The need for a structured policy towards reducing human-factor errors in marine accidents |
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Authors: | I. C. Millar |
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Affiliation: | National Maritime Institute , Faggs Road, Feltham, Middlesex TW14 0LQ, UK |
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Abstract: | The paper questions why so little attention has been given to the primary control centre of a merchant ship, namely the bridge, when so many accidents at sea are caused by ‘human error’. The paper then suggests that there is a need for a policy which will draw the various threads of the problem together in a form suitable for international discussion and even legislation. The identified areas are those of training, bridge design, psychology and marine traffic discipline. |
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