In IMarEST’s Small Ships Special Interest Group (SS SIG), members are helping to structure regulations and standards for small craft as more people start to live on their boats due to the cost of living.
Only through the prioritisation of user empathy can ship designers mitigate the risks of technology-driven disruption according to Dr Claire Pekcan, director at Safe Marine.
Recommendations about the consumption of alcohol, use of personal electronic devices and the amount of crew on watch at any one time were the result of a deadly collision in the Swedish seas.