TMR 4130 Risk Analysis and Safety Management of Maritime Transport

Objective

Present the basic issues relating to the improvement of safety at sea. Give the theoretical and practical basis for risk analysis of maritime systems. Discuss central ideas on how safety can be improved through organization and management controls.

Prerequisites

Subject Marine design and machine knowledge, Basic Course, or equivalent.

Course Description

The risk concept. What is an accident? Risk picture. Accident statistics. Preventive and ameliorating measures. Safety mangament - monitoring of the risk level. Risk objectives and data. Statistical analysis of safety oriented decision alternatives. Maritime traffic models. Probability of grounding and collision. Risk analysis methods: Hazard analysis, FTA, ETA, FMECA, HazOp. Formal safety assessment (FSA). Cost-benefit analysis of safety measures. Analysis and modelling of ship casualties. Benefit-cost analysis of controls. Analysis and modelling of ship accidents. Human reliability and error mechanisms. Catastrophe behaviour, evacuation and rescue. Training, drills and human-machine simulation. Regulation and official control of maritime safety. National and international control authorities. Safety and quality management. ISO standards. Auditing. Safety Case.

Lectures and Exercises

Lectures and 4 assignments. The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course

Per week: 2 hours lecture, 8 hours exercises, 2 hours self study.

Course Material

Textbook: Kristiansen, S.: Maritime Transportation - Safety Management and Risk Analysis. Elsevier - Butterworth Heinemann, Amsterdam. ISBN 07506 59998.

Responsible Professor

Professor Svein Kristiansen