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ClassNK Releases New Guidelines for the Prevention of Human Error Aboard Ships |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
 Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) is pleased to announce the publication of a new guideline entitled, Guidelines for the Prevention of Human Error aboard Ships.
Man-made causes are said to account for some 80% of all marine
casualties. Hence, reducing the possibility of human error can be
considered as being both essential to and an effective means of reducing
casualties. While many factors can contribute to a casualty, human
error onboard ship can be often reduced by strengthening the training
and education of all crew, and by addressing more indirect contributing
factors such as hardware or other ergonomic related causes.
The implementation of the International Safety Management Code has
played an important role in strengthening the training and education of
crewmembers. At the same time, the shipping industry has globally also
started to become aware of the importance of ergonomic considerations in
the design and installation stages of marine equipment systems in
recent years. In fact, ergonomic design of the man and machine
interface is not only important for ensuring a smooth flow of
information between man and machinery, but is also expected to make the
working environment of marine equipment systems more effective and
safer. It will also help to reduce the workload of the crew and
contribute to minimizing the occurrence of errors.
These new guidelines start off by setting out principles on how to
implement design considerations for reducing human error in the light of
ergonomics. They emphasize ergonomic aspects of marine machinery
systems provided onboard ships, mainly in the engine room, to ensure
that due consideration is to be given to the mutual interaction between
crew and equipment systems in the design and installation stages. Case
studies of several instances from the viewpoint of ergonomic design
along with design based preventive measures and thinking are also are
given for reference.
Source: ClassNK
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