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  Ship Technical Operations Committee               





Panel O-38
Human Factors (HF) and Manning

(revised 12/5/05)

Chairman
Mr. Rajiv Khandpur
U.S. Coast Guard
Ph: 202-267-0494
e-mail: rkhandpur@comdt.uscg.mil

Vice Chairman
Mr. J. Robert Bost
Naval Sea Systems Command
Ph: 703-602-6453, ext. 102
e-mail: BostJR@navsea.navy.mil
Panel membership is open to anyone interested in the application of human factors principles to the management, design, operation and maintenance of marine systems. The discipline of Human Factors (HF) represents a collaboration of behavioral science and engineering principles to address the requirements for managing, designing, and operating systems taking into account the capabilities, limitations, needs and expectations of its human users. HF is also known as ergonomics, and has been labeled under various names at different times in different agencies such as Human Systems Integration (HSI) in the U.S. Navy, MANPRINT in the U.S. Army, Crew Systems Integration in NASA, and Prevention through People (PTP) in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Panel O-38 Resources
Business Plan and Charter - Outline of the Panel's direction and philosophy.
Panel Membership - Complete listing of all the panel members, including corresponding
members. Contact information for key persons of O-38, including separate regional Vice-chairpersons.
Panel Activities - Active and potential projects, ad hoc info, and a summary of minutes.
Panel Reports - Papers relating to panel activities
News and Information Links - Panel news and a listing of various international maritime links associated with O-38.
Panel/Regional/Sub-Panel Meetings Scheduled

Regional:
Sub-Panels: