ABSTRACT
Situational Awareness (SA) is knowledge relevant to the task being performed. For example, pilots must know the state of their aircraft, the environment through which they are flying, and relationships between them, such as thunderstorms are associated with turbulence. It is a critical component of decision making and has been included in several models of decision making (e.g., Dorfel and Distelmaier model, 1997; see Figure 3.1). SA has three levels (Endsley, 1991): Level 1, perception of the elements in the environment; Level 2, comprehension of the current situation; and Level 3, projection of future status. Decision making under uncertainty and time pressure (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="TNF-CH003_CIT00001">Dorfel and Distelmaier, 1997</xref>, p. 2). https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-u.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429001024/64ec8bbd-f20a-4a73-a676-a5e9aa4d5b30/content/fig3_1_B.tif"/>
