THE BROAD OPERATIONAL SCENE AND ITS MANAGEMENT - SHIPPING

Improvements in design and operating practices have evolved slowly in the shipping industry over hundreds of years, but the last fifty years in particular have seen substantial increases in regulation and control. By comparison with most other industries shipping is one of the more hazardous, but its safety standards are still very good. Nevertheless, accidents frequently occur, some of which are serious and costly especially in terms of loss of life and damage to the environment. The paper comments on a range of issues which relate to this situation. The diffuse international nature of the shipping business militates against having tight monitoring and control, as do the manner in which accidents are investigated. High operating and safety standards are dependent upon commitment by the managers of individual companies and their willingness to give safety the same attention as they give the commercial aspects. The optimum level of safe operation is probably not being maintained in all companies.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Safety at sea and in the air - taking stock together; a conference organised by Royal Aero Soc, RINA, Soc Underwater Technology, Joint Aero Marine Group, London, 13-15 Nov 1990; Preprints [13 p]
• Authors:
  • Maybourn, R
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Operations; Safety
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00700139
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM