The MRM training concept is developed from similar type of training carried out in the aviation industry . An important event that triggered resource management training in aviation was the Tenerife airport disaster - a collision on the runway of the Los Rodeos Airport on the island of Tenerife on 27 March 1977 between two Boeing 747 airliners . The accident resulted in the highest number of fatalities in aviation history – 583 people lost their lives . Contributing causes of this accident were ; fog , stress , communication misunderstandings and a lack of monitoring and challenging errors
Tenerife airport disaster
Tenerife airport disaster
Maritime Resource Management