Case-based HFACS analysis of Ro-Ro ship accidents

Year 2021, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 105 - 114, 31.12.2021

Eşref Can Demirci , Seçil Gülmez

https://doi.org/10.51756/marlife.1027858

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the types of marine accidents caused by human error on Ro-Ro Cargo ships and to analyze the usefulness of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) method in classifying these accidents. In this context, 30 different Ro-Ro ship accident were examined and the human factors causing the accident were determined. The causes of these accidents were evaluated with a focus group study which was held with 6 experts and coded according to levels and criteria of HFACS. With this classification, human error rates that cause accidents were determined.

Keywords

Maritime transportation, Ro-Ro ships, ship accidents, accident reports, HFACS

Ro-Ro gemi kazalarının vaka bazlı HFACS analizi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Ro-Ro yük gemilerinde insan hatalarının sebep olduğu deniz kaza türlerinin tespiti ve bu kazaların sınıflandırılmasında İnsan Faktörleri Analiz ve Sınıflandırma Sistemi (Human Factors Analysis and Classification System-HFACS) yönteminin kullanışlılığının analiz edilmesidir. Bu kapsamda 30 farklı Ro-Ro gemi kazası incelenmiş, kazaya sebebiyet veren insan faktörleri tespit edilmiştir. Kaza sebepleri, 6 uzman ile birlikte gerçekleştirilen odak grup çalışması ile değerlendirilerek HFACS düzey ve kriterlerine göre kodlanmıştır. Yapılan bu sınıflanma ile birlikte kazalara sebebiyet veren insan hatalarına ait hata oranları tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Denizyolu taşımacılığı, Ro-Ro gemileri, gemi kazaları, kaza raporları, HFACS

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