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

Chapter 12 – Personnel Movement and Material Handling12.1 HFI Technical IssuesHFI Technical IssuesFigure 12-1: Replenishment at sea12.1.1 IntroductionPersonnel movement and material handling issues are those related to humantraffic flow (including escape and evacuation), storing (including ammunitioning),all forms of Replenishment at Sea (RAS), the embarkation and disembarkation ofpersonnel and the design of equipment maintenance envelopes and equipmentremoval routes. A general Human Factors Integration (HFI) requirement is tominimise route lengths (and hence workload). This will be generally compatiblewith the Naval Architect’s consideration of minimising the displacement of thevessel. A conflict of interest may occur, however, if compartments, as opposedto passageways, are required for through access. This chapter should be read inconjunction with Chapters 8 through 11, which deal with the layout of the platformand its compartments and spaces.12.1.2 StakeholdersA list of potential stakeholders for this area is given below. This list is notexhaustive and should be seen to be a guide only. HFI Foci should refine this listbased upon the structure of their project, the attendees at the relevant HFSG orHFWG and in light of guidance and requests from industry, DEC and Customer 2representatives.• INM• IPT HFI Foci• TES-SA-MA• TES-SSG-ShipDes• TES-SSG-ShipSeaNov 2006 Page 12-3 Issue 4