorance' in the use of anthropometric data.

HEWG is an unofficial site about the IMO MSC/MEPC Human Element Working Group, which the Ergonomics Society attended as part of the UK delegation. There is an outline of the HEWG plan, and of the next meeting.

The MarESIG web contains the main technical content. Topics include:
- Comments on the EU Maritime Policy Green Paper

- INS and IBS issues, Bridge design, Bridge standards
- Incident analysis
- Slips, trips and falls (several pages) Two posters on the topic (.pdf files) illustrate life cycle aspects and location aspects
- Information design
- Ergonomics input to maritime standards
- History of Maritime Ergonomics

Maritime Ergonomics Update is also posted here.

Events
Links
Ergonomics Society website

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