Safety management practices towards preventing injuries and accidents : the case of the shipping industry
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Abstract
This paper discusses the basic philosophy of maritime accident prevention, the
actual facts relating to accidents, the international regulatory framework,
the psychology of safety, fatigue, occupational accidents, the organization needed to
prevent accidents, and the various methods of educating and training employees.
A detailed analysis of all international regulatory framework such as the IMO,
SOLAS, STCW, ISPS and MARPOL are the key to this thesis along with an
analysis of three major accidents that have taken place in the shipping industry,
those of the bulk carriers M/V Derbyshire (1980), M/V Treasure (2000), and M/V
Harita Bauxite (2013). All three bulk carriers sank in different sea areas and
different periods of time due to bad weather, after having been subject to severe
damages in their hull. An analysis of incident was conducted, in order to analyze the
accidents under discussion. According to the analysis, the accidents occurred mainly
because of the structure of vessels, with their hulls not being appropriate and cargo
hatch covers not being strong enough to resist to the pressures imposed by large and
aggressive waves, while in the case of M/V Harita Bauxite the cargo was found to
be to too wet for the hull to withstand the vessel’s heavy rolling in rough weather.
The accidents are not the only to be reported due to the same reasons, and they were
all meant to lead the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to amend its
conventions and develop new and stricter regulations regarding vessels’ design and
structure, as well as cargo storage and handling in the very sensitive and important
case of bulk carriers. The fact that the accident of M/V Harita Bauxite happened
recently in 2013 indicates that lessons have not yet been learned, thereby indicating
that IMO has to become stricter and more efficient as far as the rapid
implementation of its conventions and regulations is concerned.
Postgraduate Studies Programme
Shipping ManagementDepartment
Σχολή Ναυτιλίας και Βιομηχανίας. Τμήμα Ναυτιλιακών ΣπουδώνNumber of pages
77Language
EnglishCollections
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