RISK CONTROL THROUGH QUALITY MANAGEMENT (FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND TOOLS)

The evolution of shipping towards the present situations of crewing, management, ship's condition, the international reaction to disasters and other factors, presents opportunities for building effective management systems. The management function is applied as the means of control for the majority of objectives that an operator may have, in terms of ship safety, pollution prevention and effective running. The risk management concept is applied to develop management objectives, and identify areas of risk that need to be addressed. using well thought out objectives, a quality management system based on the International Maritime |Organisation's (IMO) guidelines, and the International Standards Organisations's ISO 9002, can be developed and put into practice for the benefit of the operator, the industry and society.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • IMAS 92. Intl Conf on Quality of Shipping in the Year 2000; Nicosica, Cyprus, 11-13 Nov 1992. Organised & Sponsored by Inst Marine Engrs. Pprs. Publ by Marine Management (Holdings) Ltd. Ppr 16, p 125 [10p, 7ref, 6tab, 4fig]
• Authors:
  • Jenner, B P
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Quality control; Risk management; Ship operations
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00706072
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM