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Based on a wide range of consultations with maritime organisations, the guide was produced by organisational psychologists GS Partnership Ltd, for consortium partners UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency, BP Shipping, Teekay Marine Services, and the Standard P&I Club. Aimed at everyone in the shipping industry, the Guide explains the fundamental aspects of human behaviour, which together constitute what the commercial maritime sector calls ‘the human element’. It makes clear that the human element is neither peripheral nor optional in the pursuit of a profitable and safe shipping industry. The Guide clearly shows that managing the human element must take place simultaneously at all levels of the industry. Analysis of continuing shipping disasters has increasingly implicated the human element. The loss of life, the impact on company profits and credibility, and the vast environmental damage that can result from the loss of even a single vessel remain clear. The Guide offers insight, explanation and advice to help manage the human element more effectively, more safely and more profitably. | |
| About the AuthorsDik Gregory is a BPS Chartered Psychologist with extensive experience in both Government and commercial sectors. He has published journal articles and book chapters on the use of advanced technology for training and operational support. From 1978, Dik worked for the UK’s Civil Service for ten years, which included over three years overseas as an exchange scientist. Dik left the Civil Service in 1988 to work in the commercial sector. For over 20 years he has been a Director of his own company, providing human factors and organisational consultancy to business and Government. He has been the principal investigator on a wide variety of safety-critical projects, all aimed at creating clear guidance and practical support for decision makers working under increasing demands for greater resilience within complex systems. Among his many clients, Dik has wide experience of the rail, air traffic control and maritime sectors, for which he has written ground-breaking guidance on human behaviour for everyday use in operational settings.Dr Paul Shanahan has a PhD in cognitive psychology and is a member of the British Psychological Society as well as a Registered Practitioner of the Ergonomics Society. He was an Associate Director of Electronic Facilities Design Ltd and a Director of Man-Computer Consultants. Paul has worked as an independent consultant and researcher on human and organisational factors in complex systems for over 30 years. Paul has contributed to the specification and design of many complex decision-making systems. He has been the principal investigator on a large number of human behaviour research projects and has pioneered new techniques for the analysis of a wide range of organisational data. Many of his projects have clarified the contribution of human performance within complex, adaptive systems – a theme which he has continued across health, rail, maritime and air traffic control sectors. |
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Genre: Risk Management, Risk Psychology