Searching for the root causes of maritime casualties: - Individual competence or organisational culture?

WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-145

  Barnett, Michael L ^a  

^a Mar and Environ Sci Res Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accident causation; human error; organisational culture; situational awareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952452403     PISSN: 1651436X     EISSN: 16541642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03195070     Document Type: Article

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