Distributed situation awareness in complex collaborative systems: A field study of bridge operations on platform supply vessels
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Sandhåland, H., Oltedal, H. A., Hystad, S. W., & Eid, J. (2015). Distributed situation awareness in complex collaborative systems: A field study of bridge operations on platform supply vessels. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 88(2), 273-294. 10.1111/joop.12111Sammendrag
This study provides empirical data about shipboard practices in bridge operations on
board a selection of platform supply vessels (PSVs). Using the theoretical concept of
distributed situation awareness, the study examines how situation awareness (SA)-
related information is distributed and coordinated at the bridge. This study thus favours a
systems approach to studying SA, viewing it not as a phenomenon that solely happens in
each individual’s mind but rather as something that happens between individuals and the
tools that they use in a collaborative system. Thus, this study adds to our understanding of
SA as a distributed phenomenon. Data were collected in four field studies that lasted
between 8 and 14 days on PSVs that operate on the Norwegian continental shelf and UK
continental shelf. The study revealed pronounced variations in shipboard practices
regarding how the bridge team attended to operational planning, communication
procedures, and distracting/interrupting factors during operations. These findings shed
new light on how SA might decrease in bridge teams during platform supply operations.
The findings from this study emphasize the need to assess and establish shipboard
practices that support the bridge teams’ SA needs in day-to-day operations.