Jens-Uwe Schröder-Hinrichs

World Maritime University | WMU · Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration

Maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) have received significant attention recently both by academia and industry to the point that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) started a regulatory scoping exercise. So far, most of the discussions have been solely focused on technical developments, thus overlooking the complex array of socioecon...

The analysis focuses on issues of EU relevance and covers the 2011 – 2018 period. The methodology deployed followed a mixed method approach. The study collected and analysed as much existing information and data as possible and complemented this with primary data collection. Country case studies were conducted looking at issues of education, attrac...

The analysis focuses on issues of EU relevance and covers the 2011 – 2018 period. The methodology deployed followed a mixed method approach. The study collected and analysed as much existing information and data as possible and complemented this with primary data collection. Country case studies were conducted looking at issues of education, attrac...

This paper provides an assessment of autonomous ships taking a contextual approach that goes beyond the traditional focus on technical feasibility. We conceptualise a model for technology adoption that relies on three contextual factors (technical feasibility, human capital and economic benefits) and the enabling environment. We discuss how these f...

This article explores the perception of seafarers towards offshore wind farms, and the safety risks associated with navigation, and maritime activities in their vicinity. The data was gathered through a large-scale survey study, and triangulated through further interviews, simulation exercises, and existing literature.

This first-ever, independent and comprehensive assessment of how automation will affect the future of work in the transport industry focuses on technological changes that the industry is undertaking to efficiently interconnect the world through international trade. Trends in road, air, rail and maritime transport are presented. The report concludes...

Autonomous ships are a hot topic in the maritime sector. The case of Yara Birkeland in Norway has attracted interest in autonomous shipping. Still, no much is evidence can be found on the directions this journey can take. This report attempts to fill this gap by providing detailed information related to the expansion of autonomous shipping from a N...

This report expands and details the technological trends described in the flagship report. It provides an in-depth analysis of automation and new technologies and its effects on the transport sector. The report digs in the various transport modes separately and makes it easier to be used. The report explores the impact of fundamental macro and micr...

Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) is a structured methodology in maritime safety rule making processes. FSA takes organizational, technical and human-related factors into concern. While the method allows for the use of expert input during the identification of hazards and risk control options, the FSA guidelines give preference to assessment methods g...

The design of an offshore wind farm (OWF) can have a major impact on the safety of maritime operations in the vicinity. Factors such as the number of turbines, turbine spacing, and tower design can all have an effect the probability and consequences of various maritime accidents. The current chapter describes the potential effects of offshore wind...

Emergency response, crew resource and crisis management are important aspects of Maritime Education and Training (MET). The authors of this paper approach these aspects, utilizing enhanced simulation based team training. The authors argue that an effective way to gain experience and achieve corresponding skills, are practice runs on specially desig...

Since 2003, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has emphasised the need to address and integrate ergonomics knowledge in a concerted manner. However, there is little guidance on the application of this knowledge in the design of merchant vessels. Utilizing a mixed methods approach, the paper identifies the need for crew-centered design (C...

In the past two decades, the need to address human factors in shipping through integration of ergonomics in the design of ships and shipboard equipment has increased significantly as a result of the technological development of modern ships. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations' specialized organizationfor ship safety i...

The maritime industry is still characterized by prescriptive standards and reactive approaches in relation to safety and risk management to a large extent. For a very long time, responses to maritime accidents have been in terms of automation, regulation and training. While this as such is not wrong, it does not offer the full potential that concep...

The EC funded CyClaDes research project is designed to promote the increased impact of the human element in shipping across the design and operational lifecycle. It addresses the design and operation of ships and ship systems. One of the CyClaDes’ tasks is to create a crew-centered design case-study examination of the information that is shared bet...

The development of human factor- (HF) related regulations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has often been the result of responses to maritime accidents. The typical reaction to an accident has been a combination of (mainly technical) regulations, changing of procedures and training. Systemic evaluations and changes have rarely been...

The development of a new technology, the definition of a new regulation or an organisational change aims to increase a positive performance (i.e. safety and cost effectiveness) or decrease a negative performance (i.e. occurrence of accidents or workload) in a system. However, change can also be the origin of consequences that have not been anticipa...

The recent foundering of the Costa Concordia in January 2012 demonstrated that accidents can occur even with ships that are considered masterpieces of modern technology and despite more than 100 years of regulatory and technological progress in maritime safety. The purpose of this paper is, however, not to speculate about the concrete causes of the...

Emergency Response, Crew Resource and Crisis Management are some of the most important parts in maritime education and training. The STCW Manila Amendments set into force on 1st January 2012 reflect that there is a major priority to train ship's officers and crew with sufficient skills and appropriate procedures which can provide adequate protectio...

Safe ship handling in every situation and under all prevailing circumstances of ship status and the environment is a core element contributing to the safety of the maritime transportation system. Especially in case of emergencies, there is a need for quick, accurate and reliable information to manoeuvre a ship safely. This paper focusses on investi...

In each transport mode, collisions between vehicles are one of the major operational risks. In maritime traffic collisions and groundings is the category with the highest frequency of all accidents. Although new navigational equipment, often combined with enhanced computer-based systems, is installed on ships’ bridges, the number of collisions is s...

Careful accident investigation provides opportunities to review safety arrangements in socio-technical systems. There is consensus that human intervention is involved in the majority of accidents. Ever cautious of the consequences attributed to such a claim vis-à-vis the apportionment of blame, several authors have highlighted the importance of inv...

International sea transport has growing rapidly during the period of the last decade. Ships became larger and wider and its container capacity increased to 12.000 TEU and even more. To navigate such vessels safely from port to port enhanced computer-based systems are installed on the ships navigational bridges. There are a lot of new systems availa...

The recently implemented International Shipboard and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code (1) requires security assessments for ships and port facilities. Although Part B provides elaborate guidance on issues to be observed and included into such risk assessments a generally accepted methodology to carry out such risk assessments is not prescribed in...

This research brief is intended to provide an overview about the structure of IMO and the mechanisms for decision-making within the organization. In addition, influences from member States and pressure groups are analyzed and the main legal instruments and developments, with special emphasis on the Baltic Sea.

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