Situation awareness is an operator’s or team’s perception of relevant elements in the environment, comprehension of what they mean, and projection of how they will develop. It underpins decisions in dynamic, high-risk operations and can be degraded by overload.
- Entry typeKey concept
- Category of its source unitProtocols & Standards
- DomainRisk, Crisis & Safety
What these mean
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Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.
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Protocols & Standards
Defines shared rules, standardized sequences or requirements for actions and exchanges. Its practical contribution is an explicit basis for coordinated use or conformity within a specified scope.