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TRB's National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Report 36: Enhancing Sleep Efficiency on Vessels in the Tug/Towboat/Barge Industry provides best practices to improve an operator's sleep and reduce operator fatigue in the United States inland waterway industry, including the use of anchor-sleep/nap-sleep strategies.

NCFRP Report 36 identifies and describes the metrics that could be used to evaluate current operational interventions (e.g., educational materials and programs; noise abatement; sleep disorders screening, especially sleep apnea; wellness and nutritional programs) for their effectiveness in improving sleep efficiency on tugs/towboats/barges; evaluates the use of anchor-sleep/nap-sleep strategies on sleep behavior among personnel in the inland waterway industry; and identifies barriers that inhibit waterway personnel from adopting good sleep management practices and propose ways to overcome the barriers.

The report also develops a list of best practices that could be implemented by the waterway industry, companies, crews, or individuals to enhance sleep efficiency; and includes a compendium of best practices for enhancing sleep efficiency in the U.S. inland waterway industry.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Enhancing Sleep Efficiency on Vessels in the Tug/Towboat/Barge Industry. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/21933.

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180 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/21933
Chapters skim
Front Matter i-viii
Summary 1-4
Chapter 1 - Background 5-12
Chapter 2 - Research Approach 13-21
Chapter 3 - Findings and Application 22-91
Chapter 4 - Conclusions and Suggested Research 92-96
References 97-99
Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms, and Symbols 100-100
Appendix A - Bibliography 101-102
Appendix B - Surveys and Sleep Diary 103-124
Appendix C - Management Survey Responses 125-170

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