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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964119303321

Titolo

Crew size and maritime safety / / Committee on the Effect of Smaller Crews on Maritime Safety, Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990

ISBN

9786610246922

9781280246920

1280246928

9780309567510

0309567513

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 162 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

623.88/8

Soggetti

Ships - Manning

Merchant marine - Safety measures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-121) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Explores how we can minimize risk without hindering technology. This book presents an analysis 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 US Coast Guard approach to crew size regulation.