Technology and safety of marine systems

Traditionally society has regulated hazardous industries by detailed references to engineering codes, standards and hardware requirements. These days a risk-based approach is adopted. Risk analysis involves identifying hazards, categorizing the risks, and providing the necessary decision support to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pillay, Anand
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Wang, J ((Jin))
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Boston Elsevier Science 2003
Series:Elsevier ocean engineering book series v. 7
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Ship safety and accident statistics
  • Safety analysis techniques
  • Formal safety assessment of ships and its relation to offshore safety case approach
  • Formal safety assessment
  • Risk assessment using fuzzy set approach
  • Modified failure mode and effects analysis
  • Maintenance modelling
  • Human error assessment and decision making using analystical hierarchy processing
  • Three novel risk modelling and decision making techniques
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix 1. Code of practice for small fishing vessels
  • Appendix 2. Fishing vessel (safety provisions) safety rules 1975
  • Influence diagram