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

Chapter 8 – General Arrangement8.3.3.3 Develop Design Rules for Internal CommunicationsPurposeTo establish all foreseeable interpersonal communicationsrequirements for operation, maintenance and damage controlconditions.Inputs • The HFI General Arrangement Policy (Sect 8.3.2.1)• Outline layouts of General ArrangementMethods • Operational Scenario Descriptions• Task Analysis• Task Synthesis• Link Analysis• Human Factors Style GuideSteps • Identify the intra- and inter-compartment information flow,channel and sound requirements for each operational areaincluding the Bridge, Aviation, Operational and Controlcompartments, Ship Control Centre or manoeuvring room.• Correlate the information flow requirements with userpositions, user task-related and workstation layouts. Identifythe key ‘point-to-point’ communications links and ‘receiveonly’ positions.• Review precedent alarm and main broadcast requirements inconjunction with current project requirements. Identifymicrophone and speaker locations and power output rangerequirements.• Review the damage control and emergency communicationsinformation flow requirements. Identify the critical ‘point topoint’ communications links.• For non-operational areas and compartments, identify thecommunications information flow requirements.• Identify the numbers of broadcast and communications netsneeded, and their co-positioning requirements. List the key‘point-to-point’ connections for each net.• Specify location requirements and positioning guidelines forcommunication points at workstations to ensure taskcompatibility, and in compartments and spaces to ensureuniformity of bulkhead positioning.• Specify the location requirements for telephones.• Define design evaluation and acceptance criteria.HFI ActivitiesNov 2006 Page 8-17 Issue 4