해상운송에 있어서 해사조직의 안전문화 확립 방안에 관한 연구

A Study on the Plans for Establishing of Safety Culture in Sea Transportation

This study aims to analyse plans for establishing safety culture in sea transportation in light of recent ferry Sewol disaster. As in every industry at risk, the human and organizational factors constitute the main stakes for maritime safety. Furthermore, several events at sea have been used to develop appropriate risk models. The investigation on maritime accidents is, nowadays, a very important tool in identifying the problems related to human error and can support accident prevention and the improvement of maritime safety. Safety culture is more than merely avoiding accidents or even reducing the number of accidents, although these are likely to be the most apparent measures of success. In terms of shipboard operations, it is to do the right thing at the right time in response to normal and emergency situations. Operation of ships is full of regulations, instructions and guidelines also addressing human errors and safety culture to enhance safety. An 'safety conscious organization' is one that gives appropriate priority to safety and realizes that safety has to be managed like other areas of the business. And the attitude adopted will, in turn, be shaped to a large degree by the culture of the shipping company. However, even after safety culture has been established, there are still serious barriers to the breakthrough of the safety management. The fact that vessel's safety management is largely determined by the education background, suggests that efficiency of vessel's safely operation would greatly improve by introducing suitable safety management system.