Performance Influencing Factors (PIFs) in Sire 2.0
The new SIRE 2.0 will also focus heavily on the human element. Most questions will have a crew competency subsection as the men who interact with machinery and procedures play an instrumental role in ensuring successful operations.
The inspector will observe the human element to evaluate the knowledge and competency of the ship crew. Upon completion of interaction, the SIRE inspector will provide one of the following ratings to the crew members: Not as expected, As expected, Largely as expected and Exceeds expectation. Any Not as expected rating must also be supported by a PIF.
PIF stands for Performance influencing factor. They are human factors that may enhance or diminish performance. The Sire 2.0 inspector will identify the applicable PIFs from nine standard PIFs to ascertain the reason for substandard performance in operations.
The intention is not to have a blame culture but to identify the underlying reasons for inadequate crew performance.
PIFs list
The nine PIFs are as follows:
- Recognition of safety criticality of the task or associated steps
- Custom and practice surrounding use of procedures
- Procedures accessible, helpful, understood and accurate for task
- Team dynamics, communications and coordination with others
- Stress, workload, fatigue, time constraints
- Morale, motivation, nervousness
- Workplace ergonomics including signage, tools, layout, space, noise, light, heat, etc.
- Human-Machine Interface (Controls, Alarms, etc.)
- Opportunity to learn and practice
The above PIFs have a positive or negative impact on a task’s performance. When the PIFs are healthy, the task is more likely to succeed. A negative PIF, such as high workload or fatigue in crew members, can lead to a performance degradation
Source: Nautilus Shipping