Review

A review of the Building Specification document (BS) and the General Arrangement drawing (GA) is usually the most efficient way of Human Factors intervention, in case the scope is limited.
During a review both documents are studied carefully, entirely from the perspective of the human operators. The basic question is: to what degree provides the vessels design a good environment for the crew to work and live on-board?
A review like this typically reveals a variety of results. Some examples:

• bridge contour design is blocking the officers view
• additional workplaces on the bridge are blocking the officers view
• ECR is situated in a switchboard room (not an ideal work environment for human operators)
• too much accommodation space is used for corridors
• cabins are situated on same corridors as public spaces, causing sleeping problems
• beds are not long enough to fit European sized crew
• incorrect ratio between galley size and mess size
• incorrect ratio between various cabin sizes
• workplace desktop lacks sufficient leg space
• etcetera.