A Study on Inland Water Transport Accidents in Bangladesh: Experience of a Decade (1995-2005)

Awal, Zobair Ibn

doi:10.3940/rina.ijsct.2007.b2.5807

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“…Statistical analysis reveals share or percentage of different factors, the relationship among various factors and overall trends of accident causation against different kinds of timelines. Awal [6], Awal et al [7] and Hossain et al [8] may give some insight into this topic. Figure 1 shows an example from Awal et al [7] where the monthly variation of total maritime accidents in Bangladesh was shown along with ship collision accidents.…”

Section: Statistical Analysis and Trendsmentioning

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Accidents in Engineering and Socio-technical Systems: The Science and Recent Advances

Zi¹

2018

Adv Automob Eng

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Since the invention of the steam engine, many engineering innovations have propelled the human civilization forward and the society has changed dramatically. At the same time, accidents of various kinds (e.g. car, rail, aircraft, ships, industrial, etc.) have never stopped taking place. Hence, for any engineering and socio-technical system, safety has become one of the most important concerns in modern society. In order to understand the science of accidents, some notable accident theories and models were reviewed in this paper and their relative merits and demerits were discussed as well. The study finds that accident models and theories are diversified and different from each other. Therefore, the science behind accident cannot be unified into a single discipline. Also, changes in human civilization over the years have given birth to new modes of accidents (such as automobile, aircraft, spacecraft and etc.). This study, thus, searches the unified science of accidents and therefore, discusses the newly developed accident analysis technique called the Logic Programming Technique (LPT). It is expected that this new domain of safety engineering may contribute to achieving safety in the future automobile industry.

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Section: Statistical Analysis and Trendsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Accidents in Engineering and Socio-technical Systems: The Science and Recent Advances

Zi¹

2018

Adv Automob Eng

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“…Traditional approach towards accident analysis, maritime accidents in particular, is using statistical tools to study the probability of accident causation with respect to different variables such as weather, geographical features, human elements and others [7][8] [9]. Such analysis reveals probable causes of accidents.…”

Section: Development Of Accident Modelsmentioning

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Analysis of Ship Accidents due to Marine Engine Failure - Application of Logic Programming Technique (LPT)

Awal

Hasegawa

2015

Marine Engineering

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“…It was observed that due to deficiency in accident data very few studies have so far been conducted on identification of the accident characteristics in a general perspective which could have provided an overall picture of the maritime safety situation. For example, some statistical analysis has been published by Awal (2006) in an attempt to identify the accident characteristics dealing with 197 accidents (passenger and cargo ships) which showed that majority of the accidents in the inland waterways of Bangladesh occur due to the effect of overloading and/or cyclone (43 per cent of total accidents). However, the conducted research had to deal with very limited amount of data available in usable format.…”

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Collision of marine vehicles in Bangladesh: a study on accident characteristics

Awal

Islam

Hoque

2010

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

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Purpose-This paper aims to investigate the marine vehicle accident characteristics in the inland waterways of Bangladesh, with particular emphasis on collision type accidents. Design/methodology/approach-Accident data were collected from different sources such as the daily newspapers, reports of Department of Shipping (DOS) and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA). The accidents are analysed according to different variables such as vehicle type, time distribution, spatial distribution, weather condition, nature of casualties, and others. Findings-The study revealed that the leading causes of accidents were collision between ships, trawlers and country boats and loss of stability due to Nor'wester (a seasonal storm that appears from the north and western directions). Of the accidents, 80 per cent involve cargo vehicles hitting other vehicles. Collisions have increased dramatically over the last decade and the number of fatalities has increased significantly. Research limitations/implications-Many accidents in Bangladesh often remain under-reported owing to limited exposure to the media, which is probably because the victims represent the poorer segment of society. This under-reporting appears to be a major barrier for accident analysis and prevention. Originality/value-The paper provides an explicit idea on the characteristics of accidents, so that the problem can be easily comprehended and necessary action can be taken by different stakeholders, such as operators, law enforcement agencies, designers, users and others concerned in order to come up with a coordinated action plan to stop these severe incidents.

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A Study on Inland Water Transport Accidents in Bangladesh: Experience of a Decade (1995-2005)

Cited by 12 publications

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Accidents in Engineering and Socio-technical Systems: The Science and Recent Advances

Accidents in Engineering and Socio-technical Systems: The Science and Recent Advances

Analysis of Ship Accidents due to Marine Engine Failure - Application of Logic Programming Technique (LPT)

Collision of marine vehicles in Bangladesh: a study on accident characteristics

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