Issue 34 - Habitability
Comfortable, clean, convivial accommodation, washing & toilet facilities, mess rooms, group meeting and exercise areas.....
Bulletin Articles
Less noise and vibration is good for the working environment
High levels of noise can ruin your hearing if you are exposed to it for a long time. Constant low level noise and vibration can also have a major impact on your working life because it means poorer quality sleep, lack of rest and stress.
ResourceHE01220 - A multi-factorial analysis of human performance during a 9-day sea trial
The report of a multi-national sea trial on the effects of ship motions on human performance which was performed aboard the Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel Quest in February and March of 2007.
ResourceHE01225 - Less noise and vibration is good for the working environment
An expanded version of the article by Carsten Gydahl-Jensen, on Page 7 of Issue No. 34 of Alert!, on the impacts of noise and vibration, effective prevention and risk assessments.
ResourceImproving Habitability on Board
The end user is the most important element when designing and his/her anthropometry is the key factor during the design process.
ResourceHabitability - Rough Guide to MLC2006 Regs. 3.1
Habitability - A Rough Guide to MLC2006 Regs. 3.1 - Accommodation & Recreational Facilities
ResourceCrew Habitability: What you need to know
The main goals of designing for habitability are to provide a design that will enhance human performance, mental alertness, the quality of life for seafarers, and quite possibly crew recruiting and retention.
ResourceIntroduction to Issue 34
In this issue of Alert! we are focusing on Habitability. In Issue No. 11 of Alert! we define Habitability as: Comfortable, clean (and cleanable) and convivial accommodation, washing & toilet facilities, mess rooms, group meeting and exercise areas.....
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