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International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America Opinion Editorials Columns Perspectives Editorial Cartoons More Opinion Research and Reports Directories White Papers People Comings & Goings Up Close Executive Q&A's Awards and Events Risk Management Human error remains the most important factor in marine accidents Reprints By ship accidents due to human error Sarah Veysey 9/8/2013 12:00:00 AM Share While huge strides continue to be made in improving
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marine safety, human error remains the most important factor in marine accidents.And competitive pressures coupled with the increasing size of vessels mean
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that training and quality of crew are becoming ever more important, experts say.Marine safety is an issue that is always near the top of the agenda for the International Union of Marine Insurance, according to its secretary
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general, Lars Lange.He said that marine insurers are “key stakeholders” in the effort to improve marine safety.IUMI works closely with organizations including the London-based International Maritime Organization, a United Nations body.Most casualties are the result either of equipment failure or human error or a combination of the two, with human error the dominant factor, said Gordon Street, claims manager at Marsh Ltd. in London.A report last year by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, a human errors in shipping unit of Munich-based Allianz S.E., showed that while shipping safety has improved greatly over the past 100 years — since the sinking of the Titanic — and the size of the world's commercial shipping fleet has trebled in that time, there still are key challenges to marine safety. The main challenge, according to the report, is human error, which accounts for more than 75% of marine losses.“The reason behind any given casualty is usually complex and hard to attribute to a single cause — inevitably it is a mixture of a number of things,” said Terje Paulsen, vice president for loss prevention and risk assessment at Arendal, Norway-based Gard AS.While hard data on the causes of marine accidents is difficult to find, “our experience would suggest that human error is a significant part of 70% to 80% of all accidents,” he said.%%BREAK%%While accidents are mostly due to mistakes, they rarely are caused by a single person and should be viewed “in the context of the whole organization — both onboard and ashore.”While the immediate cause of an accident may be the result of the actions of an individual, these frequently “are the result of factors in the local work environment which are a consequence of organizational factors,” he said.Economic pressures may mean that some ship owners may have reduced their training
maritime accidents are thought to be the result of "the human factor". This was the finding of a study of reported accidents conducted by a British marine insurance company a few years ago. Within the maritime industry, marine accidents case study references to such investigations often carry the implication that we have obviously made causes of maritime accidents considerable progress in developing reliable technology, while much remains to be done in the area of training of officers and crew, causes of ship accidents i.e. the operators. The high percentage of human errors onboard ships has caused the entire industry to be concerned about the quality of the people who run the ships. Although these human errors, the http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20130908/NEWS07/309089991 so-called "human factor", are a major reason why accidents happen, it is still worth taking a critical look at the findings of such studies. Differing Definitions If about 80 percent of all accidents are caused by the human factor, what causes the remaining 20 percent? The most common interpretation is that most of the remainder is due to "technical errors", with only a negligible portion consisting of "unforeseeable http://www.profilschager.com/page109855.html factors". The division into human error, technical error and unforeseeable factors is not particularly useful. Improvements or even perfection in technical systems should then mean that the proportion of human error would increase as the proportion of technical errors decreased. In other words, 100 percent human error would mean that the technology was perfect. Percentual accident frequency merely indicates relative change. If the total number of accidents in the global maritime industry is decreasing, a stable 80 percent share would mean an actual improvement, while if the total number of accidents is increasing, it would mean a worsening. The lack of a scientific definition of "the human factor" also makes it difficult to interpret the findings of such investigations. A review of the literature shows that the authors of the most widely read standard works on the subject have neither defined nor limited the concepts they describe. It is therefore difficult to be certain that different investigators are analysing the same thing. An attempt to define concepts is generally regarded as a prerequisite in scientific contexts. Within the maritime community, however, where people are prepared to legislate and make investments in order to deal with accidents, the lack of definitions makes i
by Marine Profile Sweden BA, can be ordered through www.breakwater.se186 pages,© 2008Fact: about 80 %of all maritime accidents are due to human errors. http://www.theartofdredging.com/brhumanerror.htm "Human error" may be a painful subjectfor most professional mariners. A lot of us are still in a state of denial on the subject of human errors, and a lot of shipping companies do not practise a "no-blame culture", in which a human error is seen as impersonal, and a learning experience for all. This is a very modern approach. human error The established view in most companies was -and still is- that a human error isa personal failure and a reason for dismissal. This may be a shortcut; jumping to conclusions. Without a proper investigation of accidents, valuable lessons concerning the deeper reasons for human failuremay be missed.Bengt Schagter is a "maritime psychologist". Raised my eyebrows: a maritime psychologist.... What's next accidents caused by ? A shrink onboard ? (*)The book is intended for maritime professionals,and as a textbook in human error and human performance, and is useful reading for everybody in charge of a ship, or a watch. It's the only book available specific on this subject."Human error" is defined as " ... when things go wrong in spite of of individuals' deliberate efforts to avoid perils ...".From perception to action; humans are imperfect in decoding facts and acting on them. Mechanism in our mindmay block data, may render usimmobile, or unwilling to act upon incomplete information, upon emotionally charged situations, etc... Humans often lack in logical thinking and have a limited attention span. Technology may be brought in to relieve human operators from repetitive tasks, but technology itself is liable to failures, and the MMI (man Machine Interface)may bring more complications.The author touches further upon the value of experience, upon complacency, situational awareness, teamwork, stress, etc ...The pitch of the whole book may be rather dull, but is interlaced with case studies from high-profile maritime accidents (a.o. Estonia, Torrey Cany
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