17. August 2015

Human Behavior in the Shipping Industry – Risk-Taking

Even we make a decision we can never be certain that we have made the right one and that we have interpreted all relevant data in the way that is favorable for a positive outcome. This is partly because we want our plan to work or our decision to be right, hence, we are tricked by our brain […]
11. August 2015

The Human Element by UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency – Making Sense of Things

The First Part of “The Human Element” – Getting Under Way Within the first chapter of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s guide “The Human Element – A Guide to Human Behavior in the Shipping Industry.” it is point out that even though it is called the human element, it is not an inconsequential aspect of the story. […]
23. July 2015

Dynamic Positioning of Ships explained shortly

In order to extract resources or to precisely position sensors and infrastructures on the seabed, dynamic positioning is used. It allows a ship to keep a target at a safe distance for example when following a ROV (remotely operated vehicle – e.g. a scientific mini-submarine). Dynamic Positioning explained When combined with other sensors, dynamic positioning data enable us […]
22. June 2015

Dynamic Positioning: Should I rely on DP 2 or DP 3?

In the last article, we pointed out why the offshore industry needs dynamic positioning and what challenges shipping companies are facing as a result. However, there is an even safer dynamic positioning system called “DP 3.” As described before DP 2 is used in avoiding a fatal single point of failure by providing the ship with redundant systems. […]
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