Onboard Safety

This book is a comprehensive introduction to shipboard safety for crews, trainees and shoreside personnel. It summarises the key elements of safety and provides case studies of relevant incidents. These will include sections introducing the shipboard safety organisation, inductions and familiarisations for new crew, safe means of access to and on board ship, general housekeeping, risk assessments, permit to work systems and specific hazardous activities such as entry into enclosed spaces and mooring operations.