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Risk Assessment of Operational Safety for Oil Tankers - A Revised Risk Matrix

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2017

Wen-Kai Hsu ,
Shu-Jun Lian  and
Show-Hui Huang
Wen-Kai Hsu*
Affiliation:
(Shipping and Transport Management, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Shu-Jun Lian
Affiliation:
(Shipping and Transport Management, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Show-Hui Huang
Affiliation:
(International Business and Trade, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
*
(E-mail: khsu@webmail.nkmu.edu.tw)
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Abstract

This paper is aimed at the risk assessment of operational safety for oil tankers. Based on the operational features of oil tankers and relevant literature, the Risk Factors (RFs) of operational safety were first identified. A revised risk matrix based on a fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach was then proposed to assess the risk classes of the RFs. Finally, to validate the research model, the oil tanker fleet of Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) in Taiwan was empirically investigated. The results can provide practical information for oil carriers to improve their ships' operational safety. Furthermore, the revised risk matrix may provide a theoretical reference for methodological researches in safety risk assessments.

Keywords

Oil tankerRiskFuzzy AHP

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 70 , Issue 4 , July 2017 , pp. 775 - 788
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2017 

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