State and trait anxiety when making management decisions on the transport

Abstract

Problems of accidents on maritime fleet for reasons of anxiety has not been studied before. The article presents data on the level of state and trait anxiety of navigators, which are characterized by mental state of high tension, due to the specific situation. Charles D. Spielberger method of testing of ship captains showed that normal (average) level of state anxiety is 62.7 %, and trait anxiety 52.6 %. Controlling the anxiety may lead to reduction of accidents on transport.