The international convention for the safety of life at sea: highlighting interrelations of measures towards effective risk mitigation [PDF]
Safety is often described as freedom from unacceptable risk. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) since its establishment has consistently been working towards mitigation of risks at sea by implementing measures through specific legal ...
Dalaklis, Dimitrios, Joseph, Anish
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The Role of the Digital Transformation in the Fight against Crime at Sea
Crime control at the sea involves public activities to create a modern security system in seaports, at the territorial sea and the adjacent zone throughout the sea corridors, as well as in the open sea on sea routes with intensive shipping.Aim.
V. P. Kirilenko, G. V. Alekseev
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Impact of Bulk Carrier Disasters on the Amendments To the SOLAS Convention [PDF]
Maritime transportation facilitates global trade by transporting a wide range of commodities and products across the world's waterways. There are many types of vessels that carry merchandise across the water. Among them are bulk carriers, which transport
Wioleta Hermann
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Stability Criteria - Present Status and Perspectives of Improvement [PDF]
Short historical development and present status of stability criteria is presented. Current work of the International Maritime Organisation on second generation stability criteria is critically assessed showing the advantages and week points of the ...
Lech Kobylinski
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Sharing Ships’ Weather Data via AIS [PDF]
In the aftermath of the sinking of the US-flagged containership El Faro in October 2015, one of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) recommendations was for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to explore ...
Brian Tetreault, Gregory W. Johnson
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Risk evaluation for RoPax vessels [PDF]
The paper presents the results of a recent risk evalua-tion study for RoPax vessels, carried out as part of the activities of the SAFEDOR Integrated Project.
Konovessis, Dimitris, Vassalos, Dracos
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Safety Management on Ro-Ro Passenger Ships [PDF]
To define the safety management on Ro-Ro passenger ship, the wide spectrum of captain’s responsibilities should be taken into consideration. One of the important responsibilities is the ship’s stability examination.
Marek Szymonski
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Investigating Abandonment Errors in Cruise/Passenger Ships: Researching the Reasons Leading to Life-Losses During an Evacuation [PDF]
Over the course of time and under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), safety at sea has significantly increased. Numerous regulations have been adopted in an effort to increase safety standards onboard ships and reduce the ...
Antonios Andreadakis +2 more
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A Study on the Implications of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships on Maritime Education and Training [PDF]
Global maritime traffic is increasing, and the development of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) is progressing. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is developing regulations for the introduction of MASS, and aims to issue a mandatory ...
Taisuke Kondo +4 more
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The problem of misdeclared container weight
This paper addresses the problem of misdeclaring container weights, which causes accidents on land and sea, with serious consequences. It reviews the current international and New Zealand domestic law, and the plan to mandate verification of container ...
King, Murray
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