Knowledge areas

If you are applying for Registered or Technical Membership, you need to demonstrate knowledge in each of the five following areas:

1. Anatomy & Physiology, which includes:
   • anatomy
   • anthropometry
   • physiology
   • physiotherapy
   • biomechanics
   • physical capabilities
   • postural and biomechanical loading
   • physiological fatigue
   • disorientation
   • vestibular loading
   • musculoskeletal disorders
   • ageing
   • sensory and motor disabilities
2. The Work Environment, which includes:
   • sound and noise
   • thermal environments
   • visibility and lighting
   • vibration
   • acceleration and g-forces
   • hyperbaric & hypobaric environments
   • circadian rhythms
   • physiological fatigue
   • physiological stress
   • audition
   • vision
   • other senses
3. People & Systems, which includes:
   • human machine systems
   • knowledge elicitation
   • system design standards
   • systems theory
   • soft systems
   • systems evaluation and validation
4. Psychology, which includes:
   • behaviour and attitudes
   • motivation
   • vigilance
   • mental fatigue
   • decision making
   • human reliability
   • human error
   • risk perception
   • learning and skills acquisition
   • mental workload
   • mental modelling
   • situation awareness
   • psychometrics
   • cognitive skills
   • psychological stress
   • global cultural variances
   • safety cultures
   • team work and groups
   • communications
   • group behaviour
   • organisational behaviour
   • organisational change
5. Methods & tools, which includes:
   • experimental design
   • statistics
   • measurement techniques

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