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U.S. oceangoing vessels have half the crew size of 30 years ago, thanks to automation and mechanization in the shipping industry. But are reductions in crew size increasing the risk of vessel accidents? Crew Size and Maritime Safety explores how we can minimize risk without hindering technology, presenting the most thorough analysis available of key issues such as domestic versus foreign manning practices and safety performance; effect of crew size on crew fatigue, level of training, and ship maintenance; and modernizing the U.S. Coast Guard approach to crew size regulation.

The volume features a trend analysis of 20 years of maritime safety data, analyzing U.S. and international laws and treaties concerning ship manning and making recommendations for improvements. In addition, it includes a model for setting optimum crew levels, based on systems engineering and tested with actual ships.

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National Research Council. 1990. Crew Size and Maritime Safety. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/1620.

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184 pages |  6 x 9 |  Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-04375-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/1620
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Front Matter i-xxii
1. Introduction 1-14
2. Safety Experience with Smaller Crews 15-36
3. Managing the Human Factors Aspects of Change 37-58
4. Establishing Safe Crew Levels 59-73
5. Legal and Regulatory Issues 74-84
6. Conclusions and Recommendations 85-88
Appendix A: Biographies of Committee Members 89-93
Appendix B: Survey of Classification Societies and Foreign Governments 94-103
Appendix C: Information from Labor Unions 104-121
Appendix D: Maritime Management Perspectives 122-125
Appendix E: Previous Research on Shipboard Task Analysis 126-131
Appendix F: Vessel Manning: New Applications for Old Statutes 132-156
Index 157-162

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