Crew Endurance Management:Extending Beyond Fatigue
Normal maritime operations expose crewmembers to a variety of operational risk factors, which, left unmanaged, can degrade crew endurance, and thereby both performance and safety levels.
Traditionally, most efforts addressing the human element have been directed towards fatigue management. These and other narrowly focused attempts failed to address the wide range of interrelated variables affecting crew performance within a complex marine safety culture.
Aware of this situation, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center established Crew Endurance Management (CEM), a scientifically based program for improving performance, safety, and morale while simultaneously enduring job-related challenges. It addresses a broad scope of environmental, operational, physiological, and psychological factors.
