Naval Architectural Research for Women Aboard Ship

Abstract

(Continue on reverse aide If necessary and Identlly by block number)Questionnaire data were collected aboard Navy auxiliary ships and experimental task simulations were carried out to extend the human factors data base established by the FY 1980 Women Aboard Sliips Program. Questionnaire results were generally consistent with the FY 1980 data. Females reported more difficuhies than males using special clothing and gear and reaching needed items. TIiJs was especially true of the smaller females. Females also rated habitability spaces lower than males. High proportions of both females and males cited difficulty with the use of sliip fittings such as ladders, watertight doors and escape scuttles.(Continued)