ABSTRACT

Emergency situation causes very high psychical overloads, special emotional conditions of psychical mental tension which can be determined in such terms as “stress”, “affect”, and “panic”.

In an emergency situation the crew’s activity becomes more complicated due to such psychological factor as “fear of making mistakes”. Under the developing emergency conditions legal and moral responsibility for prompt and correct actions is increasing. Untrained senior officers and crew members might have the “fear of making mistakes”. They might think that their wrong actions and decisions could cause material loss and casualties. The “fear of making mistakes” doesn’t allow them to make right, informed decisions and efficient countermeasures in case of emergency.