Elsevier, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005. 528 p.
ISBN-10:0750659998
Shipping and marine transportation is a highly regulated global industry. With heightened public awareness of the environmental and human cost of marine accidents, and tighter legislation from govements and inteational bodies on ships and shipping operations, the safe and efficient operation of ships is a priority for all ship builders, owners and operators. This book is the essential guide to the safety of maritime transportation for anyone in the field.
The book covers all aspects of maritime risk and safety from engineering and operational perspectives, as well as regulatory and health and safety requirements. It addresses the needs of both professionals and students working in the related fields of shipping management, ship design and naval architecture and transport management, as well as fields including safety management, insurance and accident investigation.
-A high profile subject of great inteational conce
-The only text to deal with safety management of marine transport in detail
-Covers inteationally agreed standards and requirements
The book is organized in 4 parts or 15 chapters:
I. Background: Introduction, Maritime risk picture, Rules and regulations,
II. Statistical methods: Statistical risk monitoring, Decisions in operation
III. Risk analysis: Tra?c-based models, Damage estimation, Risk analysis techniques, Cost-bene?t analysis, Formal safety assessment
IV. Management and operations: Human factors, Occupational safety, Accident analysis, Emergency preparedness, Safety management
Shipping and marine transportation is a highly regulated global industry. With heightened public awareness of the environmental and human cost of marine accidents, and tighter legislation from govements and inteational bodies on ships and shipping operations, the safe and efficient operation of ships is a priority for all ship builders, owners and operators. This book is the essential guide to the safety of maritime transportation for anyone in the field.
The book covers all aspects of maritime risk and safety from engineering and operational perspectives, as well as regulatory and health and safety requirements. It addresses the needs of both professionals and students working in the related fields of shipping management, ship design and naval architecture and transport management, as well as fields including safety management, insurance and accident investigation.
-A high profile subject of great inteational conce
-The only text to deal with safety management of marine transport in detail
-Covers inteationally agreed standards and requirements
The book is organized in 4 parts or 15 chapters:
I. Background: Introduction, Maritime risk picture, Rules and regulations,
II. Statistical methods: Statistical risk monitoring, Decisions in operation
III. Risk analysis: Tra?c-based models, Damage estimation, Risk analysis techniques, Cost-bene?t analysis, Formal safety assessment
IV. Management and operations: Human factors, Occupational safety, Accident analysis, Emergency preparedness, Safety management