Probabilistic Risk Analysis for Ship Collision-Theory and Application for Conventional and Autonomous Ships

Pengfei Chen

Research output: ThesisDissertation (TU Delft)

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Abstract

Maritime transportation has been one of the major contributors to the global trade and economy. Accidents, however, have been continuously posing risks to individuals and societies in terms of loss of human life, economic and environmental consequences, etc. This thesis paid particular attention to the probabilistic risk analysis of ship collision accident and explored the possible influence of implementing MASS on the risk of collision in maritime traffic. A comprehensive literature review is conducted to investigate the stakeholders on maritime traffic safety and related methodologies for risk analysis of ship collision accident. A series of methods based on Non-linear Velocity Obstacle (NLVO) is proposed to identify the encounter between ships that have the potential for collision accident from the perspective of the whole encounter process. The causal relationships between accident contributing factors are modelled with credal network to estimate the causation probability of ship collision accident with consideration of encounter situation. Finally, an initial analysis of the potential influence of MASS on the collision risk in maritime traffic was also explored based on the proposed approaches. The objective of this research is to furtherly develop a quantitative risk analysis model for ship collision accident in waterways in an integrated manner that can introduce multiple sources of information into analysis and further to obtain insights of collision risk for safety management.
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution
  • Delft University of Technology
Supervisors/Advisors
  • van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M., Supervisor
  • Papadimitriou, E., Advisor
Thesis sponsors
Award date10 Jun 2020
Print ISBNs9789464022742
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Maritime Safety
  • Probabilistic Risk Analysis
  • Ship Collision
  • Velocity Obstacles (VO)
  • AIS
  • Collision Candidate
  • Near Miss
  • Credal Network
  • Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship

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