Tuesday 30 March 2021

Suez Canal blockage - human factor?

I saw jokes in Twitter/Facebook posted by seafarers (?) about the blockage of Suez by the 400-m long container carrier. "Experts" gave interviews to media. General public is amused by the 9.6 billion figure of daily losses (what losses? to whom?).

Twitter post example

Just few voices in this mess of information were relevant and referenced the case from the point of view that I share. Well, what is my point of view?
May I quote below an excerpt from SHELL Learning Engagement Tool on Human Performance:

"Often incidents are blamed on people and this gives the impression that people cause incidents. However, most mistakes, actions and decisions happen because of the way the workplace is set up, how work is designed, the type of equipment and control measures being used and how leaders influence the culture of an organisation."

One of the sensible short interviews for general public from Capt. John Konrad (gCaptain) that mentions a link to the problem of huge ships with the 'same' numbers of people and technology. Tribute to Deutsche Welle TV.



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