The application of a system‐based risk management framework and social network analysis to the Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship system: who are the decision‐makers in the wider system?
The application of a system‐based risk management framework and social network analysis to the Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship system: who are the decision‐makers in the wider system?
Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) currently have no formal regulations developed specifically for their operation, as their regulatory framework is still under development. Rasmussen's Risk Management Framework has been used to develop an actor map of the current MASS system in the UK, to show who the actors, decision-makers, and planners are within the wider sociotechnical system and the level at which they sit. From the actor map, two social networks were created, one to show the connections that currently exist between the actors within the MASS system and another to show what a future MASS system could look like if regulations and standards were put in place for MASS. Social Network Analysis was then used to investigate the wider MASS system's dynamics, to understand which actors currently have a high degree of influence within the UK MASS system, and where the shortfalls are in the current MASS system. The analysis showed that the industry and end user levels lacked support from the higher system levels, and the addition of formal regulations and standards in the future MASS system would increase the MASS system's resilience. System recommendations for each level in the Risk Management Framework were then made to suggest ways to increase the influence of the regulators and promote the safe operation of MASS.
Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships, risk management framework, social network analysis, sociotechnical system
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Lynch, Kirsty Mary
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Banks, Victoria
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Lynch, Kirsty Mary
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Downes, Jon
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Lynch, Kirsty Mary, Banks, Victoria, Roberts, Aaron P J, Downes, Jon, Radcliffe, Stewart and Plant, Katherine
(2023)
The application of a system‐based risk management framework and social network analysis to the Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship system: who are the decision‐makers in the wider system?
Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 33 (5), .
(doi:10.1002/hfm.21000).
Abstract
Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) currently have no formal regulations developed specifically for their operation, as their regulatory framework is still under development. Rasmussen's Risk Management Framework has been used to develop an actor map of the current MASS system in the UK, to show who the actors, decision-makers, and planners are within the wider sociotechnical system and the level at which they sit. From the actor map, two social networks were created, one to show the connections that currently exist between the actors within the MASS system and another to show what a future MASS system could look like if regulations and standards were put in place for MASS. Social Network Analysis was then used to investigate the wider MASS system's dynamics, to understand which actors currently have a high degree of influence within the UK MASS system, and where the shortfalls are in the current MASS system. The analysis showed that the industry and end user levels lacked support from the higher system levels, and the addition of formal regulations and standards in the future MASS system would increase the MASS system's resilience. System recommendations for each level in the Risk Management Framework were then made to suggest ways to increase the influence of the regulators and promote the safe operation of MASS.
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Accepted/In Press date: 20 May 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 5 June 2023
Published date: September 2023
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This work was conducted as part of an Industrial Cooperative Awards in Science & Technology in collaboration with Thales UK Ltd. Any views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the funding body.
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Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships, risk management framework, social network analysis, sociotechnical system
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