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A Study on Local Traffic Management to Improve Marine Traffic Safety in the Istanbul Strait

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2011

Y. Volkan Aydogdu ,
Cemil Yurtoren ,
Jin-Soo Park  and
Young-Soo Park
Y. Volkan Aydogdu*
Affiliation:
(Istanbul Technical University)
Cemil Yurtoren
Affiliation:
(Istanbul Technical University)
Jin-Soo Park
Affiliation:
(Korea Maritime University)
Young-Soo Park
Affiliation:
(Korea Maritime University)
*
(E-mail: yvaydogdu@itu.edu.tr)
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Abstract

The Istanbul Strait is one of the most congested waterways in the world and is difficult to navigate due to its ‘S-shaped’ geographic structure (Akten, 2004). Much of the local marine traffic affects navigation safety. Results of Yurtoren and Inoue (2004)'s study, which investigated navigational risks in the Istanbul Strait in terms of manoeuvring difficulties and accident statistics, indicates the necessity of effective and applicable local traffic management in the southern entrance of the Strait. In this study, Marine Traffic Fast Time Simulation (MTFTS) studies are used and an attempt is made to improve navigation safety by proposing Local Traffic Separation Schemes (LTSS).

Keywords

Local Marine TrafficMarine Traffic SafetyIstanbul StraitLocal Traffic Separation Scheme
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 65 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 99 - 112
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2011

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