Full text video Human Factors

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The construction of offshore wind farms has safety implications.

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Or at least, due to the ever-increasing size of ships,

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may have safety implications.

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For this project to succeed,

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it is crucial to collaborate with the MOSWOZ team.

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Our study will address

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various topics, such as

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monitoring and sensors.

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VT monitoring will be part of the study,

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as will SAR.

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Since our area of operations is increasing,

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we will also apply SAR further out at sea

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within our wider Economic Zone.

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The study also considers anchoring, passageways for small vessels and shared use.

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We have based ourselves on the busiest day of traffic that we have encountered.

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Our study also takes scale-up into account.

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The number of ship movements does not increase,

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but the size of ships is increasing and their maneuverability decreasing.

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The simulator study will mainly focus on one element:

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the human factor.

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While there are loads of other studies that you could conduct,

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simulators lend themselves especially well to

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investigating the human factor.

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After we have run a simulation, an assessor will ask the crew

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why they have taken a certain decision on a particular moment.

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As a result, using the simulators provides us with highly useful information.

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VT monitoring will also feature in the study.

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This is a novel concept entirely:

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passive VTS beyond the 12-mile zone.

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Ships will not need to report,

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but we will mainly monitor what they are doing. To this end,

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we will keep an eye on their activities and offer verbal support where needed.

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The study has a strong focus on what the VT monitoring operator requires,

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as well as on how the ship can receive the best support.

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With this regard, the study also aims to investigate

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the amount of information that a human being is able to process.

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Some of the tests will run as long as six hours

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to account for the role of fatigue.

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For example, if you arrive here from Asia and you are suddenly

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confronted by traffic increasing all around you

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while you may not know the area,

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would it be possible to

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receive additional verbal support from the shore?

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It could also be helpful for the crew to request assistance from a Deep Sea pilot,

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who will be on standby to lend a helping hand.

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International research has shown that 80% of all shipping incidents

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are caused by human error, so safety at sea is much

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improved by research into the human factor.

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As nautical simulators present a safe space to make mistakes,

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the study stands to benefit

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a lot from their use.

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If anything goes wrong, at least

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the ship, the cargo, the environment

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and the crew will not be harmed.

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The size of the project means that

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each thematic leader has added humanfactor-related research questions

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originating from the context of their own theme.

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In order to answer multiple questions within the same scenario,

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we have grouped these questions.

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We are currently elaborating and assessing these scenarios

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together, so we can eventually answer our research questions.

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A thorough overview of the risks involved in shipping

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is a crucial precondition for selecting the right simulations.

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You can only determine the most important

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scenarios to answer your research questions

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if you have conducted

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a lot of studies yourself and gained

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a strong awareness of these risks.

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In turn, these research questions matter greatly to

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the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management, which has to decide

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how it can guarantee the safety within those wind farms.

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This is where the simulator can really prove its value.

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Which scenarios provide information that is useful to our purposes?

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For this project to succeed, it is vital to collaborate with the MOSWOZ team.

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We cannot devise and build the scenarios

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required by the MOSWOZ team to answer their research questions

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and address their future issues

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if they do not provide us with the necessary input.

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We are grateful to have the perfect collaboration.

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While we bring the ideas to the table, they have to correspond with the needs

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on the part of the MOSWOZ team as well.

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If we want to know what the future will be like,

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we can use a lot of data based on forecasts,

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shipping traffic and of course the future offshore wind farms to be built.

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We can incorporate these factors into the simulation, as they have already been mapped.

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The amount of traffic and the

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increasing size of ships, however are included through forecasts.

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The value of simulations

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is that they allow you to

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recreate a situation where the future number

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of offshore wind farms keeps growing.

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As a research team,

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these simulations

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provide us insight into how the navigation task will change in the future.

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How do seafarers handle such an increasingly complex environment?

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The biggest challenge was the amount of

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objects present in every scenario.

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We had not only a big area to build,

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with many rotating wind turbines, but also the traffic

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what is expected for 2030 -

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is very busy in that area.

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So that was by far the biggest technical challenge we had.

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There is enthusiasm, and a feeling of being represented and included, among

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the seafarers who are taking part.

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Now that they are also able to share

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their expertise and experience,

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they can help us further improve the

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safety of the North Sea towards the future.

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While shipping has generally been aware of human factors,

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it is unfamiliar with the effect

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that wind farms have on the

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behaviour of users in the North Sea.

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With our simulation environment, we are able to monitor

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this behaviour, determine the potential risks

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and take measures to mitigate

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these risks.

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This process allows us to identify potential risks

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at an early stage. As a result, we are making

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a joint effort for shipping safety in the North Sea

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now

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and in the future.