2007, Piran, Slovenia

Environmental Ergonomics XII
Igor B. Mekjavic, Stelios N. Kounalakis & Nigel A.S. Taylor (Eds.), © BIOMED, Ljubljana 2007
Twenty-two percent of the physically-demanding tasks were associated with carrying loads,
but also utilising the whole body to perform the activity. To satisfactorily perform these tasks,
one must be able to carry a load of 50-60 kg over distances from 100-220 metres. The most
commonly performed general movement action involved upper-body lift and carriage (39% of
observed tasks). The second most common primary fitness attribute associated with this trade
was local muscle endurance; identified within 39% of the observed tasks (Table 2).
Analysis of training volume and modality: An evaluation of the physical training undertaken
by the divers, indicated