Fiscal Year	2017
Division	Graduate School of Operational & Information Sciences
Department	Operations Research
Investigator(s)	Shattuck, Nita L.
Sponsor	Naval Medical Research Center (Navy)
Summary	NPS will collect data from multiple watchstanding schedules and allow us to fill gaps in our understanding of sailor performance and its relationship with watchstanding schedules used in the U.S. Navy. crewmember fatigue and shiftwork practices continue to be matters of concern for many navies and have been a recent topic of investigation. From our research, we know that certain watchstanding schedules, especially those that do not align with human circadian rhythms, exacerbate existing crew fatigue problems, extend the length of working hours, and degrade crew performance. Over the last fifteen years, we have studied the work and rest patterns of US Navy Sailors in a variety of shipboard operational environments. However, to provide better insight about the effect of shiftwork at sea, we still need to collect data on a number of other watchstanding schedules.
Keywords	Circadian watchbills Fatigue Human Performance Sleep Deprivation
Publications	Publications, theses (not shown) and data repositories will be added to the portal record when information is available in FAIRS and brought back to the portal
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