Safety Management of Engine Room Operations – Roro/Pax Ships

Abstract

The industry in the maritime sector of our time should focus, between  other issues, in improving the safety conditions of ships to be able to reduce the number of accidents and increase reliability and safety in the navigation, loading and unloading, intenance operations, repair, etc.

Despite the progress that these improvements have made throughout the history of the maritime transport, events such as fires, oil spills, stranded and even collisions continue to occur in the seas of the world. No doubt that merchant shipping is one of the most dangerous professions, but despite how can we justify that these events continue to occur as often: What do they do with it? While it is true that the cause of all accidents does not fall on the "Human error", the high accident rate due to the human factor is the main reason for making a study of Safety Management with greater depth.The selection of the appropriate personnel according to the national legislation and international, prepared to fill positions of responsibility, ensuring the continuity of the operation of the ship and the safety and protection of the environment environment is a clear and concise objective that every shipping company must follow to ensure efficient and safe operation of your vessels.