This report contains an evaluation of the research needed to prevent marine casualties--specifically collisions, rammings, and groundings--associated with vessel controllability. A review of existing studies and casualty data, combined with the committee's experience, resulted in the identification of four major categories of marine-casualty factors: personnel; ports and waterways; aids to navigation; and vessel characteristics, maneuverability, and hydrodynamics. A significant amount of research on systems, hardware, and human behavior exists that is applicable to these categories. However, there are important gaps in basic hydrodynamic research. The committee further determined that a basic problem in the maritime industry is not so much the lack of research, but a need to disseminate information, coupled with coordination of research and a serious effort to apply existing knowledge. (Author)


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    Title :

    Research Needs to Reduce Maritime Collisions, Rammings, and Groundings


    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    152 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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