MAP-01-011 HFI Technical Guide - Human Factors Integration ...

MAP-01-011 – HFI Technical Guide (STGP 11)Command, and for providing information about the visual situation toCommand.HFI Technical Issues• The Weapons Engineering Officer is stationed in the Operationscompartment in the Action state and is responsible for ensuring that theCombat System is available and for co-ordination with the CBRNDorganisation concerning damage control.• The various officers and ratings responsible for weapon direction andcontrol; the compilation of information from sensors and tacticalcommunications are concentrated in the Operations Room.5.1.3.2.2 Future Influences on User RolesTwo general pressures influence the definition of future user roles in CombatSystems. The first pressure is to optimise manning levels by increasing the useof automation. The second pressure is to take advantage of new technology toincrease the operational effectiveness and flexibility of the platforms that areavailable. In combination, these pressures can force a fundamental re-appraisalof the user roles traditionally associated with the operation of Combat Systems.For example, in the past the role of picture compiler has been one of limitedresponsibility with tasks being paced by the contacts received through one typeof sensor or equipment. Decisions regarding contact classification, associationwith other contacts, threat and response are performed at higher levels in theCommand. This Command role may eventually disappear or be radicallychanged in the future. Contact location and type may be determined andreported automatically – eliminating this user role. Inputs from different sensorsand equipments may be combined automatically or be presented in new ways –changing the responsibilities and tasks of future user roles. New user roles maybecome possible where, for example, responsibilities and tasks are concernedexclusively with higher levels of information like sectors (areas or sets ofbearings) or defined classes of tracks. The responsibility resting on the HFIFocus is to ensure that future user roles are viable given the availability andcapabilities of technology and manpower.In the future the numbers of contacts that may be sensed by (or communicatedto) a Combat System will increase together with the complexity and variety oftactical responses that are possible. To meet such requirements the user roles inthe Combat System will need to be designed to be flexible and adaptable.Flexibility is required to enable user roles to be altered quickly and reliablydepending on mission and scenario events and Command priorities. Familiarlines of demarcation within the Command Team may be broken down asresources are allocated to meet the workload as it arises. At different timeswithin a mission or a scenario automatic facilities may be left in sole control ofparticular functions to release human effort; or automatic facilities may be used inconjunction with human effort; or activities may revert to predominantly manualoperation.Adaptability is required to cope with variations in operational context, intechnological effectiveness and in the skill levels of available personnel. Usersmust be able to quickly change their mode of operation and re-enter a processingsequence by overriding or working with automatic facilities. Supervisors must beable to re-allocate work from users (or automatic facilities) when tacticalconditions or workload or complexity dictates.Nov 2006 Page 5-6 Issue 4