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Description / Abstract:
This practice provides ergonomic design criteria from a
human-machine perspective for the design and construction of
maritime vessels and structures and for equipments, systems, and
subsystems contained therein, including vendor-purchased hardware
and software.
The focus of these design criteria is on the design and
evaluation of human-machine interfaces, including the interfaces
between humans on the one side and controls and displays, physical
environments, structures, consoles, panels and workstations, layout
and arrangement of ship spaces, maintenance workplaces, labels and
signage, alarms, computer screens, material handling, valves, and
other specific equipments on the other.
The criteria contained within this practice shall be applied to
the design and construction of all hardware and software within a
ship or maritime structure that the human crew members come in
contact in any manner for operation, habitability, and maintenance
purposes.
Unless otherwise stated in specific provisions of a ship or
maritime structure design contract or specification, this practice
is to be used to design maritime vessels, structures, equipment,
systems, and subsystems to fit the full potential user population
range of 5th % females to 95th % males.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.