Virtually being there: Human aspects of shore-based ship assistance
Journal article, 2010

Shore-based ship assistance is a topic that increasingly is attracting attention from the maritime community. Subjects such as shore-based pilotage and VTS are often discussed and there is technological and political pressure towards more extensive forms of such assistance. Perhaps less often mentioned, but not less important, is the human side of these subjects. The present paper examines two of the central concerns for the people who actually work within today's VTS centers, namely communication and trust. The study consisted of a literature review, study visits, observations and interviews. Communication and trust are found to be closely related, and one main finding is that adapting one's means of communication to the context can be a very powerful (and necessary) tool for the creation of trust. Another important result is that the ability of the shore-based operator to see the situation from the viewpoint of the crew is crucial for the creation and maintenance of trust.

Communication

Trust

SMCP

Pilotage

VTS

Navigational Assistance

Author

Karl Bruno

Chalmers, Shipping and Marine Technology, Division of Maritime Operations

Margareta Lützhöft

Chalmers, Shipping and Marine Technology, Division of Maritime Operations

WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs

1651-436X (ISSN) 1654-1642 (eISSN)

Vol. 9 1 81-92

Subject Categories

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1007/BF03195167

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10/8/2017