Methods for probabilistic safety assessments of ships

 At the 62nd MSC conference (MSC62) in 1993, the UK proposed a new methodology for the consideration of safety regulations. This method is called formal safety assessment (FSA). FSA is an application of probabilistic safety assessment (PSA). Risk is used as an index of safety. One of the most important parts of FSA is to evaluate the risk to a ship when it is equipped with the safety measures recommended by the proposed safety regulations. The National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI, formerly the Ship Research Institute) has been developing a method which allows the risk to be obtained holistically by utilizing a scientific method. To obtain the risk, the probability and consequences of every accident must be evaluated. This paper examines the following points: (a) a holistic methodology for risk evaluation; (b) a method used in the process of estimating the probability of collision; (c) a method to reduce the numbers of fire escalation scenarios; (d) a trial risk evaluation of cabin fire. Received: January 10, 2002 / Accepted: April 18, 2002     

基于FSA理论的港口水域通航安全研究

综合安全评估(FSA)是一种结构化和系统性的分析方法。为确保港口水域通航安全,采用了该评估。综合地考虑影响安全的诸方面因素,通过对系统存在的风险进行综合性的评估,提出合理全面并能有效地控制风险发生、减少损失的措施。把综合安全评估(FSA)法的流程应用于港口水域通航安全评估中,为研究港口水域船舶通航安全提供一条新的途径。     

综合安全评价在船舶动力装置中的应用

综合安全评价（FSA）是一种在工程技术与工程运行管理中用于制定合理可行的规则和提供风险控制的综合性、结构化和系统性的分析方法，将FSA引入到船舶动力装置的安全评价中，是对船舶安全评价的一次尝试，按照综合安全评价的五个步骤对影响船舶动力装置安全的因素进行了分析评价。具体应用时，使用故障树分析法以拉缸故障为实例做了定性和定量分析，根据评价结果提出了相应的安全管理措施，为船舶轮机人员及管理人员提供参考。     

综合安全评估中人的可靠性分析

首先对综合安全评估的基本概念及应用范围进行了阐述,然后介绍了第一代、第二代人的可靠性分析方法的基本原理及其中有代表性的几种分析方法,最后,应用综合安全评估的原理对海事领域人的可靠性分析方法进行了研究,并提出了该领域人的可靠性分析存在的问题。     

沿海水上交通安全的风险评估研究

船舶水上交通安全的有效监管一直是业内研究人员十分重视的研究课题。近年来,风险管理的理念使得事故后的安全管理朝向事故发生前的风险评估。结合福建沿海水上交通近7年来的实际情况,运用综合安全评估方法(FSA,Formal Safety Assessment),在对沿海水上交通安全的现状与未来特点分析的基础上,经风险矩阵计算,得出沿海水上交通风险定量化特征。然后,提出基于协同模式的风险控制方案、网格化管理、长效机制等方面的水上交通风险动态管理的体系与机制,内容涵盖了危险源分析、风险评估、危机预警与风险干预、应急救援、安全监督与管理等。     

Reliable container line supply chains

Container line supply chains, based on a near-frictionless international transport belief, have contributed to economic prosperity and also rendered themselves uniquely vulnerable to various risks. 9/11 terrorists attacks, the lock-out of American West Ports and the global breakout of SARS disease have gradually shown that a) the safety and reliability in the chains are facing an unprecedented challenge and b) traditional engineeringbased risk assessment methods are inadequate to deal with the threats from variational environments, especially in the era of terrorism rampancy. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to develop a conceptual risk assessment model for container line supply chains based on a modified Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) methodology that takes risks from vulnerability rather than only hazards into account. It gives particular emphasis on the analysis of the threats with a high level of uncertainty from both safety and economic viewpoints. The advantages of the vulnerability-based risk analysis approach to the hazard-based one are clarified and both engineering-based and managerial risk assessments are also discussed.     

规范化安全评估(FSA)在上海港船舶引航安全工作中的应用

规范化安全评估(FormalSafetyAssessment,简称FSA)是一种先进的结构化和系统性的综合安全评估方法,近年来在国外一些发达的海运国家得到了积极地推广和应用。简要介绍"FSA在上海港船舶引航安全工作中的应用"的研究情况,并根据研究的结果就改进和完善上海港船舶安全引航工作提出了一些相应的风险控制方案和决策性建议。     

Risk management modeling and its application in maritime safety

Quantified risk assessment （QRA） needs mathematicization of risk theory. However, attention has been paid almost exclusively to applications of assessment methods, which has led to neglect of research into fundamental theories, such as the relationships among risk, safety, danger, and so on. In order to solve this problem, as a first step, fundamental theoretical relationships about risk and risk management were analyzed for this paper in the light of mathematics, and then illustrated with some charts. Second, man-machine-environment-management （MMEM） theory was introduced into risk theory to analyze some properties of risk. On the basis of this, a three-dimensional model of risk management was established that includes： a goal dimension; a management dimension; an operation dimension. This goal management operation （GMO） model was explained and then emphasis was laid on the discussion of the risk flowchart （operation dimension）, which lays the groundwork for further study of risk management and qualitative and quantitative assessment. Next, the relationship between Formal Safety Assessment （FSA） and Risk Management was researched. This revealed that the FSA method, which the international maritime organization （IMO） is actively spreading, comes from Risk Management theory. Finally, conclusion were made about how to apply this risk management method to concrete fields efficiently and conveniently, as well as areas where further research is required.     

综合安全评估(FSA)及其在船舶安全中的应用

综合安全评估(FSA)是近年来国外已在应用的一种安全评估方法。通过规范化的评估步骤，提出合理的并能有效控制风险的建议与措施，从而改进安全工作和提高安全水平。国际海事组织为确保船舶设计建造、营运管理和海上航行与环境等方面的安全，在20世纪末已将FSA引入和应用于船舶安全的领域。我们在介绍FSA方法及其实施的基础上，就FSA在船舶安全中应用的现状和发展进行论述，并提出了一些设想与建议。     

有限航区敞口集装箱船的载重线核定与总体设计

从敞口集装箱船的险情-安全措施分析出发,介绍了核定此类船舶载重线的要素,以及根据有限航区的特点,在国际海事组织《敞口集装箱暂行指南》对无限航区敞口集装箱船载重线核定要求的基础上,导出对有限航区敞口集装箱船的相应要求,提出了关于有限航区敞口集装箱船设计应考虑的若干问题。     

Formal safety assessment and application of the navigation simulators for preventing human error in ship operations

The International Maritime Organization （IMO） has encouraged its member countries to introduce Formal Safety Assessment （FSA） for ship operations since the end of the last century. FSA can be used through certain formal assessing steps to generate effective recommendations and cautions to control marine risks and improve the safety of ships. On the basis of the brief introduction of FSA, this paper describes the ideas of applying FSA to the prevention of human error in ship operations. It especially discusses the investigation and analysis of the information and data using navigation simulators and puts forward some suggestions for the introduction and development of the FSA research work for safer ship operations.     

Formal Safety Assessment: an updated review

The method of Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) was devised several years ago with the intent to help the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other policy makers formulate policies and regulations by the proper use of the scientific method in matters pertaining to maritime safety and the protection of the marine environment. A host of FSA studies have been submitted over the last several years and have been reviewed by the IMO. Also, progress has been recently accomplished as regards incorporating environmental risk evaluation criteria within FSA. On the basis of these developments, revisions of the FSA guidelines have been proposed and adopted. This paper presents a review of the FSA method in light of these developments. This review updates an earlier review of FSA by Kontovas and Psaraftis [Marine Technol 46(1):45?C59, (2009)]. It also takes this opportunity to identify some deficiencies of FSA, either due to an incorrect application of the method or to the method itself, and makes some suggestions for further action in this area.     

Robust analysis of cost-effectiveness in formal safety assessment

The paper probes the robustness of the present method for evaluating the cost-effectiveness (CE) of risk control options, which are identified through the International Maritime Organisation Guidelines on Formal Safety Assessment (FSA). We highlight the deficiencies of the current CE method, undermining its lucidity and consistency in application. The proposed approach outlines a mathematical formulation that neatly integrates all aspects of CE measures along with its application based on the Pareto dominance concept. We benchmark our method against CE results found in the FSAs for cargo and passenger ships, demonstrating the ease of application and clarity of interpretation.     

规范化安全评估与港口船舶交通安全

港口船舶交通是海上交通运输系统的一个子系统。该系统所具有的危险性，可能造成的损失，人们可接受的风险值究竟如何，所有这些都依赖于有效和合理的安全评价。规范化安全评估(FSA)是近年来国外已在不断推广应用的一种安全评估方法。在简要介绍FSA特点与实施步骤的基础上，文中根据港口船舶交通安全评估的实际情况与需要，采用人工神经网络的方法对港口船舶交通系统的模型和技术路线进行了论述，并就相应人为因素的研究提出一些建议，以改进港口船舶交通安全工作和提高其安全水平。     

基于FSA的舰艇安全风险决策研究

舰艇装备系统结构复杂,在使用过程中,存在着各方面的安全风险。FSA是一种帮助制定合理的规则和提供可能的风险控制方案的综合性评价工具。当以维修作为风险控制的主要手段时,可以优化FSA循环的步骤,采取并行的方式,解决保障资源有限的维修决策问题。     

综合安全评估方法应用

基于船用核动力装置(MNPP)安全性的特点,阐述了综合安全评估(FSA)的概念和应用框架,具体分析FSA在船用核动力装置安全评估方面的应用,指出具体应用FSA对船用核动力装置进行安全评估存在的不足。     

船舶机舱综合安全评估模式探讨

船舶机舱综合安全评估(FSA)是通过规范化的评估步骤,提出合理的并能有效控制风险的建议与措施,从而改进船舶运行的安全水平。在对FSA要素的全面分析以及社会调研的基础上,提出评估指标的建立、权重系数的计算、评估模型选择等问题的解决新模式,并讨论了这一模式在船舶机舱设备安全评估中的应用与实现过程。最后基于FSA模型得到一种机舱安全等级划分的方法。     

综合安全评估方法在船舶安全规则制定中的应用及对规范发展的影响

介绍了综合安全评估的概念和特点,通过分析现人体规定区规范与基于风险的目标设定式规范,阐述了ＦＳＡ技术的应用发展趋势及其对船舶规范发展的影响。     

综合安全评估方法在船舶安全领域应用中的问题与对策

介绍了FSA方法的基本概念及在船舶安全领域中的应用,对应用中存在的问题进行了分析,并提出相应对策。