Maritime Transport Security - Article Critique

Maritime Transport Security

Introduction

Transportation security is a major concern for system operators of transportation system and for national and international authorities across the globe. Transportation, regardless of the mode, is an activity that involves significant risk because of the speed related to the displacement of the moving parts (cars, cabs, etc.) Transportation system is also important because public transport system affect many people.Ensuring a secure transportation system is a duty which all the countries of the world have to perform and maintain. We can distinguish internal risks for passengers and staff, and external risks to third parties, local residents and infrastructure for the natural environment. This has led to the creation of a regulatory bodies, first nationally and then, with the development of international transport, including air, international and global levels.

Importance of Transport Security

Safety is a key component of the transport sector. However, transportation accidents continue to take too heavy toll of human lives, especially on the roads, and around the developing world in particular. Recognizing the seriousness of the phenomenon, the UN launched in May 2011 the Decade of Action for Road Safety. The accidents are less common in aviation, maritime and rail, but they can have a strong impact human, environmental and the economy (Yang, 2010).

The “approach to a secure system” goal was much more solidly established in these modes, based on a long term vision of zero killed and zero serious injuries, the sharing of responsibility for system security and the adoption of measures to avoid unnecessary exposure the human body to impacts that can be fatal. The major issues of transport security is to maintain the high levels of safety rail, air and sea to ensure that we everywhere in the world comparable levels. Regarding the road, much remains to be done, and in times of shrinking budgets public, one major challenge is to assemble the funds needed to improve infrastructure, raise awareness, provide system security technologies, enforce legislation and follow the progress (Zikmund, 2003). Prevention and risk management as well as the notion of shared responsibility that exists in other modes of transport can certainly inspire the road sector as well.

Article Critique

The purpose of this research paper is to make a critical analysis of the research article relating to security with respect to maritime transportation. The selected research article is “New and Emerging Threats to Maritime Security”. The article is written by Ruwantissa Abeyratne; the author is affiliated with International Civil Aviation Organization.

Scope of the Article

The author emphasizes the importance of transportation as a global network that allows carriage of people and freight and facilitates trade throughout the goal. He further accentuates that with the ever increasing importance and complexities involved in the transport, the issues relating to security of maritime transport have become a major area of concern. With evolution and introduction of varying threats, stringent measures should be taken to counter the acts of unlawful interferences. The central idea of the articles emphasizes on the regulatory framework and ...