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www.sname.org/sname/mt October 2013 One way to do this is to put oneself in a position that enables an assessment of the e ectiveness of the supplierĀs value system in order to facilitate an improvement in safety performance. is can be done through closer followup of the suppliers by using the maturity of the value system presented here. If there is a sig- ni cant bias in maturity between the two potential partners, the best suggestion is to cancel the partnership to avoid incidents, con icts, business interruptions, and loss of reputation. Minor gaps in maturity between two partners can be tolerated and also leveled out over time. A word of caution, however. A charterer must take a facilitator role to support cultural development in shipping companies in order to achieve successful results. is is because cultural impe- rialism, in terms of forcing change upon a counterpart, is at best di cult, if not impossible. MTTorkel Soma is an Oslo, Norway-based management consultant and co-founder of PROPEL. FIGURE LOOKING UNDER THE SURFACE ACTUAL SERIOUS ACCIDENT RATIO LAST YEARS ESTIMATED SERIOUS ACCIDENT RATIO . . . . . . . . .