Indonesia’s Department of Transportation (DOT) blames human error for half the country’s maritime mishaps last year. Of the 79 ship accidents in 2007 that killed 558 people, 54 cases were reportedly caused by people either lacking the training to man vessels or simply being uncertified for the task at hand. However, DOT spokesperson Umar Aris qualified those findings by saying that many ships had poor navigational equipment or were poorly designed.
Indonesia tackles human error
Wed 09 Jan, 2008
| Posted in: Strait Talking
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