Human factors in relation to maritime casualties and accidents

Maniachin, Anatolij; Jonkus, Martynas; Korotkov, V.

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Human factors in relation to maritime casualties and accidents

Type of publication

Straipsnis konferencijos medžiagoje Web of Science duomenų bazėje / Article in conference proceedings in Web of Science database (P1a1)

Type of document

type::text::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper

Author(s)

Author	Affiliation
Maniachin, Anatolij	Jūrų inžinerijos katedra / Department of Marine Engineering (2702)
Jonkus, Martynas	Jūrų inžinerijos katedra / Department of Marine Engineering (2702)
Korotkov, V.	Kaliningrad State Technical University

Title

Human factors in relation to maritime casualties and accidents

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Date Issued

Date
2006

Extent

p. 151-153

Is part of

Transport means - 2006 : proceedings of the 10th international conference : October 19-20, 2006, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. Kaunas : Technologija, 2006.

Research Area

Field of Science

Keywords (en)

Abstract (en)

The article deals with the human factors in relation to maritime casualities and accidents. The article considers key factors that are widely held to mostly affect human activity at sea navigation and addresses the impacts they produce in emergency situations. Causes and reasons of maritime accidents are shown through the issue of human factors as essential to navigation safety. Authors present main requirements and rules that every navigator must comply with as well as emphasize the importance of due professional training of seafarers.