Quality in Shipping: IMO’s role and problems of implementation

Mitroussi, Kiriaki 2004. Quality in Shipping: IMO’s role and problems of implementation. Disaster Prevention and Management 13 (1) , pp. 50-58. 10.1108/09653560410521698

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Abstract

The focus of this paper is on the role of the United Nation’s Agency for the maritime affairs, i.e. the International Maritime Organisation, in the setting of quality and safety standards in shipping and the difficulties in establishing and implementing them. Being the only international rule-maker, the sole setter of maritime safety standards that apply universally, the IMO exhibits increased interest with respect to its approach to safety and the promotion of quality in the shipping sector. The present paper examines the steps taken in the 1990s by the IMO for enhanced quality and safety standards and undertakes a critical review of the most important hindrances in their establishment and implementation. The investigation reveals the various safety issues that have been treated by IMO as high agenda items in recent years as well as a number of limitations for the IMO and problems with regard to the implementation process.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
Publisher:	Emerald
ISSN:	0965-3562
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2017 04:01
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/40830

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