ATOMOS II - Advanced technology to optimise maritime operational safety, integration and interface
Overview
Background & policy context:
To maintain the competitiveness of the maritime sector, new technologies have to be introduced. This has been the subject of several RTD projects, notably the first ATOMOS project, which proved that the use of advanced Integrated Ship Control systems is a likely solution.
Previous RTD into the design requirements of ship control centres and aviation control centres, paying special attention to layout and human factors, has highlighted some shortcomings in their design from both the safety and the efficiency viewpoint. A contributing factor is the sub-optimal performance of certain technologies in terms of their user-friendliness.
Objectives:
ATOMOS II aimed to develop conceptual standards for a safe and efficient ship control centre and an open integrated ship control system, with particular reference to the working environment and the man/machine interface. The aim was to facilitate fast, cost-effective operation and interconnection between system modules from different suppliers, with a view to developing improved command, control, alarm and information systems. The ATOMOS II ship control centre was to be designed specifically with improved operator comfort, workload and awareness in mind.
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