was needed. However, instead of us-
ing the available rate of turn joystick,
hand steering or non-follow up, he
simply used autopilot. The investiga-
tion discovered that some of the bridge
equipment was not in an ergonomic and
user-friendly position. The pilot also had
problems understanding some of the
radar’s functions and using it properly.
Because of this he lost situational aware-
ness. It was found that the crew was
well-trained and the pilot was very ex-
perienced, but the cause of the ground-
ing was that the alteration was delayed
by one and a half minutes as the pilot
used autopilot. The investigators found
that one of the contributing factors to
the grounding was that the bridge was
dysfunctional and not user-friendly.
These two groundings show the impor-
tance of bridge design. It is imperative
to make an evaluation when new bridge
equipment is installed, as there is a risk
that new equipment can increase the
risk of an accident if it is not positioned
in a user-friendly way, or ergonomically
designed. If the officer has to use the
equipment that is positioned poorly,
he might lose situational awareness
momentarily, which could be a contri-
buting factor to an accident