Tag: human factor

A key finding of the Club's investigation into auxiliary engine damage is that 55% of casualties occur within only 10% of the time between overhaul, corresponding to the first 1,000 hours or so of operation after overhaul. In most cases, the damage occurs only a few hours after start up.

The cause of the crash of 'Swiss Crystal' cruise ship into a motorway bridge on Rhine river, on the evening of 26 December, was attributed to the pilot's steering error. The conclusion was announced by Swiss shipping company 'Scylla', noting that the incident would be further investigated to prevent similar cases in the future.

To realise the full potential of digitalisation, the maritime sector must focus on behavioural change by the human element, argues Transas CEO Frank Coles. Failing to appreciate and understand properly how people interface with new technology can lead to poor implementation.  

Retaining the best crews on board is one of the biggest challenges that safety industry is facing, thus, our SeaSense column, in association with the North P&I Club, is now focusing on IMO’s STCW Convention, which sets the baseline for seafarer’s training. However is this Convention delivering the seafarers the industry needs?

Speaking at the opening of IMO's 30th Assembly session, IMO Secretary-General Mr. Kitack Lim highlighted his ambition to transform IMO into a “knowledge based Organization”. Considering digital disruption will arrive in the shipping world very soon, IMO must be ready, Mr Lim highlighted.

OCIMF said that during its 85th meeting, the busy agenda included discussions for updates of the SIRE programme. For that purpose, an OCIMF’s working group has been set up to review the programme and take into consideration current industry challenges and risks.

The 38th edition of Europort maritime exhibition opened its doors in Rotterdam, on 7 November, focusing this year on three core themes; Big Data, The Environmental Age and the Human Factor.

The US Navy released a report detailing the events and actions that led to the collision of USS Fitzgerald and ACX Crystal on 17 June, and the collision of USS John S. McCain and merchant vessel Alnic MC, on 21 August. The report concludes that both incidents were avoidable and resulted from lack of procedural compliance. 

Warwick Norman, CEO, Rightship, talked about the vetting evolution over the last twenty years at the 2017 SAFETY4SEA Conference. Capt. Norman said that the motivation for the creation of RightShip was largely a desire to improve safety standards, in particular around the cape fleet where both BHP & Rio shared a common risk.