Despite his passive-sounding game the Royal Navy Observer is a very active and important member of a helicopter crew. He acts as a navigator and tactical coordinator in 2- and 4-man helicopters. He operates variable depth sonar, radar, electronic warfare equipment, and weapons systems such as homing torpedoes, depth charges, and air to sea missiles. The Royal Navy has met various problems in recruiting suitable personnel, that is, in providing this important man in the back seat. Faced with such a situation there are a number of (theoretically) straight-forward approaches to study and possibly to rectify the situation which a psychologist can adopt. One obvious step is to examine the existing selection system and procedures and carry out appropriate predictive validity research. (Author)
Providing the Man in the Back Seat
1983
7 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower , Psychology , Military training , Military personnel , Research management , Recruiting , Flight crews , Helicopters , Personnel selection , Predictions , Validation , Aptitude tests , Performance(Human) , Attitudes(Psychology) , Officer personnel , Job analysis , Skills , Psychomotor tests , Job training , Social psychology , Correlation techniques , Distribution , Foreign technology , Component reports , Royal Naval Observer , Personnel assessment , Trainability