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

Chapter 13 – Habitability and Internal Environment13.3.3 Demonstration Phase Activities13.3.3.1 Assess Ship Space FactorsPurposeTo assess the habitability of the ship spaces.Inputs • Specifications of the internal environment.• General Arrangement and compartment and space layoutsand fittings.• Task descriptions including social activities.MethodsNot Identified.Steps • Fleet-NLM, SSG-Ship / SSG-SM and INM should beapproached for advice on the assessment of habitabilityaspects of Ship spaces.• Identify aspects of the spatial layouts likely to have asignificant impact on habitability, e.g. amount of personalspace for working and recreation, shape and configuration ofcompartments and passageways, adjacency of differenttypes of compartments and spaces, layout of domesticfacilities.• Correlate spatial factors with the expected types of humanactivity, e.g. number of crew eating at the same time, routinetraffic patterns during operational and domestic activities.• Assess the likely impact of the spatial layout on crewmembers for each significant activity taking into accountsubject matter opinion and the results of attitude surveys orexpectations of future recruits.OutputsAssessments of the effects of Ship spatial layout on crewperceptions of habitability.HFI ActivitiesNov 2006 Page 13-29 Issue 4