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A third opportunity to develop a safety and will help to further a strong ing safety considerations an ever-pres- strong BBS culture is through obser- safety culture. The above are only a few ent factor in everything we do - from vational assessments. Here, when con- of the many practices that can support a training, to assessment, to planning and venient, one crew member acts as an strong behaviour-based safety approach to operations.

“observer” to any task being performed in our maritime organizations. At the Thanks so much for reading, and until by another individual or team. The ob- end of the day it all comes down to mak- next time - sail safely!

server is equipped with a scoring form which is designed to evaluate the safety of the activity being carried out. In a perfect world, rather than a paper-based form the observer uses an application designed to assess skill performance - in this way requiring less expertise on be- half of the observer and yielding a more objective assessment. These assess- ments can be anonymous so as to help create a spirit of cooperation, rather than an adversarial relationship between the observer and those being observed. The results of the assessment are many fac- eted and extremely valuable. Most sim- ply and immediately, they can be used to provide instant feedback to the indi- vidual or the team on their adherence to safety protocols and practices. More broadly, the company can use the full database of reports to identify organiza- tional safety strengths and risks - thus helping to target future discussions and further training before an accident oc- curs. Moreover, the presence of a safety observer is an excellent, highly visible reminder of the company’s dedication to

The Author

Goldberg

Murray Goldberg is CEO of Marine

Learning Systems.

Email: [email protected] www.marinelink.com 9

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