Close calls and near misses

摘要

The ABS Mariner Safety Programme formally began in 2010 as a collaborative effort between US classification society ABS, with Lamar University of Beaumont, Texas and a group of industry partners, including shipowners, operators and managers who shared the aim of developing an 'injury and close call' database that could be used to provide insight into the human element in shipping. ABS' Kevin McSweeney says: "This data -more than 85,000 injury and close call records, drawn from over 1,600 ships and 45,000 mariners- brings together US and international owners and operators and maritime industry groups.