The 2nd version of HELMET methodology was released to the committee members for final review. The updated methodology incorporates feedback and suggestions from the committee, and it is anticipated to be finalised within the mid of February.

Prevention at Sea to host INTERCARGO-supported webinar on ‘H.EL.M.E.T. – Human ELement Maritime Enhancement Tool: a human-centered risk assessment targeting compliance and a safe business culture in the dry sector’ In the upcoming ‘H.EL.M.E.T. – Human ELement Maritime...

Capt. Nikiteas was unanimously re-elected as the H.EL.M.E.T. committee’s chairperson for another 2 years.

The 2nd annual meeting took place online due to the COVID-19 pandemic limitations. The committee was briefed on the H.EL.M.E.T. progress within 2020 and has set the roadmap for 2021.

On 27/11/2020, a small group of H.EL.M.E.T. committee members came together to exchange opinions and expertise in shaping the training scheme of H.EL.M.E.T. Assessors. The scope of work included the following:• definition of the assessors’ qualifications (prerequisites), focusing...

On 26/11/2020, a small group of H.EL.M.E.T. committee members came together to exchange opinions and expertise in mapping a ship-shore interface and various interrelated areas, and its inclusion in the H.EL.M.E.T. framework.

The committee of experts were invited to rate their company’s SMS harmonization level with an extract of questions provided by Prevention at Sea from the H.EL.M.E.T. framework. This exercise, was based on the Delphi method and aimed to measure the industry’s current SMS manuals’ ...

Not only impacting human life and the environment, major maritime incidents also lead to off hires, fines, non-conformances and detentions. It is widely recognised that the majority of these incidents are directly or indirectly caused by human error. This directly compromises saf...

HELMET-com Chairman, Captain Nikiteas, DPA / CSO / HSQE Manager, Maran Dry of Angelicoussis Group, stated “Conducting shipping business safely remains at the very core of our industry and as we head into an unprecedented phase of change, never has it been so important. We must al...

The inaugural two-day meeting of HELMET-com took place last month in Larnaca, Cyprus. Comprising 15 maritime safety heavyweights and chaired by Captain Nikiteas, DPA / CSO / HSQE Manager, Maran Dry of Angelicoussis Group, the committee explored how a human-centered risk assessmen...