ENGINEERING TRAINING--THE DEMAND FOR NEW SKILLS?

The paper reviews some common forms of casualties, and discusses their causes. It concludes that the more spectacular failures could be minimized by paying greater attention to basic engineering knowledge, and reviews present training methods and testing procedures. Suggestions for improvement in these areas are then presented.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Symposium on the Operation of Large Ships in London, March 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Institution of Naval Architects, England

  10 Upper Belgrave Street
  London SW1X 8BQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Heaslip, D J
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Safety; Safety education; Safety programs; Ship crews; Training; Training programs; Water transportation crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Crew training (Engine); Ship casualties; Training courses (Safety)
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159927
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM