Host: Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
Pages 389
This study empirically evaluates the crucial dimensions of safety climate and vessel accidents from a seafarer's perspective, specifically in the container shipping. According to the factor analysis six safety climate dimensions are identified. A logistic regression was used to evaluate the effects of safety climate dimensions on vessel accidents such as crew fatalities and machinery failures. The findings of this study indicate that the safety management, safety training and job safety dimensions significantly affecting crew fatalities, whereas job safety dimension has a significant effect on machinery failure. The results suggest that job safety dimension is the most important factor affecting vessel accidents, followed by safety management and safety training dimensions. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings on the vessel accident prevention in container shipping are discussed.
