An assessment of situational awareness in sea navigation with a neuroscience approach

Abstract

Sea navigation of a ship consists of sub-elements such as open sea navigation, inland water navigation, strait-channel passage, port approach and port manoeuvres. Navigational safety is very important for the ship, the cargo carried by the ship and the safety of the environment. The question of whether the human factor and performance in safety is primarily bodily or perceptual has become an increasingly important research topic in the relevant literature in recent years. Accuracy and timing in nautical decision-making directly change the entire operation. This study aims to explore the main neurophysiological findings related to the measurements of electroencephalography (EEG) and how particular aspects of this brain activity could be connected with the important concepts of ‘situational awareness’. For this purpose, a systematic literature search was conducted on ‘EEG’. As a result, it has been established that EEG measurement is applicable for situational awareness assessment in sea navigation.

Keywords: EEG, marine, navigation, neuroscience;