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Annex 3 – HF Techniques, Methods and ToolsA3.7 Situation Awareness TechniquesThe term Situation Awareness (SA) refers to the level of awareness an individualhas of his current, ongoing and predicted situation in relation to his workingenvironment. Although originally identified in the design of World War Onemilitary systems, Situation Awareness has assumed increasing relevance andimportance in the design and operation of data rich computer-based systems,where information processing overload may be the key challenge.Several competing theories and models exist. The Three-Level Model is the mostpopular of these.1. SA Level 1 – Perception of elements in the environment.2. SA Level 2 – Comprehension of elements and their meaning.3. SA Level 3 – Projection on of future system status.Situation Awareness assessment techniques employ data collection and analysistechniques described elsewhere in this Annex, including observer assessmentand self-assessment techniques. Collectively, these comprise SA RequirementsAnalysis. A technique particular to SA Assessment is that of ‘freezing’ a situationor simulation, during which subject awareness is probed.Situation Awareness assessment thus usually requires an operational tasksimulation environment that possesses sufficient fidelity and validity, based onadequate requirements analysis.There are a number of different SA tool available to the HF practitioner including:• SA Requirements Analysis• Crew Awareness Rating Scale (CARS)• Mission Awareness Rating Scale (MARS)• Situation Awareness Rating Scales (SARS)• Situation Awareness Rating Technique (SART)• Cranfield Situation Awareness Scale (C-SAS)• Situation Awareness Subjective Workload Dominance (SA-SWORD)• Situation Awareness Behavioural Rating Scale (SABARS)• Situation Awareness Global Assessment Technique (SAGAT)The following sub-sections provide an overview of the identified 5 SA techniques.5 For details see ‘<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Factors</strong> Design & Evaluation Methods Review’ [Ref 32].May 2006 Page A3-55 Issue 4

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