FMEA AND THE HUMAN ELEMENT

Technological changes have brought with them a need to adjust philosophies regarding marine safety, to include the assessment and management of attendant risks. In recognition of this, the IMO Code of Safety for High Speed Craft (the HSC Code) requires craft designs to be subjected to risk assessment by way of a Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), to be applied to systems critical to safety. For a number of years, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been studying in a progressive manner "the role of the human element in marine casualties" in all shipboard related disciplines. The requirement for FMEA appears to recognize that "the human element" also has a role to play in design. This paper discussed the interaction between the human element and the need for an FMEA, and the potential created for compounding the effects of the human element. It is demonstrated that, in navigating these new waters, apparently even IMO is subject to "the human element".

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Fast Ferry Intl Conf, 11th; 21-23 Feb 1995; Hong Kong. Pprs. Publ by High Speed Surface Craft Associates, UK {5 p, 2 ref]
• Authors:
  • Wade, R G
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Human error; Safety; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: High speed vessels
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00717453
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 4 1996 12:00AM