Safety at sea concerns everyone, but preventative measures lie in the hands of yards, shipowners, authorities and classification societies.
Over time, incidents at sea have decreased gradually, but transporting goods on water still involves risks. Historically, safety measures have been implemented retroactively. FSA techniques allow for a more proactive approach, as the methodology is designed to identify and evaluate risk areas, and then perform cost-efficiency analysis of potential measures.
For the shipyard and hence shipowner such additional measures come at a cost. But through statistical and risk-based calculations of existing data, the FSA technique provides a quantitative rationale for why a certain measure is the best choice in terms of cost, risk prevention, and compliance with rules and regulations.
Classification societies and authorities can explain the rationale behind rules, regulations and consequently appropriate measures. Yards and shipowners can therefore more readily see their use and value. The result is a more transparent, traceable and cost-efficient system that ultimately improves safety at sea for everyone. DNV is committed to the use of risk-based methods as a basis for future rule development.
Date: 2002-09-15