The need for a probabilistic risk assessment of the oil tanker industry and a qualitative assessment of oil tanker groundings.

The culture, design, and operation of the maritime industry all contribute to create an error-inducing system. As oil tankers have become larger, the tolerance for error has decreased as the consequences have increased. Highly visible oil spills have made society more aware of the dangers inherent w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amrozowicz, Michael D.
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/32053