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 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 …

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 …

Abstract In 1993, the International Maritime Organization adopted the International Safety
Management (ISM) Code which requires all shipping companies operating certain types of …

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 …

Due to the constant risk of piracy and terrorist attacks which cause disturbances within
international shipping of goods, barriers to the adoption of maritime security guidelines …

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 …

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 …

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