AIMS:
The aim of this course is to provide shipboard personnel with the knowledge and skills required to effectively investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses on board ships. The course enables participants to identify immediate, underlying, and root causes of incidents, apply relevant maritime regulations and industry guidelines, conduct systematic investigations, prepare accurate reports, and recommend corrective and preventive measures to enhance safety performance and prevent recurrence.
The course 'Accident and Incident Investigation and Analysis' is designed to equip participants in alignment with IMO Model Course 3.11. Safety Investigation into Marine Casualties and Marine Incidents, and in accordance with the requirements of the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF).
OBJECTIVES:
- Understanding the reasons behind carrying out an investigation
- How to collect physical and human evidence
- Interview techniques
- Understanding the causes of incidents and accidents.
- Understanding the human element
- Conducting an accident/Incident Investigation
- Analysing root causes, using tools and techniques, evaluation, report writing, and follow-up of an incident/accident
COURSE CONTENT:
- Introduction
- Proactive health and safety management onboard
- Why investigate accidents?
- Accident studies
- Legislation and industry guidelines
- Cause and effect
- Control
- Stages of incident investigation
- Laurent failures
- Incident potential
- Principles of incident prevention
- Inspection
- Incident investigation guidelines
- Report writing
- Accident investigation process
- Regulations and guidelines
- Human factor analysis
- Root cause analysis
- Data collection and analysis
- Report writing
- Legal and insurance aspects
- Case studies
- Multidisciplinary approach
- Preventive measures
- Role and responsibility of the shipboard safety officer
