Risk assessment of the Istanbul Strait by using Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) method
Abstract
Ports
and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) is a comprehensive and sophisticated
AHP-based Delphi method in which risk analysis and risk management are handled
simultaneously. PAWSA has primarily developed for maritime domain, and there is
a need to extend such risk analyses to the other fields. First aim of this study
is to introduce PAWSA process and to add its methodology to existing academic
literature. Significance of PAWSA is exhibited and innovative suggestions for
further developments are given in this study. Secondly, PAWSA method is
employed for Istanbul Strait to obtain the levels of navigational risks and to
measure effectiveness of counter actions. It analyses risks of navigation
situations, the conditions of vessels, traffic intensity and waterway
characteristics. Ultimately, it is aimed to minimize the marine incidents and
increase navigational safety by introducing new counter actions. The Istanbul
Strait is one of the most difficult-to-navigate and the narrowest international
waterway in the world. The Istanbul Strait has a dense traffic because of its geographical
and strategic location. According to annual statistics, traffic density is two
times more than the Suez Canal and three times more than the Panama Canal.
Besides the heavy local traffic, the Strait is used by approximately 50.000
international vessels with a total gross tonnage of 600 million. 15 million
people live in Istanbul and 300.000 people are transported daily from Asia to
Europe using Istanbul Strait. A comprehensive risk analysis by a convenient
method for the Istanbul Strait is therefore required for safe maritime
transportation.
Keywords
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Mühendislik
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
17 Ağustos 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
28 Temmuz 2017
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 24 Sayı: 4