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

Chapter 5 – Team Organisation5.1.3.3 Combat System Team IntegrationHFI Technical IssuesFigure 5-2: The Combat System team is concentrated in the OperationsRoom.In a surface ship, the Combat System team is concentrated in the OperationsRoom. This co-location helps team integration at the cost of reducing thesurvivability of the Command function if the compartment is damaged orcompromised.The HFI Focus needs to be aware of the following issues, which either reflectcurrent practice or may influence future possibilities for the way that teams areintegrated.• The Command is likely to interact very closely with the Weapon Directorand may assume responsibility for part of this role in the Action state.• On current Combat Systems the Weapon Director interacts closely with,and monitors the actions and displays of the Weapons Operator.• In the future, the Weapon Operator function may become fully automatedor be sited remotely from the Weapon Director to improve vesselsurvivability.• The Tactical Picture Compilation Team interacts closely with theCommand. Improvements in the extraction and validation of track datamay enable the picture compilation to become more highly automated,reducing or largely eliminating the need for direct interaction and colocation.Nov 2006 Page 5-7 Issue 4