Consider the following elements of situation awareness:

1. Perception of elements in the environment within a volume of time and space, comprehension of their meaning and projection of their status in the future

2. Perception of elements in the environment within a volume of time and space, comprehension of their meaning, projection of their status in the future and interpretation of the results

3. Sensing of the elements in the environment, perception of those elements, analysis of consequences, projection of alternative outcomes and interpretation of the results

Which of the above is/are correct?

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  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 3 only

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Option 1 : 1 only
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Situation awareness: It is being aware of what is happening around us and understanding what that information means to us now and in the future. The awareness is usually defined in terms of what information is important for a particular job or goal.

Situation awareness is the perception of elements in the environment with a volume of time and space, comprehension of their meaning and projection of their status in future.

The situation awareness breaks into the three separate levels

  • Level 1- perception of the elements in environment
  • Level 2- comprehension of the current situation
  • Level 3- Projection of future status.
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