From theory to practice: centring human factors and ergonomics in ship design

摘要

The design and construction of Harvest Leader, a pure car truck carrier (PCTC) vessel delivered in October 2014, exemplifies the practical and successful consideration of human factors and ergonomics (HF&E) in ship design. Various changes relating to workability, habitability, maintainability, survivability, controllability, affordability, communication and user empowerment, as well as professional and psychosocial aspects were made throughout the build, incorporating crew-based feedback and design suggestions to deliver better working and living environments for those onboard.