Issue No. 33: An accident that should never have happened
The Nautical Institute has published its latest Alert! Bulletin Issue No. 33, where the main theme is ‘An accident that should not never have happened’. The cover article tells a sad tale of an accident that should never have happened. It demonstrates a lack of awareness (education) of what constitutes an enclosed space and of the dangers of entering such spaces without taking the necessary precautions; and a lack of training and drills in rescue procedures.
There have been a number of initiatives aimed at improving the awareness of the dangers of entering enclosed spaces. The IMO’s 92nd Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 92) recently adopted amendments to SOLAS regulation III/19, on emergency training and drills, to mandate enclosed-space entry and rescue drills, which will require crew members with enclosed-space entry or rescue responsibilities to participate in an enclosed-space entry and rescue drill at least once every two months. The amendments are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2015.
This Issue of Alert! focusses on Education and Training.
In Issue Alert! No. 6, Education is described as:
‘The gradual process of acquiring knowledge through learning and instruction, and the development of personal attributes through upbringing and observation and gaining knowledge through textbooks’
And Training as:
‘The development of skills or knowledge through instruction or practice, which is a planned systematic development of the aptitude, knowledge, understanding, skill, attitude and behaviour pattern required by an individual, so that he/she can adequately carry out a given task or perform in a particular job’
However, in everything we do, there are elements of education and training, particularly when addressing the role of human behaviour in respect to safety at sea, safety culture change programs or the development and recognition of people.
The centrespread in this Issue offers some thoughts on this subject by way of an A to Z of Education and Training.
Read more in the latest Alert! Issue No.33
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The Alert! Project – launched in October 2003 – is a campaign to improve the awareness of the human element in the maritime industry. This is a Nautical Institute project, sponsored by The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust. Further information about the human element awareness initiative, and electronic copies of Alert! can be found atwww.he-alert.org |
