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ISSN 2083-6473
ISSN 2083-6481 (electronic version)
Editor-in-Chief
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Prof. Tomasz Neumann
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TransNav, Faculty of Navigation
Gdynia Maritime University
3, John Paul II Avenue
81-345 Gdynia, POLAND
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Project OPTIMISM: Novel Means of Finding Root Causes of Accidents and Incidence at Sea and Port, as Well as Identifying Key Factors for Improved Safety from Ship Audit and Inspection
1 Centre for Factories of the Future, Alingsås, Sweden
2 Technical University of Catalonia, Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
3 Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Pori, Finland
4 Maritime University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
5 Centre for Factories of the Future, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
6 IDEC SA, Piraeus, Greece
2 Technical University of Catalonia, Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
3 Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Pori, Finland
4 Maritime University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
5 Centre for Factories of the Future, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
6 IDEC SA, Piraeus, Greece
ABSTRACT: This paper presents a set of methodologies for analysing accident investigation reports to enhance learning from past incidents. While these reports are primarily designed to prevent accident recurrence, they often overlook key contributing factors such as personal, organisational, and cultural influences—particularly leadership practices and potential mental health issues that may have played a role. Moreover, accident investigation reports vary in quality and do not always adhere to standardised frameworks, limiting their effectiveness. This paper proposes a novel approach to accident analysis, offering a structured method to distinguish whether an accident is crew-related or company-related - an essential differentiation, as these factors require distinct management and preventive measures. The study draws on findings from multiple recent projects, analysing over 1000 accident reports to develop a new taxonomy. This taxonomy aims to facilitate a more systematic approach to accident analysis while identifying management deficiencies and crew-related challenges, ultimately improving safety and operational practices.
KEYWORDS: Safety at Sea, Maritime Education and Training (MET), Environment Protection, Under Keel Clearance (UKC), Navigational Safety, Collision Avoidance, Navigation, Ports and Harbours
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Citation note:
Ziarati R., de Melo Rodríguez G., Koivisto H., Uriasz J., Singh L., Barzegarsedigh A., Lazempour A., Makar V., Chronopoulos A.: Project OPTIMISM: Novel Means of Finding Root Causes of Accidents and Incidence at Sea and Port, as Well as Identifying Key Factors for Improved Safety from Ship Audit and Inspection. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 19, No. 2, doi:10.12716/1001.19.02.08, pp. 399-405, 2025
Authors in other databases:
Reza Ziarati:
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Germán de Melo Rodríguez:
55649310700

Heikki Koivisto:
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Janusz Uriasz:
Lakhvir Singh:
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Amirehsan Barzegarsedigh:
Amir Lazempour:
Canessa Makar:
Aris Chronopoulos:
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