Maritime safety and the ISM code: a study of investigated casualties and incidents

In 1993, the International Maritime Organization adopted the International Safety Management (ISM) Code which requires all shipping companies operating certain types of vessels to establish safety management systems. Nevertheless, two decades later, maritime safety remains a concern. This article studies 94 maritime cases investigated by the Maritime Accident Investigation Branch in the UK. By providing an analysis of reported casualties and incidents, it highlights current challenges in maritime safety. For each casualty and incident, the study reviews the underlying causal factors. These causal factors are then coded according to the functional sections of the ISM Code, covering various aspects of safety management. To investigate human and organizational factors involved in the casualties and incidents, the human factor analysis and classification system (HFACS) is applied to code the same data. Finally, the relative seriousness of casualties and incidents is considered to discuss the findings from ISM Code and HFACS reviews. The study found that the main challenges pertain to the development of plans for shipboard operations, local shipboard management, and the ability of the company to verify when such practices deviate from best practices or required standards.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-013-0051-8
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/1651436X
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © World Maritime University 2013.
• Authors:
  • Batalden, Bjørn-Morten
  • Sydnes, Are Kristoffer
• Publication Date: 2014-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 3-25
• Serial:
  • WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
  • ISSN: 1651-436X
  • Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/13437

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Casualties; Maritime safety; Ship lines; Shipping; Water transportation crashes
• Identifier Terms: International Maritime Organization; International Safety Management Code
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01606608
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 28 2016 10:48AM