SUBMARINE WATCHSTANDING STUDY
Goal: To compare 18-hour watchstanding schedules with a 24-hour based schedule.
Goals of research:
- During operational underway missions aboard U.S. Navy SSBN and SSN submarines, determine the operational viability of a biologically-based watchstanding schedule.
- Measure physiological parameters of submariners to determine circadian entrainment during the traditional 18-hour watchstanding schedule and compare with the biologically-based schedule
- Compare submariners' cognitive performance and subjective sleepiness while following each watchstanding schedule
- Evaluate watchstanders’ perception of the biologically-based schedule, to evaluate its acceptability for operational employment
Watchstanding Schedules examined:
I. 18-hour based (6 hours on / 12 hours off)
II. Biologically-based (8 hours on / 16 hours off)
For more information contact:
DSN: 694-4680* (primary investigator) or (860) 694-4680