Incident-reporting system ForeSea. Development of a Maritime safety system. Final report

The safe operation of ships and the safe handling of cargo are core principles for shipping companies.In addition to focusing on the safety of their own operations, shipping companies take steps to protectthe public health and safety in the countries they transit. Safety in shipping has improved significantlyin the last decade with shipping losses declining by more than 50% since 2005. While ship owners mightonly work reactively with safety, the Scandinavian approach has been to establish pro-active methodsof working with safety involving humans and learning from each other.SvenskSjöfart, together with the Swedish Transport Agency, has made a joint effort and createdForeSea – an information system on accidents, incidents and near misses at sea. The common incidentdatabase transparency, knowledge transfer and shared knowledge is prevailing. What distinguishesForeSea from other systems is that the information in the database can be used for identification ofsafety analyzes of specific events, thus contributing to preventive maritime safety.The main goal of the ForeSea system is to reduce risks of maritime accidents, by sharing andtransferring safety information between operators and management. Allowing formulation of safetyanalyses, assessments and safety reports. The main objective of the project has been to performquality assurance of the system, analyze methods, ensure availability for research project and softwaretraining modules, make adaption; technical interface and system customization as well as ITimprovements, training materials and dissemination.This report outlines the work and findings of the ForeSea 2.0 - Development of a Maritime safetysystem project as performed during the year of 2017 and 2018.Humans, especially the crews have an important role in the safe operation of ships. The crews, giventhe right circumstances are able to safely maneuver, navigate, maintain and operate the vessel. Thecrews are dependent on many factors that enable this work, from the design of the vessel and workplace, the procedures, processes given by the ship management and the business approach the shipowner applies to the vessel.The introduction of more automation requires a systems perspective and will not be a straight forwarddevelopment. Total autonomy as proposed by some technology developers is often neglecting thefunctions and roles that humans have on maritime safety and the business case for increasedautomation neglects the full contribution of humans onboard. Total autonomy will therefore requirehigh-end products that are built on standardized complex systems. Controlling and monitoring thesesystems will set new requirements on operators to uphold situated understanding in these complexsystems.Many aspects will be affected by increased automation towards smart shipping - regulations,organization, workplace, working methods, HMI, roles and skills. To cope with the foreseen changes,it is important to develop further training, skills, experience, openness in the organization andfamiliarization giving the future crews the right pre-conditions to succeed in the future, as well asmindful design and integration of newly automated systemsIn the future, the ISM code will likely have to change to improve the interaction between landorganisations and crews in order to facilitate better integration of split responsibilities and splitphysical locations by the management system which in the long run allows for an increased land-basedmonitoring and control of vessels’ systems and move certain tasks to shore to lower workload onboard,which should be one of the main drivers for automation.The results from this project ensure the quality of the tools and the output and the communicationvia the new homepage (https://foresea.org/), folders and roll-ups ensures a smooth disseminationand spreading.Incidentrapporteringssystemet ForeSea SR

2nd Project on Damage Stability for RoRo Passenger ships

Ro-ro passenger ship services constitute an important part of the European maritime infrastructure, and indeed play a crucial role for Sweden in connecting seaborne transport routes to and from our neighbouring countries. Moreover, northern European countries have been leading the development of, not only the ro-ro passenger ship concept as such, but also the development of relevant safety standards for this fleet. Understandably, it is therefore crucial for the Swedish maritime sector to take part of the legislative process that covers a significant share of the Swedish maritime infrastructure.Thus, in light of the IMO deliberations on the revisions of Chapter II-1 of the SOLAS Convention in general and proposals for an increased safety standard for passenger ships in particular, a first Triple-Helix project, partly funded by the Swedish Maritime Administration, was mobilized by the Swedish Shipowners’ Association, focusing on ro-ro passenger ship safety from a holistic perspective. The conclusions and findings of this Project can be found in the Report “Damage Stability Project for RoRo Passenger Ships – Final Report” [1.].As the draft proposals for enhanced safety standards for passenger ships materialised into firm amendments to SOLAS Chapter II-1, which have now been adopted by the Marine Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization during its 98th session, an extension of the Damage Stability Project was granted additional funding in the beginning of 2017 and consequently the 2nd Project on Damage Stability for Ro-Ro Passenger Ships (2nd RoPax DamStab Project) was mobilised.The aim of the 2nd RoPax DamStab Project has been to review and evaluate existing as well as future ro-ro passenger ship safety regulations from a theoretical perspective, with the objectives to:1. provide in-depth knowledge about and facilitate the understanding of existing as well as future damage stability standards,2. facilitate understanding of ship type specific characteristics from a safety standard aspect, and3. assess the consequences for the ro-ro passenger ship fleet.This report outlines the work and findings of the 2nd RoPax DamStab Project as performed during the year of 2017.Skadestabilitet för RoRo Passagerar Farty

Incident-reporting system ForeSea. Development of a Maritime safety system.

The safe operation of ships and the safe handling of cargo are core principles for shipping companies. In addition to focusing on the safety of their own operations, shipping companies take steps to protect the public health and safety in the countries they transit. Safety in shipping has improved significantly in the last decade with shipping losses declining by more than 50% since 2005. While ship owners might only work reactively with safety, the Scandinavian approach has been to establish pro-active methods of working with safety involving humans and learning from each other.SvenskSjöfart, together with the Swedish Transport Agency, has made a joint effort and created ForeSea – an information system on accidents, incidents and near misses at sea. The common incident database transparency, knowledge transfer and shared knowledge is prevailing. What distinguishes ForeSea from other systems is that the information in the database can be used for identification of safety analyzes of specific events, thus contributing to preventive maritime safety.The main goal of the ForeSea system is to reduce risks of maritime accidents, by sharing and transferring safety information between operators and management. Allowing formulation of safety analyses, assessments and safety reports. The main objective of the project has been to perform quality assurance of the system, analyze methods, ensure availability for research project and software training modules, make adaption; technical interface and system customization as well as IT improvements, training materials and dissemination.This report outlines the work and findings of the ForeSea 2.0 - Development of a Maritime safety system project as performed during the year of 2017 and 2018.Humans, especially the crews have an important role in the safe operation of ships. The crews, given the right circumstances are able to safely maneuver, navigate, maintain and operate the vessel. The crews are dependent on many factors that enable this work, from the design of the vessel and workplace, the procedures, processes given by the ship management and the business approach the ship owner applies to the vessel.The introduction of more automation requires a systems perspective and will not be a straightforward development. Total autonomy as proposed by some technology developers is often neglecting the functions and roles that humans have on maritime safety and the business case for increased automation neglects the full contribution of humans onboard. Total autonomy will therefore require high-end products that are built on standardized complex systems. Controlling and monitoring these systems will set new requirements on operators to uphold situated understanding in these complex systems.Many aspects will be affected by increased automation towards smart shipping - regulations, organization, workplace, working methods, HMI, roles and skills. To cope with the foreseen changes, it is important to develop further training, skills, experience, openness in the organization and familiarization giving the future crews the right pre-conditions to succeed in the future, as well as mindful design and integration of newly automated systemsIn the future, the ISM code will likely have to change to improve the interaction between land organizations and crews in order to facilitate better integration of split responsibilities and split physical locations by the management system which in the long run allows for an increased land-based monitoring and control of vessels’ systems and move certain tasks to shore to lower workload onboard, which should be one of the main drivers for automation.Based on involvement of users and new members, the project has succeeded in increasing the number of reports entered to the system each year has been increased significantly, from around 40-50 per year to above 300. The project hopes to maintain these figures in the continuous work to ensure that experience is shared, and maritime safety improved.Incidentrapporteringssystemet ForeSea SR

2nd Project on Damage Stability for RoRo Passenger ships

Ro-ro passenger ship services constitute an important part of the European maritime infrastructure, and indeed play a crucial role for Sweden in connecting seaborne transport routes to and from our neighbouring countries. Moreover, northern European countries have been leading the development of, not only the ro-ro passenger ship concept as such, but also the development of relevant safety standards for this fleet. Understandably, it is therefore crucial for the Swedish maritime sector to take part of the legislative process that covers a significant share of the Swedish maritime infrastructure.Thus, in light of the IMO deliberations on the revisions of Chapter II-1 of the SOLAS Convention in general and proposals for an increased safety standard for passenger ships in particular, a first Triple-Helix project, partly funded by the Swedish Maritime Administration, was mobilized by the Swedish Shipowners’ Association, focusing on ro-ro passenger ship safety from a holistic perspective. The conclusions and findings of this Project can be found in the Report "Damage Stability Project for RoRo Passenger Ships – Final Report" [1.]. As the draft proposals for enhanced safety standards for passenger ships materialised into firm amendments to SOLAS Chapter II-1, which have now been adopted by the Marine Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization during its 98th session, an extension of the Damage Stability Project was granted additional funding in the beginning of 2017 and consequently the 2nd Project on Damage Stability for Ro-Ro Passenger Ships (2nd RoPax DamStab Project) was mobilised. The aim of the 2nd RoPax DamStab Project has been to review and evaluate existing as well as future ro-ro passenger ship safety regulations from a theoretical perspective, with the objectives to: 1. provide in-depth knowledge about and facilitate the understanding of existing as well as future damage stability standards,2. facilitate understanding of ship type specific characteristics from a safety standard aspect, and3. assess the consequences for the ro-ro passenger ship fleet.This report outlines the work and findings of the 2nd RoPax DamStab Project as performed during the year of 2017

Holistic Perspective on Damage Stability Standards for RoPax Ships

The present paper is intended to outline in brief the work and findings of a Triple-Helix project as initiated by the Swedish Shipowners’ Association and concluded in mid-2015. The aim of the study has been to, in light of the ongoing IMO deliberations on revision of SOLAS Chapter II-1, review and evaluate from a holistic perspective, existing as well as proposed amendments to ro-ro passenger ship safety regulations

Holistic Perspective on Damage Stability Standards for RoPax Ships

The present paper is intended to outline in brief the work and findings of a Triple-Helix project as initiated by the Swedish Shipowners’ Association and concluded in mid-2015. The aim of the study has been to, in light of the ongoing IMO deliberations on revision of SOLAS Chapter II-1, review and evaluate from a holistic perspective, existing as well as proposed amendments to ro-ro passenger ship safety regulations