A Situational Awareness Primer

Situational Awareness—it’s more than simply being alert.

Do you know what to look for and where to look?

Do you know what constitutes as “environment”?

Do you know how to “see”?

Do you know when to “see”?

Do you know how to prepare to be seen or not seen?

Are you using all your senses to create a picture of information?

Can you assess yourself internally and externally?

Do you know how to assess?

Do you know how to simplify what you experience to make quick decisions?

Do you know what factors increase or decrease perception and cognition?