Subscribe to RSS feedHuman factors main cause of vessel incidents – report
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Rob McKay
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Dec 04, 2009 11:59 AM
HUMAN factors are the leading cause of commercial vessel accidents, the National Marine Safety Committee’s (NMSC) first Commercial Vessel Incident Analysis Report has found.
The report, released last week, covered the period 2005-08 and found that 2,760 commercial vessel marine incidents occurred in Australia during the period resulting in 47 fatalities (1.8%) and 783 injuries (28.4%) – including 173 serious injuries.
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