Published: December 2022
The environmental and human costs of marine accidents are high, and risks are considerable. At the same time, expectations from society for the safety of maritime transportation, like most other activities, increase continuously. To meet these expectations, systematic methods for understanding and managing the risks in a cost-efficient manner are needed. This book provides readers with an understanding of how to approach this problem.
Firmly set within the context of the maritime industry, systematic methods for safety management and risk assessment are described. The legal framework and the risk picture within the maritime industry provide necessary context. Safety management is a continuous and wide-ranging process, with a set of methods and tools to support the process. The book provides guidance on how to approach safety management, with many examples from the maritime industry to illustrate practical use.
This extensively revised new edition addresses the needs of students and professionals working in shipping management, ship design and naval architecture, and transport management, as well as safety management, insurance and accident investigation.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The risk picture
3. Terminology
4. Stakeholders, rules and regulations
5. Safety management system
6. Risk acceptance
7. Human and organizational factors
8. Risk analysis methods
9. Measuring risk
10. Methods for navigational risk analysis
11. Human reliability analysis
12. Formal safety assessment
13. Security
14. Accident data
15. Risk reduction measures
16. Emergency preparedness and response
17. Risk-based design
18. Monitoring risk level
19. Learning from accidents and incidents
