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dc.contributor.authorBatalden, Bjørn-Morten
dc.contributor.authorSydnes, Are K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-03T08:53:12Z
dc.date.available2022-06-03T08:53:12Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-27
dc.description.abstractAbstract In 1993, the International Maritime Organization adopted the International Safety Management (ISM) Code which requires all shipping companies operating certain types of vessels to establish safety management systems. Nevertheless, two decades later, maritime safety remains a concern. This article studies 94 maritime cases investigated by the Maritime Accident Investigation Branch in the UK. By providing an analysis of reported casualties and incidents, it highlights current challenges in maritime safety. For each casualty and incident, the study reviews the underlying causal factors. These causal factors are then coded according to the functional sections of the ISM Code, covering various aspects of safety management. To investigate human and organizational factors involved in the casualties and incidents, the human factor analysis and classification system (HFACS) is applied to code the same data. Finally, the relative seriousness of casualties and incidents is considered to discuss the findings from ISM Code and HFACS reviews. The study found that the main challenges pertain to the development of plans for shipboard operations, local shipboard management, and the ability of the company to verify when such practices deviate from best practices or required standards.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBatalden, BM., Sydnes, A.K. Maritime safety and the ISM code: a study of investigated casualties and incidents. WMU J Marit Affairs 13, 3–25 (2014)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1043232
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s13437-013-0051-8
dc.identifier.issn1651-436X
dc.identifier.issn1654-1642
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/25368
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.journalWMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (JoMA)
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2013 World Maritime Universityen_US
dc.titleMaritime safety and the ISM code: a study of investigated casualties and incidentsen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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