Maritime safety and the ISM code: A study of investigated casualties and incidents

WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-25

  Batalden, Bjørn Morten ^a   Sydnes, Are Kristoffer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

ISM Code; Maritime safety; Safety management and human factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899796694     PISSN: 1651436X     EISSN: 16541642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13437-013-0051-8     Document Type: Article

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