The Role and Importance of Safety in Maritime Transportation

Today, safety is a very important factor that affects all elements of maritime industry. However, safety management and its implementation in the maritime industry are more important than ever. International legislation and regulations in shipping were rather scarce at the time of the Titanic tragedy. Present-day maritime industry has a number of codes, conventions and guidelines that set the boundaries of safety and efficiency in shipping. The development of maritime industry has resulted in the great development of technology, design, size, propulsion and safety of ships. Consequently, the development of new technologies in the maritime industry has brought changes in the education systems over the last few decades. After the Second World War the maritime education system has been evolving proportionally to the demands of the industry. Despite great breakthroughs in technology and safety at the workplace, the marine industry is still a relatively dangerous place to work. This paper presents the flow and the analysis of the development of technologies that have been major milestones in shipping with regard to their contribution to maritime safety. The paper also discusses important factors that adversely affect the safety of navigation today and points out the dangers affecting the future of maritime safety, with the aim of minimising the dangers, i.e. material and human losses, and maximising the environment preservation.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pfst.unist.hr/imsc/archive/2014/IMSC2014_proceedings.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of the University of Split, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Croatia.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Split

  Faculty of Maritime Studies
  Zrinsko-Frankopanska 38
  Split,   Croatia  HR-21000
• Authors:
  • Galić, Stipe
  • Lušić, Zvonimir
  • Skoko, Ivica
• Conference:
  • 6th International Maritime Science Conference (IMSC 2014)
  • Location: Solin , Croatia
  • Date: 2014-4-28 to 2014-4-29
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 186-200
• Monograph Title: 6th International Maritime Science Conference (IMSC 2014) Book of Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guidelines; Maritime industry; Maritime safety; Policy, legislation and regulation; Safety management; Ship navigational aids; Shipping
• Identifier Terms: Titanic (Steamship)
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01611166
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 21 2016 2:45PM