Due to increasing waterborne transportation in the Gulf of Finland, the risk of a hazardous
accident increases and therefore manifold preventive actions are needed. As a main …

The number of maritime safety regulations is extensive and an essential part of policy
evaluation is to more carefully examine whether maritime safety regulation achieves the …

The METKU Project (Developing Maritime Safety Culture) researches maritime safety in
Finland and aims at measuring the prevailing safety level of the Finnish maritime sector. This …

The purpose of this thesis is to explore Finnish maritime personnel's conceptions of safety
management and its relationship with the concept of safety culture. In addition, the aim is to …

The aim of this paper is to explore the implementation of the ISM code and the possible
relations to safety culture. The ISM code is designed to create a safety oriented culture in the …

Marine traffic is expected to increase rapidly in the future, both in the Baltic Sea and in the
Gulf of Finland. As the number of vessels in the area increases, so does the risk of serious …

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the practice of the ISM code within companies
operating vessels that service the Norwegian continental shelf. The ISM code is a statutory …

Since the implementation of the ISM-code, all shipping companies have been required to
have a safety management system. This paper explores the Norwegian controlled shipping …

The purpose of the International Safety Management Code (the ISM Code) is to promote
safety culture in the maritime industry. Learning the lessons from incidents should help to …

Implementing safety management (ISM Code) aims to promote a good safety culture in the
maritime industry. However, although this has improved safety, it has also paradoxically …