Investigation and evaluation of marine accidents in terms of grounding and contacts/collisions in the English channel utilising the hfacs-pv approach

Loughney, S ORCID: 0000-0003-0217-5739, Ngwoke, K, Wang, J ORCID: 0000-0003-4646-9106, Yildiz, S and Uğurlu, Ö (2022) Investigation and evaluation of marine accidents in terms of grounding and contacts/collisions in the English channel utilising the hfacs-pv approach. In: Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference Esrel 2022 Understanding and Managing Risk and Reliability for A Sustainable Future . pp. 544-551. (32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference, 28th Aug - 1 st Sep 2022, Dublin, Ireland).

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Abstract

World shipping/maritime activities are handled largely in a complex and perilous environment. Marine accidents are often serious, leading to not only huge economic losses to shipping companies but also frequently casualties and ecological damage. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the relationship between the main factors and casualties of marine accidents for the purpose of mitigating such occurrences. In the study, grounding and collision/contact accidents in the English Channel were analyzed. Human Factor Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) was used as the analysis method in the study. The period for accident data gathering and analysis is from 2004 to 2020. 17 grounding and 10 collision/contact incidents have occurred in the study area in the stated time frame. The results have identified that Errors, (under Unsafe Acts) and Substandard Team Members (under Preconditions for Unsafe Acts) account for the majority of grounding and collision/contact accident causes in the Dover Strait.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	3505 Human Resources and Industrial Relations; 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services; 3 Good Health and Well Being
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) V Naval Science > VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
Divisions:	Engineering
Publisher:	Research Publishing Services, Singapore
Date of acceptance:	28 August 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access:	27 April 2026
Date Deposited:	27 Apr 2026 11:40
Last Modified:	27 Apr 2026 11:40
DOI or ID number:	10.3850/978-981-18-5183-4_R12-15-459-cd
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28476

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