[The quantitative assessment of the level of the emotional stability of an operator specialist]

A methodical approach to appreciation of the emotional stability of specialists-operators was experimentally approved, carrying out standard tests at the simulator of various extreme situations. The authors worked out a quantitative formula for appreciation of emotional stability, making use of the initial data obtained in standard tests carried out by operator in drill, optimum and extreme variants. There is a scale that includes five categories of emotional stability (high, relatively high, middle, relatively low, low). A special methodical approach is recommended to detect emotionally unstable operators (or candidates for these posts), and also for an a priori prognostication of the operators' activities in stress situations.