Human factor : towards a unified approach for safety management in shipping
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Human factor ; Soft skills ; TMSA new element 14 ; Safety culture ; Just cultureAbstract
Introduction – Shipping is a special commercial and economic system due to the nature and specificity of the entities involved, the specialized know-how required, and the very high capital involved. Shipping companies have complex organizational and management structures, operating as global organizations. For the proper operation of businesses, all available company resources must be properly managed.
Aim - The purpose of this thesis is to make an in-depth research about the ''Human Factor'', towards a unified approach for safety management in shipping. Secondly, through this study, an effort is made in order to interpret the results of the research, to present the conditions that shape them and to come up with proposals that will improve these conditions.
Methodology - The study makes use of both of secondary and primary research. Already published relevant and appropriate data have been carefully chosen. A wide range of related secondary sources, such as, magazines that present the ''Human Factor'', towards a unified approach for safety management in shipping, credible professional web sites, online newspapers and magazines, professional journals and blogs, and last but not least social media posts and statistics which are the main tool of this research, especially many posts and reviews were used to come up with the desirable result.
Results – The 37% of the participants said that they neither agree nor disagree with the fact that the lack of awareness of the seriousness of the jeopardies of the job from part of crew members is possible danger for incidents or accidents, the 34% totally disagreed whereas a 22% agreed, the 55% of the participants said that they agreed with the fact that work overload from crew members is possible danger for incidents or accidents, a 24% neither agree nor disagree and a 18% totally agreed and the 36% of the participants said that they agreed with the fact that decisions based on incomplete information from crew members is possible danger for incidents or accidents, a 33% totally agreed whereas a 27% neither agreed nor disagreed.
Conclusion – Consequently, shipping companies must ensure that Masters / First Engineers (old and new), Mates / Second Engineers, Second Mates / Third Engineers and all bridge / engine watch officers (even deck mates / engine room), are well versed in new technologies on the bridge/engine room and are able to interact as best as possible with other officers, pilots and equipment on the bridge/engine room, both under normal conditions and in distress situations.
Postgraduate Studies Programme
Βιωσιμότητα και Ποιότητα στη Θαλάσσια ΒιομηχανίαDepartment
Σχολή Ναυτιλίας και Βιομηχανίας. Τμήμα Ναυτιλιακών ΣπουδώνNumber of pages
69Language
EnglishCollections
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Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ελλάδα
Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ελλάδα