ErgoS: 20 years of Human Factors in ship design

In 2020 it is twenty years since ErgoS was invited to design the bridge of the worlds largest dredging vessel. That was the start of two decades of ship innovation by applying ergonomics principles and design tools, in which we contributed to the design of more than 25 ships: dredging vessels, crane ships, pipe layers, cable layers, cargo ships, FLNG’s, FPSO’s, tankers, patrol vessels and many others.

The involvement is not only about ‘bridge ergonomics’ anymore, as we also design crew plans, user interfaces, ECR’s, crane cabins, living quarters, crew cabins, furniture, galley’s, recreation rooms, way-finding and much more.

To celebrate this event, we intend to publish a series of articles about our practical experiences with Human Factors in relation to ship design and ship innovation. Some of these articles will look back, some will certainly look forward, some will be about global issues and some about design details. There is plenty of material, since Human Factors and ergonomics still have a lot to offer to the world of ship design.

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