The ISPS Code as a Component of Onboard Resources in Bayesian Analysis

This paper describes how, nowadays, the influence of resources on safety and security at sea is one of the most critical elements of the existing management system. The already enormous regulatory workload on the crew under ISM Code, STCW, SOLAS and MARPOL has now increased because of the ISPS Code Requirements. This again puts more stress on human and organizational factors in general, and deck officers’ attention and performance in particular. The importance of human resources can be well reflected in a model, but it is difficult to reveal through statistics. Since Bayesian networks naturally represent causal chains, the is, cause-effect relationships between parent and child nodes, this paper supplies evidence of past events and then runs the Bayesian network to see what the most likely future outcomes will be. Their strength is that they are robust if missing some part of the information, and will make the best possible prediction with whatever information is present. Therefore they were used for modeling crew resources. The modeling proves an overload on crew members and it also shows the limited resources on board ship. In order to ensure efficiency of the ISPS Code procedures, extra training is required which should be incorporated into the general curriculum of MET institutions. More attention to security issues should be paid on the part of Port Facilities. ISPS Code related inspections should consider the availability of manpower on board to ensure efficient performance.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Print
  • Features: Figures; References;
  • Pagination: pp 215-224
  • Monograph Title: Maritime Security and MET

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01020129
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 1845640586
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Mar 15 2006 8:25AM