J. of Marine Env. Eng., Vol. 9, pp. 145–173 Reprints available directly from the publisher Photocopying permitted by license only
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Safety and Environmental Risk and Reliability Modeling Process for Sustainable Inland Water Transportation System
O. SULAIMAN1,
K.B. SAMO5 1,3,4,5
2 * AB SAMAN ABD KADER2 , A.H. SAHARUDDIN3 , W.B. WAN NIK4 AND
University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia University Technology Malaysia, Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia
The vast resources of the world’s oceans need to be fully utilized to benefit human activi- ties in a sustainable manner. The maritime industry has made use of the ocean in a very responsible way, but inland water resources have been much more underutilized and un- der-maintained, especially for transportation. In an age so dire to find ways to mitigate the challenge of climate change and its associ- ated impacts, recent research has indicated that inland water transportation represents the cleanest mode of transportation. This indicates the potential for an increase in us- age of inland waterways for transportation. The use of inland water transportation is forecast to rise because of the potential for short sea shipping, expanding deep-sea opera- tions, and alternative mitigation options for climate change. Coastal water transporta- tion is associated with low probability, high
consequence accidents, which makes reliabil- ity requirements for the design and operation for safety and environmental protection very necessary. Collision represents the largest percentage of accident risk scenarios among water transportation risk factors. This paper discusses recent work in risk and reliability- based design, and safe and efficient vessel operation in coastal waters. This includes systems based approach that covers proac- tive risk as well as holistic, multiple-criteria assessment of waterways variables required to develop mitigation options and decision support for preventive, protective and con- trol measures for various collision accident scenarios within inland waterways.
Keywords: Inland transportation, accidents, risk as- sessment, vessel safety, collisions, climate change, marine pollution, navigation
*Corresponding author: Tel: 60-9-668-3697; Fax: 60-9-668-3193; email:
o.sulaiman@
umt.edu.my
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