TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Impact of shift work on sleep and fatigue in maritime pilots
JO  - Ergonomics
A1  - Tait, Jamie L.
A1  - Chambers, Timothy P.
A1  - Tait, Regan S.
A1  - Main, Luana C.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study examined how objective measures of sleep change across shift-cycles, and the impact of this on sleep quality and fatigue. Forty maritime pilots were recruited from Australian ports. Sleep wake-behaviour (timing and length), and self-reported sleep quality and fatigue, were assessed to determine any impact of roster status and 'on-call' status. On-roster pilots experienced reduced night time sleep duration compared to those off-roster (57 ± 8.8 mins), while working on-call also diminished night time sleep duration (126 ± 11.3 mins) and quality, compared to workers not on-call. Fatigue scores indicated that participants were not fully recovered prior to commencing rostered night shift, while sleep quality was significantly worse following sleep that occurred after a night shift, compared to after a day shift. These findings potentially support workplace negotiations to change future shift cycles, and to adopt monitoring systems may mitigate the risk of fatigue-related accidents and chronic health outcomes. Practitioner Summary: Long and irregular work hours of maritime pilotage can compromise worker performance and safety. This observational study found that on-roster pilots experience reduced sleep duration compared to those off-roster, while working on-call further diminishes sleep duration and quality. Future workload/fatigue monitoring systems may mitigate fatigue-related accidents and adverse chronic health outcomes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0014-0139
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2021.1882705
ID  - ref1
ER  -