Maritime safety isn’t just about manuals and audits. It’s about people. That’s the core idea driving our work as we conclude the first quarter of the OPTIMISM project.
During the past three months, our focus has expanded to data analysis, risk communication, and leadership accountability. Led by Professor Januaz at MUS, we began dissecting how maritime companies evaluate—and act on—risk. It’s not just about spotting problems, but building systems that evolve and learn.
Our research highlighted critical issues like:
- How safety performance is (or isn’t) communicated across the crew.
- The importance of clear roles between administrations, companies, and seafarers.
- How minimum safe manning affects real-life safety outcomes.
This isn’t just academic. These insights will feed directly into our training materials and assessments. We’re building content that connects the dots between shipboard reality and high-level regulations.
We’ve also drafted outlines for the course’s first learning modules, with a strong focus on interpersonal skills like teamwork, leadership, and decision-making under pressure.
We’re not just developing an e-course—we’re reimagining how maritime training can reflect the complexity of the sea.