Consolidation of Subtleties – How to Improve Safety and Safety Culture
Human error is said to play a part in up to 80% of accidents in the maritime industry.  Over the past 34 years, studies by a number of authors have … Read More
Category: Human Element
SA : Scan and Focus : Seeing Bad Things Coming…
Situational Awareness (SA) is one of the oft-cited reasons as to why an accident or incident occurred. Whether it be a safety observation, near miss or full-blown NTSB or MAIB … Read More
Safety Observation : Being social? Or being distracted?
Outbound from a recent port, the channel pilot and officer of the watch found that they were acquainted and part of the same social groups. This lead to conversations that … Read More