Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CREW SIZE AND MARITIME SAFETY
  • Copyright
  • DEDICATION
  • Preface
  • ORIGIN OF THE STUDY
  • SCOPE OF THE STUDY
  • STUDY METHODS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • WHAT ARE THE SAFETY CONCERNS?
  • WHAT IS THE SAFETY RECORD?
  • ARE THERE HUMAN FACTORS CONCERNS? HOW CAN THEY BE MANAGED?
  • HOW SHOULD SAFE CREW LEVELS BE ESTABLISHED?
  • DO U.S. MANNING LAWS NEED TO BE MODERNIZED?
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 1 Introduction
  • SAFETY CONCERNS
  • MANNING REDUCTIONS IN THE WORLD'S FLEETS, 1950S-1980S
  • The First Generation
  • Progress Toward the Unattended Engine RoomAutomated Boiler Controls
  • The Unattended Engine Room
  • Innovations in the Deck Department
  • Elimination of the Relief Person on Navigation Watches
  • Mechanization of the Deck
  • Containerization of Cargo
  • Technology in the Steward's Department
  • The Maintenance Department Aboard U.S.-Flag Vessels: Response to a Regulatory Impasse
  • State of the Art and the Decade Ahead
  • West Germany
  • Japan
  • The Netherlands
  • Two Models for Manning Innovation
  • MAKING THE BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY
  • The Need for a Systems Approach to Manning AssessmentsSUMMARY
  • REFERENCES
  • 2 Safety Experience with Smaller Crews
  • THE PROBLEM OF QUANTIFYING MARITIME SAFETY
  • Lack of Reliable Data
  • Improving the Collection of Data
  • INDUSTRY SAFETY INFORMATION
  • Lloyd's Vessel Loss Data
  • Marine Index Bureau Injury Data
  • Tanker Casualty Data
  • U.S. Coast Guard Annual Casualty Reports
  • Oil Spill Data
  • Individual Company Data
  • Safety Implications of Available Data
  • SAFETY CONCERNS
  • Labor Organizations
  • Vessel Operators
  • Specific Safety ConcernsFatigue
  • Maintenance Practices
  • Emergency Response Capacity
  • Reduced Training Opportunities for Unlicensed Personnel
  • Service Continuity by Crew Members
  • Physical Demands on Crew Members
  • Changed Shipboard Social Conditions
  • FURTHER RESEARCH
  • FINDINGS
  • REFERENCES
  • 3 Managing the Human Factors Aspects of Change
  • HUMAN FACTORS REQUIRING PARTICULAR ATTENTION
  • Work Hours and Fatigue
  • Standard Watch Rotations and Fatigue
  • The Impact of Automation
  • Integrated Bridge Systems
  • Single-Handed Bridge OperationDeck and Engine Room Automation
  • Sociological Impacts
  • Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Adequacy of Coast Guard Human Factors Analyses
  • MANAGING THE HUMAN FACTORS ASPECTS OF CHANGE
  • Fatigue and Boredom
  • Excessive Workload
  • Shipboard Living Conditions
  • Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Adequacy of Coast Guard Human Factors Tools
  • Certification
  • Accident Investigation
  • TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF SKILLS FOR SHIPS OF THE FUTURE
  • Training and Licensing Programs of Advanced Shipping Nations
  • Japan