LESSONS THAT MAY BE LEARNED FROM CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE TEACHING OF SHIPBOARD PERSONNEL

A study in the UK indicated that human error was a causal factor in more than 90% of the grounding incidents studied and in more than 75% of the contacts, fires and explosions. If human error as a factor is to be reduced, seafarers must be made aware of how accidents are caused and should be sufficiently proficient in safe shipboard practices to act intuitively and instinctively during emergencies. Several case studies of marine accidents are briefly reviewed to illustrate how lessons from casualty investigations have been or can be used for teaching ship personnel.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference paper
• Authors:
  • Vardon, R D
• Conference:
  • International Conference on Maritime Education and Training, 5th
  • Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Date: 1988-9-19 to 1988-9-22
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 14p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Education and training; Human error; Safety
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00659181
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM