Alert! - Frequently asked questions

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What does this website offer?

The aims of this website are to provide access to the Alert! bulletins, and to host a common database for information about human element issues pertinent to the shipping industry and to add greater depth to the features in each of the bulletins.

The website contains all previously published editions of the Alert! bulletin - for online viewing, download or registering for free e-mail distribution. Stand-alone copies of the centrespread diagrams and cartoons from each issue of the bulletin can also be downloaded.

The online database provides a structure for holding information about human element issues pertinent to the shipping industry, in one location, and with a comprehensive search feature. Documents included in the database include academic papers, technical papers, magazine articles, presentations and letters to the editor.

Contributors are invited to submit academic papers, technical papers, magazine articles, presentations, letters etc that are likely to add value to the understanding and application of human element issues, to: editor@he-alert.org

Further information on submitting documents for the database can be found on the Contribute to Alert! page.

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