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The History of Safety at Sea

Since the earliest times, the sea has always been synonymous with insecurity for those who venture on to it. He that would sail without danger must never come on the main sea, as the proverb puts it. This endemic absence of safety probably explains why early maritime trade was mainly the preserve of adventurers. The sea was associated with the idea of chance or fate. a concept still to be found in expressions such as "maritime perils". Seaborne transport developed in such a laissez-faire way that the many accidents of which bold navigators were victims were soon accepted as part of the natural course of things. As a leading contemporary professor of maritime law puts it, The frailty of the human factor, in the face of the inexhaustible and indefinable sea, confers on the effort of navigation the character of a bold venture, which may succeed and prove quite profitable, but which can also fail and cause irreparable losses. See More...

General Cargo Ships and Safety

General cargoes such as grain, minerals, timber and even items classified as dangerous are carried in bulk. Safety of ship and its crew as well as safety of cargoes on stowage and to its destination are important considerations for general cargo ships including specialized vessels such as container ships, ro-ro ships and car carriers, among others. See More...

Bulk Carrier - Improving Cargo Safety

Many different products are carried on ships in bulk. Grains, such as wheat, maize, millet and rye have been transported by sea for centuries - the wheat trade between north Africa and Italy was a major economic feature of the Roman Empire, for example. Since the last century, the grain trade has grown in importance and much of it is carried by sea, often on long trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific voyages. See More...

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Human Factors in the Maritime Domain ( BOOK )

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Grech, M R;

Horberry, T J;

Koester, T

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Introduction. Individual Factors (or Characteristics). Task/Individual Interaction Factors. Environmental/Individual Interaction Factors (Noise, Vibration, Seasickness). Technology/Individual Interaction Factors. Organisation/Individual Interaction Factors. Human Factors and Maritime Safety. Some Methodologies Used for Collection of Human Factors Data (Accidents, Incidents, and Near Miss). The Future. Appendix.

Keywords

HUMAN;

PEOPLE;

PSYCHOLOGY;

BEHAVIOUR;

SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS;

TEAM WORK;

COMMUNICATION;

NAVIGATION;

COLLISIONS

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