Formal safety assessment of cargo ships at coasts and open seas of Turkey

Hakan Akyildiz, Ayhan Mentes, Ismail Hakki Helvacioglu

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Abstract

This paper presents an evaluation of Formal Safety Assessment framework for cargo ships at coasts and open seas of Turkey. Based on Turkish Under secretariat of Maritime Affairs casualty reports, this study identifies risk factors that have significant, independent effects upon the likelihood of ship and offshore operations. A case study is carried out to determine the most common causes of unintentional damages on cargo ships using FSA. It is obvious that shortage of skilled crew and crew training become very important for safety. This would require a compulsory course related to the human functions such as knowledge of regulations and use of equipment. Finally, some conclusions and suggestions are drawn concerning the needs to reduce the risks and to improve certain safety measures at coasts and open seas of Turkey.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStructures, Safety and Reliability
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages175-183
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9780791844892
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventASME 2012 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2012 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Duration: 1 Jul 20126 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE
Volume2

Conference

ConferenceASME 2012 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2012
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Period1/07/126/07/12

Keywords

  • Cargo ship
  • Cargo ship safety
  • Formal safety assessment

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