2003 IMTA Proceedings - International Military Testing Association

Comparison of Tasks and Knowledge Distributions by Duty Area
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Figure 3 – Tasks and Knowledge Requirements for MALE UAV Sensor Operators
A. Combat Information Organization
B. Operations
C. Communications
D. General Aircrew
E. Administration
F. Information System Management
G. Electronics
H. Tactics
I. Navigation
J. Infrared
K. Radar
As may be the case with many jobs, the relationship between knowledge and tasks
is not always uniform across duty areas. Many duties require greater cognitive resources
and abilities, whereas other duties are more task-specific, requiring less knowledge,
theory and, understanding to perform or complete. The very nature of the MALE UAV
sensor operator position suggests that, although there is not a uniform distribution of
tasks and knowledge proportionally across individual duty areas, there is a sense of
uniformity within the job as a whole to support both the UAV crew and its chain of
command through the core provision of real-time information and imagery on areas of
interest. Figure 3 shows that duty areas A through G are predominantly knowledgespecific
and will require future MALE UAV sensor operators to know a constellation of
theories, principles, and procedures in order to organize combat information, support land
and sea as well as joint and combined operations, with proper internal and external
communications, for example. Duty areas H through K, on the other hand, are more taskspecific,
requiring future sensor operators to support the piloting and navigation of
45 th Annual Conference of the International Military Testing Association
Pensacola, Florida, 3-6 November 2003