Impact of Technology on Safety as Viewed by Ship Operators

Mišković, Darijo; Bielić, Toni; Čulin, Jelena

doi:10.7225/toms.v07.n01.005

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“…Searching for literature on design causes of accidents in the maritime sector, we found (Mišković et al 2018) in addition to Rothblum (2000), Chauvin et al (2013) and Dong et al (2017). In addition, we found a general article discussing the contribution of design to accidents, Kinnersley et al (2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In general, it is seen that poor design is a significant cause of accidents. Mišković et al (2018), mention that poor design was a root cause of adverse situations and prolonged the time of the seafarers to familiarize themselves with the systems, in an environment with shorter handover times. There were differences in settings and interfaces between different manufacturers.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Improvements in rules and regulations to support sensemaking in safety-critical maritime operations

Johnsen¹,

Kilskar²,

Danielsen³

2019

Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL)

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The ability to handle maritime operations is increasingly dependent on control systems. Such systems play a crucial role in critical situations, by presenting safety-critical information that allows operators to make sense of the situation, i.e. sensemaking. Rules and regulations influence design of the systems and training, both key areas impacting safety. This paper is based on regulations in Norway related to design, operation and training of maritime operations involving dynamic positioning (DP) and navigation systems used on the bridge. We have explored accident reports, observed work, performed literature review and interviewed actors (regulators, designers, seafarers, and certification agencies) to get a sound basis for our suggestions. We find that rules are improving slowly and that there is little focus on Human Factors (HF) design from basic ergonomics through support of cognition. Totality of rules has not been adopted to support sensemaking. Technology driven implementation may not support critical tasks and the users can be subjected to stress, poor sensemaking and conditions leading to accidents. Our suggestion is to support functional regulation, focus on HF from design, use critical "safety-cases" and verify training periodically.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Findings From Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Improvements in rules and regulations to support sensemaking in safety-critical maritime operations

Johnsen¹,

Kilskar²,

Danielsen³

2019

Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL)

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“…However, the continuous development and introduction of new technologies has shown the problem of an overwhelming amount of information presented to the officer of the watch (OOW). Complex control systems where information is displayed in many different forms (digitally and analogously, visually and audibly) and with several independent communication systems may significantly increase the workload of a responsible person, whether it is on a ship's bridge [1][2][3][4][5] or some other industrial control systems [6]. This situation is emphasized on board by poorly designed systems or by no centralized information management systems [7].…”

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confidence: 99%

Voice Communication Systems Impact on Navigating Officers

Maglić

Valčić

Gundić

et al. 2020

JMSE

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The tasks of an officer of the watch (OOW) on complex ships during navigation in coastal areas may be very challenging. Almost all the tasks require substantial information processing and timely decision making. Every distracting element should be avoided during navigation. Every call, made through any communication system, activates a new process that the OOW needs to conduct. The new process may interrupt a previously started task. In case of too many incoming calls, the workload of the OOW may increase significantly, thus, their situational awareness may be compromised and the risk of errors may increase. The objective of this research was to analyze the impact of incoming voice calls on the OOW. The research methods used include a questionnaire survey and a series of interviews with experienced officers. The main outcomes refer to the average frequency of incoming calls, duration of conversations and subjective assessment of their influence. The results indicate that, during one watch, an officer needs to answer 14 calls that last 16.19 min altogether. However, the officers consider 45% of calls made during watch keeping as distracting. A possible call management system with the aim to reduce distractions made by low priority calls is proposed in this paper.

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“…The aim of higher levels of technological processes and automation is to improve the efficiency of the vessel. The result of the study led to the conclusion that changes in work organization on board and technology advancement could add to the occurrence of human error (D. Mišković, T. Bielić, J. Čulin, 2018).…”

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Review of Autonomous and Remotely Controlled Ships in Maritime Sector

Bratić

Pavić

Vukša

et al. 2019

ToMS

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This paper presents the extent of the currently achieved progress in autonomous and remotely controlled ships in the maritime sector. Major researches, statements from relevant sources and various anticipations on this subject are presented to outline a comprehensive scope of such progress. The engine room on conventional merchant ships is used as a viewpoint because it comprises numerous and complex systems. The main purpose of this paper is to establish a link between the levels of autonomy and the engine room with its associated systems on a conventional ship. At each level, the link should describe the relations between autonomy and the systems which are commonly found in the engine room on conventional ships. To create this link, comparison analysis uses the latest statements from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Classification Societies. Technical standards for autonomous and offshore vessels are derived from the guidelines provided by Classification Societies. Technical standards and requirements, related to the engine room of such ships, are individually described and compared to provide accurate and comprehensive scope of their current progress.

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Impact of Technology on Safety as Viewed by Ship Operators

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Improvements in rules and regulations to support sensemaking in safety-critical maritime operations

Improvements in rules and regulations to support sensemaking in safety-critical maritime operations

Voice Communication Systems Impact on Navigating Officers

Review of Autonomous and Remotely Controlled Ships in Maritime Sector

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