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Transportation risk analysis framework for arctic waters

conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 09:07 authored by Faisal KhanFaisal Khan, Yang, M, Veitch, B, Ehlers, S, Shuhong ChaiShuhong Chai
Arctic waters have historically been relatively inaccessible for marine transport. Lately, climate change has made more of this region ice-free in the summer season. This has reduced the difficulty of marine transport in Arctic waters. Further, exploration and development of natural resources is increasing in Arctic regions, as is destinational shipping. The unique risk factors of this region, such as extremely low temperature, ice conditions and drifting icebergs, continue to pose threats to transportation. Potential impacts associated with marine transportation accidents warrant contingency plans that recognize that preventative measures may fail. To plan effectively, a transportation accident risk assessment model for Arctic waters is helpful. There is limited work on the development of such models. A new cause-consequences based risk assessment model is proposed here. The model estimates the probability of a transportation accident and also the related consequences during navigation in Arctic waters. To illustrate the application of the methodology, it is applied to a case of an oil-tanker collision on the Northern Sea Route

History

Publication title

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

Volume

10

Pagination

1-10

ISBN

978-079184556-1

Department/School

Australian Maritime College

Publisher

American Society of Maritime Engineers

Place of publication

United States

Event title

33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2014)

Event Venue

San Francisco, California

Date of Event (Start Date)

2014-06-08

Date of Event (End Date)

2014-06-13

Rights statement

Copyright 2014 ASME

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Oil and gas extraction

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