A Study on the Development of a Preventive Index Based on the Statistical Data of Ship Accidents

Bae, Jun-Ki; Lee, Eun-Bang

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2014;38(3):247-252.
Published online June 30, 2014.

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A Study on the Development of a Preventive Index Based on the Statistical Data of Ship Accidents

Jun-Ki Bae, Eun-Bang Lee

Abstract

Despite the facts that navigation technology and educational programs were developed, and that maritime law has been enforced strictly, the number of maritime accidents has not dropped significantly. Accident prevention is emphasized because of the extreme life, property, and environmental losses that accompany maritime accidents. Even though there are a variety of preventive activities, their performance is not satisfactory. In order to promote preventive activities and to organize safety management, a Preventive Index of Ship Accident(PISA) and a Preventive Level of Ship Accident(PLSA) which are abstracted from the statistical data of ship accidents (2009∼2013) are proposed. The survey module by which these variables can be calculated is composed of preventive domains such as education, engineering, enforcement and information, and is applied for the preventive indexes measurement of cargo, passenger, tanker, tugboat and fishery ships. We compared and analyzed measured result with statistical accident rates and cases to confirm the index utilities. It was found that there is some correlation between the index value and the ship accident rate. It is expected that this index will become useful to evaluate a preventive status for the prevention of ship accidents and for the maritime safety culture.

Key Words: 해양안전문화 maritime safety;maritime accident;ship accident;preventive index;preventive level;maritime safety culture