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The control situation framework presented by Petersen (Cogn Technol Work 6(4):266–274, 2004) is elaborated upon in the context of military high-speed craft navigation. An observational study was done on a military navigational exercise in Indre Folda, a stretch of particularly demanding confined waters in Norway. The concept of control strategies is presented as a term related to how navigators choose to take out the control possibilities present in the system. Control actions are viewed as actions that fix the control demands and control possibilities over longer time-scales. Control strategies are different from control actions in that they continuously alter the control demands and control possibilities through its execution.
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The article was discussed in terms of operation of a nuclear plant, yet the arguments might be applied for transport systems.
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Bjørkli, C.A., Øvergård, K.I., Røed, B.K. et al. Control situations in high-speed craft operation. Cogn Tech Work 9, 67–80 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-006-0042-z
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