Human-factors practitioner Grech, with an Australian defense agency, and scholar Tim Horberry (U. of Queensland), along with psychologist Thomas Koester, with a technology company near Copenhagen, apply to ships, offshore drilling platforms, and other maritime contexts some of the principles and findings developed in the study of how people and non-human systems interact. Their topics include psychological capabilities and limitations, communication and team work, interacting with technology, and methods for data collection. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)