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Navigation Risk Assessment of Cruise Ship in Sanya Port World Maritime University The Maritime Commons: Digital Repository of the World Maritime University Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations Maritime Safety & Environment Management 8-25-2013 Navigation risk assessment of cruise ship in Sanya Port Yi Liu Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.wmu.se/msem_dissertations Part of the Risk Analysis Commons Recommended Citation Liu, Yi, "Navigation risk assessment of cruise ship in Sanya Port" (2013). Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations. 284. https://commons.wmu.se/msem_dissertations/284 This Dissertation is brought to you courtesy of Maritime Commons. Open Access items may be downloaded for non-commercial, fair use academic purposes. No items may be hosted on another server or web site without express written permission from the World Maritime University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY Dalian, China Navigation Risk Assessment Of Cruise Ship In Sanya Port By Liu Yi People’s Republic of China A research paper submitted to the World Maritime University in partial Fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (MARITIME SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT) 2013 © Copyright Liu Yi, 2013 DECLARATION I certified that all the material in this dissertation that is not my own work has been identified, and that no materials is included for which a degree has previously been conferred on me. The contents of this dissertation reflect my own personal views, and are not necessarily endorsed by the University. Liu Yi Date: 1st July 2013 Supervised by: Zhu Jun Professor Dalian Maritime University Assessor: Co-assessor: 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research paper was developed as part of my studies to apply for the master’s degree in Maritime Safety and Environmental Management at WMU, which was taught at DMU. These studies would not have been successful without the generoussupport of a number of people and organizations to which I am most grateful. First of all, I am very grateful to my parents, my sister, and my wife. They are my support forever！ Also, I would like to express my thanks to my supervisor Professor Zhu Jun, professor of Dalian Maritime University. His valuable guidance and constructive advice help me overcome many difficulties which I encountered during the writing of this research paper. I would also like to convey my special thanks to all the professors who attend this MSEM programme, whose professional lectures have not only considerably improved my knowledge but also greatly benefited this research paper. At the same time, I also need to thank Ruan Ruiwen, who is the Director of Hainan MSA, and Zhang Xipeng who is the Director of Sanya Branch of Hainan MSA, and Weng Jiancai, and my direct leader Liu Zhongxue, for their support and encouragement. Last but not least, I wish to express appreciation to my many colleagues including Xue Bing, Chen Xiaohu, Ye Xinbing, Ge Liqiao, Wu Yiliang and Zhou Lian, for discussion and communications. 2 ABSTRACT Title: Navigation Risk Assessment Of Cruise Ship In Sanya Port Degree: MSc With the building of Hainan international tourism island, the cruise industry is playing an increasingly important role in promoting the economic development of local tourism of Sanya City. As the Sanya Phoenix Island cruise home port construction, utilization of the navigable waters of the Sanya Port has improved year by year, making the navigation risks increased. In addition, the maritme safety accidents increasing significantly. With the construction of cruise homeport in Sanya area , there is not enough experience about the cruise home port, but the navigation density in Sanya Port is very high, and the navigable environment is complex, yet the channal ,navigational aids and other hardware facilities, and software services such as VTS have not been established. A slight neglection of in and out cruise ship would lead to a collision, grounding or stranding and other accidents. Normally，the capacity of the cruise liner is very big. A martime casualty would cause huge impact on the safety of life at sea. It is vevy important for the navigation safety management of this area to research on how to prevent or reduce the occurrence of navigation safety accidents responsing to this situation of Sanya cruise port. So ,this paper conducted a systematic assessment and analysis of the navigation safety of cruise in Sanya Port, including the analysis on the risk factors of the navigation and the process during the cruise entering and leaving the port, based on the previous research. This reseach benefits to the job of the writer. Meanwhile, this paper use the fault tree analysis(FTA) method ,which has visualization , systematic accuracy and predictive features, to study the main factor of impacting on the cruise ship grounding accidents, and sumarize the solutions to control the risks of grounding. By focusing on the perspective of the maritime safety management and the navigation environment 3 characteristics of Sanya Port, this paper aims to reduce navigation accidents and keep the navigation safety of cruise ships in Sanya Port. Keywords: Sanya Port; Phoenix Island cruise terminal; navigation safety; risk assessment; collision, stranding incidents; fault tree analysis; risk control measures; 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration…………………………………………………………………………… Acknowledge………………………………………………………………………… Abstract……………………………………………………………………………… Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………….. List of figures and tables…………………………………………………………….. List of abbreviations………………………………………………………………… Chapter I Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 The Main Work Of This Paper 1.3 Literature Review Chapter Ⅱ The Scope And System Of Navigation Safety 2.1 Safety Overview 2.1.1 Safety, Hazard And Risk 2.1.2 Criteria Of Risk Acceptance 2.2 Navigation 2.3 Navigation Safety 2.4 Risk Of Navigation 2.5 Navigation environment and safety management 2.5.1 National Conditions’ Influence on Navigation Safety 2.5.2 Marine Space’s Influence on Navigation Safety 2.5.3 Marine Transportation’s Influence on Navigation Safety Chapter Ⅲ Navigable Environmental Profiles Risk Analysis Of Sanya Phoenix Island Cruise Terminal 5 3.1 Navigable Environment Status Of Sanya Phoenix Island Cruise 3.1.1 Terminal Location 3.1.2 The New Berth Planning 3.1.3 Prediction Of The Visitors To Cruise Port 3.1.4 Meteorological 3.1.5 The Hydrology In Sanya 3.1.6 Overview Of Major Ports 3.1.7 Lane 3.1.8 Major Achorages 3.1.9 Navigation Aids Facilities 3.2 Traffic Statistics Of Sanya Port 3.3 Accident Statistics 3.3.1 Statistics By Type Of Accident 3.3.2 Statistics By Region Of Incidents 3.4 Navigation Risk Factors Assessment Of The Waters In Phoenix Island Cruise Terminal 3.4.1 Risk Assessment Of Influence Of The Natural Condition On The Navigation Environment 3.4.2 Risk Assessment Of Influence Of The Channel Condition On The Navigation Environment 3.4.3 Risk Assessment Of Influence Of The Traffic Condition On The Navigation Environment 3.4.4 Risk Assessment Of Influence Of The Human Factors On The Navigation Environment Chapter 4 Navigation Safety Accident Analysis And Prevention Of Cruise Ship In Sanya Port 4.1 Cruise Collision Analysis And Prevention Measures Of Cruise Ship In Sanya Port. 6 4.2 Application Of Fault Tree Analysis On Grounding And Touching Accidents Of The Cruises In Phoenix Island Terminal Of Sanya Port. 4.2.1 Fault Tree Analysis Method 4.2.2 Accident Reasons Analysis Chapter Ⅴ Conclusions Reference List of Figures and Tables Figure 1-Locations of Phoenix Island in Sanya City Figure 2 - The plan of the cruise terminals in Sanya in the future Figure 3- Yingge sea marine observation station waves rose figure Figure 4- Observation objects near the Phoenix Island Figure 5 -Distribution of the maritime accidents in Sanya by accident type Figure 6 -Distribution of the maritime accidents in Sanya by accident region Figure 7- The entering course of the cruise Figure 8 - The course of cargo and pleasure ship in Sanya Port Figure 9 - Cruise Ship Fault Tree Of Grounding Table 1- New berth costal line utilization statistics Table 2 - The forecasting of the Sanya Phoenix Island cruise port passengers Table 3- Average wind speed and frequency of different directions in Sanya Table 4- List of Anchorage in Sanya Port Table 5 - Water traffic data tables in 2010 from Sanya MSA Table 6-Water traffic data tables in 2011 from Sanya MSA Table 7- Water traffic data tables in 2012 from Sanya MSA Table 8- 2009 -2012 Maritime Accidents Statistics in Sanya by type of incident Table 9- 2009 -2012 maritime accidents Statistics in Sanya by type of region Table 10- The ratio between the effective width of waterway and the maximum length 7 of the ship Table 11- Degree of importance coefficient List of Abbreviations FTA Fault Tree Analysis MSA Maritime Safety Administration VTS Vessel Traffic Service Chapter I Introduction 1.1 Background The State Council of Chinaapproved the construction of an international tourist island of Hainan, and supported building free trade island. The approvals made it clear to develop the cruise industry, and construction of the cruise homeport. Sanya Phoenix Island cruise terminal have been built, supported strongly by the relevant policy and departments. In 2006, first-stage project of Phoenix Island cruise terminal was finished, making the first professional cruise terminal which is 80,000-ton level berth served in China. The second-stage project have been approved. A cruise home port will be built on the Phoenix Island in the future. That would promote the development of tourism industry in Sanya City. The second-stage project of the Phoenix Island would be arranged on the southwest side of the first artificial island. The construction scale contains six berth , including 8000-tons class , 100,000-tons class , 225,000 tons-class berth and two 150,000-tons class cruise berth (the corresponding berth number are 1 #, 3 # to 6 #, and the design 8 of 225,000 tons-class cruise ship refer to the “ Oasis of the Seas”),and a work boat berth,.
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