Many major accidents e.g. Piper .Alpha, Chernobyl, were initiated by human failure. Human failure is not random and people's actions are rarely malicious and usually make sense to them at the time.
Amid a dynamic and constantly evolving employment landscape, shipping and any other industry needs to embrace a new way of thinking to develop diversity and inclusion for a more operational and sustainable working environment environment. but which are these diversity characteristics?
A rupture in the underwater gas pipeline created havoc in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill from the Mexican state-owned oil company pipeline caught fire, appearing as a live underwater cauldron of fire. Videos are viral all over the internet, showing humans trying to quench the ocean fire with water.
#DayoftheSeafarer #FairFuture4Seafarers
In 2010, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), decided to designate June 25th as the International Day of the Seafarer as a way to recognize that almost everything that we use in our daily lives has been directly or indirectly affected by sea transport.
The purpose of the day is to give thanks to seafarers for their contribution to the world economy and the civil society; and for the risks and personal costs they bear while on their jobs.