This thesis investigates the impact of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code on
the management of occupational health and safety in the global maritime industry. The Code …

Studies conducted to determine the efficacy of the ISM Code in the past include
investigations of the trends of accident numbers and insurance claims and users' …

Seafaring is recognised as a dangerous occupation. Recent industry attempts to manage
risks to individuals, ships and the environment centre on the International Safety …

Acknowledging that shipping safety continues to be a major topic of interest in the maritime
community, the present study attempts to identify the critical factors of International Safety …

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 …

English summary: Bureaucracy overload calling for audit implosion. A sociological study of
how the International Safety Management Code affects Norwegian coastal transport Safety …

Everybody is familiar with the famous 80% figure with regard to “Human Error” or “Human
Failure” when discussing safety in maritime operations. Standard accident examples in the …

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 …

This paper presents the findings of a research project on the Maritime Safety Management
System (MSMS) conducted at the Australian Maritime College (AMC) in 2004. The main …

This paper is a case study of the safety records of the Norwegian offshore industry and
Norwegian fishing fleet. A comparison of the major and fatal accident rates in these two …