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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 
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				81-345 Gdynia, POLAND
				
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			Statistical Studies on Marine Accidents Happened on the Bohai Sea
							
							
								1 Dalian Maritime University, Liaoning Province, Dalian, China
2 Ministry of Communications, Beijing, China
							
							
							2 Ministry of Communications, Beijing, China
ABSTRACT: a statistical study is carried out on the basis of information of marine traffic accidents occurred from 1996 to 2005 on the Bohai Sea. The time distribution and geographic distribution of the marine traffic accidents, as well as the relationships between the accidents and weather condition, type of accidents area, accident category, size of ships are analyzed, which provide references for adopting safety decision-making and take relative precautionary measures to avoid and decrease occurrence of accidents.
							KEYWORDS: Ship Accidents, Marine Accidents, Chinese Navigable Waterways, Decision Making Process, Marine Traffic Accidents, Weather Condition, Statistical Study, Human Factor (HF) 
							REFERENCES
							Wu, Zhaolin & Liu, Zhengjiang (2005). Statistics and analysis of maritime traffic accidents in Chinese navigable waters. IAMU Journal, 1, 2005, 63-72.
							Citation note:
							Wu Z.L., Zhao J.J., Li G.: Statistical Studies on Marine Accidents Happened on the Bohai Sea. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 183-186, 2008