25-10-2012, 11:14 AM
Joint Command & Control Ship: Literature Survey on Motion Effects and Related Environmental Effects on Personnel
ABSTRACT
The JCC(X) is being designed to be a command and control ship that will house command staff who will plan and execute
levels of conflict ranging from Operations Other than War through Major Regional Conflicts. The command staff will be
composed of military and civilian personnel from the armed services of the USA and its allies, as well as personnel from other
international agencies and organizations. In terms of human factors, the critical issue is that these key individuals will be
exposed to stressors, such as motion sickness, that could cause degradations of cognitive or physical performance or both, with
a potentially damaging effect on the success of the mission. This report consists of a Literature Survey of research conducted
on the impact of ship motions on the cognitive and physical performance of humans.