A Few Comments on Visual Systems of a Ship Handling Simulator for Sea Pilot Training: Training for Entering a Port

摘要

We are using a ship handling simulator for sea pilots' training. However, regarding the visual image around the pilot's own ship in the case of entering a port, ordinary ship handling simulators do not have such a visual image (screen). We undertook to clarify the effect of a visual system around the pilot's own ship for entering a port. Training for entering a port is an important training factor for a sea pilot. This paper describes the characteristics of the captain's visual observation area and the mental workload for ship handling when entering a port. The visual observation area is determined from eye movement and the mental workload is determined from heart rate variability (R-R interval) and nasal temperature. The results show that the visual system around the pilot's own ship promotes safe ship handling when entering a port, based on eye movement.