Human resources and crew resource management: marine navigation and safety of sea transportation

The TransNav 2011 Symposium held at the Gdynia Maritime University, Poland in June 2011 has brought together a wide range of participants from all over the world.

The programme has offered a variety of contributions, allowing to look at many aspects of the navigational safety from various different points of view.

Topics presented and discussed were: navigation, safety at sea, sea transportation, education of navigators and simulator-based training, sea traffic engineering, ship's manoeuvrability, integrated systems, electronic charts systems, satellite, radio-navigation and anti-collision systems and many others.

This book provides an overview of human resources and crew resource management and is addressed to scientists and professionals involved in research and development of navigation, safety of navigation and sea transportation.