Resources

The overarching site for the Human Element is at the IMO site, noting particularly the vision, principles and goals. http://www.imo.org

This site hopes to assist in the achievement of the vision, principles and goals by improving the definition of issues and considering the effectiveness of various control measures.

There are two complementary sites to this one.

The HE Alert! website is concerned with raising awareness and informing the marine professional about known issues and known control measures. To some extent, this site should provide material that can be used by Alert! http://www.he-alert.org/

The Maritime Human Factors Research Group (MHFRG) is developing a website at http://www.maritimehumanfactors.org/ This is concerned with research community activities, and it is planned that there is a two-way flow of information between the Maritime Ergonomics SIG and the MHFRG..

Other useful web sites concerned with the Human Element are as follows:

Please add any that you think will be useful.

Regulatory

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has a significant role in maritime ergonomics and the 'consolidated convention' should be a major step forward for seafarers living and working conditions. The 'safework' initiative is also relevant. http://www.ilo.org/

The European Maritime Safety Agency http://www.emsa.eu.int/end173.html

The US Coast Guard (USCG) Human Element and Ship Design Division http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mse/mse1-home.htmthe

The ISM Code site http://www.ismcode.net/index.html

Guides

The US Naval Safety Center Acquisition Safety Ergonomics/Human Systems Integration (HSI), has some good photos at http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/acquisition/ergonomics/default.htm

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has a number of Human Factors guides http://www.eagle.org/rules/downloads.html

The UK P&I Club has material on the Human Element http://www.ukpandi.com/ukpandi/infopool.nsf/HTML/LP_Init_HElement?OpenDocument

European guidance on good practice for fisheries http://europe.osha.eu.int/good_practice/sector/fisheries/

There are many guides that are relevant to this area, and it may be appropriate to add these to specific resource pages. However, one MSC Circular stands out, that is:

MSC/Circ.1091, 6 June 2003 Issues to be considered when introducing new technology on board ship.

Incident Analysis

http://www.chirp.co.uk/new/default.htm

CHIRP's objects are

• to carry out research on the causes of incidents and accidents involving aviation and maritime modes of transportation through a confidential reporting system for the collection of Human Factors safety related issues,

• to analyse data and identify trends, and

• to advise interested bodies on Human Factors issues relevant to air and maritime transport safety with the aim of the preservation of human life.

-- BrianSherwoodJones - 14 Jul 2005
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