MAP-01-010 HFI Management Guide - Human Factors Integration ...
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Chapter 1 – <strong>HFI</strong> within Naval Capability Acquisition<br />
• To assess, evaluate and aid acceptance of the HF characteristics of<br />
platforms and equipment during the development process to ensure that<br />
the design supports effective, efficient, safe and acceptable job and task<br />
performance.<br />
• To ensure that Health and Safety standards and legislation are fully<br />
observed.<br />
• To ensure that the service conditions and quality of life onboard is<br />
acceptable to RN personnel and supports retention.<br />
• To ensure that cost-effective training and support for skills and knowledge<br />
development is provided onboard and ashore in accordance with training<br />
policy.<br />
System Safety<br />
& Health Hazards<br />
Operational<br />
Requirement<br />
<strong>Human</strong>-Equipment<br />
Functions & Tasks<br />
User-Equipment<br />
Interface Design<br />
<strong>Human</strong><br />
Workload &<br />
Performance<br />
Total System<br />
Performance<br />
Training<br />
Needs<br />
Complement &<br />
Personnel<br />
Characteristics<br />
Environment<br />
& Accommodation<br />
Figure 1-3: <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Factors</strong> in Naval Systems<br />
1.2.4 <strong>HFI</strong> Technical Areas for Naval Systems<br />
The scale of naval equipment procurement ranges from the acquisition of<br />
complete new platforms and/or equipment systems to the provision of specific<br />
items of equipment for existing vessels. The procurement process itself may<br />
occur over a number of phases and involve requirements specification, design<br />
assessment and acceptance into service. <strong>HFI</strong> technical issues must be<br />
addressed in an appropriate manner at each phase of procurement for each type<br />
of platform or equipment. To support the naval procurement process, a series of<br />
‘<strong>HFI</strong> Technical Areas’ has been established with the following purposes:<br />
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