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MOD 10 Capabi 1 i ty Expanded shipboard system. Except for an
added simulation capabi 1 i tr for t h e interface t 0 t h e
equipment control led br the system, and a “fan-out” version
of the WE-7(V) computer (an extra UYK-7 wi th the c ircui t
card pl a.nes exposed to permit easy access), t h e 5)‘s tern
rep1 i cates a sh i p-mounted system? and i s compoc.ed e n t i r e I :k’
of actual equipment, housed in two connect i n3 rooms in t t-l e
SC l-l QO 1 building, with a full set Of s.ys, t err1 t e c h n c a 1
documentation avai iable in the training laboratory, along
wi th al 1 required tools and test equipment.
The purposes of the tryout were to: cl> verify tha.t the.
test items would perform properly with the equipment; ?12:)
ensure that instruct i ons were clear and accurate ; ( 3 :I
determine whether t h e suggested i tem t irne 1 i m i t 5 w e r e
real i st i c ; (41 uerify that there would be some variability
among subjects i n performance on the i terns; a n d ( .f ) r 4? 4.) e a 1
unanticipated problems of any sort, Because of t l-l e srna 1 1
samp 1 e , there WitS rl ct attempt to 3a ther 5 t a t i 5 t i c a 1
informat ion.
Because one of the purposes of thE. tr;*‘CifJt bJ.3S to
determine whether the time limits were reasonable, a subject
Was al 1 owed to cant i nue working on a task un t i 1 i t w a c.
completed if he was making progress on the task, and the
compl et ion t ime was recorded. Al 1 subjects were able to
complete the test within four hours or less, but there wan
considerable vari abi 1 i ty in the ccmplet i on time on most of
the i terns. Th i s small sample did not permi t conf i dent
predi c t ion of the best time 1 imi ts for al 1 i t ems 9 but did
suggest some changes to suggested time 1 imi ts.
The PeSlJl ts of the tryout were posi t i ve. No major
problems arose during the tryout. The test i terns performed
we1 1 0 n t f-1 e equ i pmen t , w i t h on 1 > m i nor adjustments i n
procedure required (some improvements in the techniques of
fault i riser t i on, to ensure that prefaul ted modules and
groundi n3 straps were not visible to exami nees) . The
instruct i ons were understandable, with a few areas to be
clarified. The final i terns included these changes.
Final SME Review
The revised test i terns were reviewed tl:v SklEs. i two data
instructors and two radar instructors) at Great Lakes. The
St”!Es c 1 ar i f i ed scme technical issues, (e.g., documentation
nomencl a.ture and faul t i riser t i on techn i ques> .
Field Testinq
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