On Tuesday and Thursday's we follow the normal summer timetable in that we ply back and forward between Oban and Craignure from early morning to mid evening, during the summer this is the way of things every day, as there are no jaunts off to Colonsay. It means every hour we berth and every two hours we are returning to the same berth, this leads me on to thinking what precautions we should be following so that mistakes or errors don't occur with all this repetition
It is essentially the same procedure at every berthing, to assist and guide we have a checklist that is followed by the watch keeper and then confirmed to the Captain or Mate who is berthing the ship. This is the norm in most vessels where they have similar lists that are followed when carrying out a manoeuvre or complex process.
One could assume that this adherence to routine would prove to be foolproof, but I wonder if there has been any academic studies published that have looked into the way that complex routine procedures and tasks are carried out? Are there any pitfalls evidence that they do work or otherwise? I would have thought that there may be many, indeed a fertile source of material for psychology students, but where would they be? Do any of my readers know of any published studies that are available?
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