Conceptual Grounds of Navigation Safety

Abstract

The most important global problem being solved by the whole world community nowadays is to provide sustainable mankind development. Recent research in the field of sustainable development states that civilization safety is impossible without transfer sustainable development. At the same time, sustainable development (i.e. preservation of human culture and biosphere) is impossible as a system that serves to meet economical, cultural, scientific, recreational and other human needs without safety. Safety plays an important role in sustainable development goals achievement. An essential condition of effective navigation functioning is to provide its safety. The "prescriptive" approach to the navigation safety, which is currently used in the world maritime field, is based on long-term experience and ship accidents investigation results. Thus this approach acted as an the great fact in reduction of number of accidents at sea. Having adopted the International Safety Management Code all the activities connected with navigation safety problems solution were transferred to the higher qualitative level. Search and development of new approaches and methods of ship accidents prevention during their operation have obtained greater importance. However, the maritime safety concept (i.e. the different points on ways, means and methods that should be used to achieve this goal) hasnʹt been formed and described yet. The article contains a brief review of the main provisions of Navigation Safety Conceptions, which contribute to the number of accidents and incidents at sea reduction.

Navigation safety control system development through navigator action prediction by data mining means

“…Despite the interest of the scientific community in the problem under consideration, legislative provisions and concepts are little ready for transformations, taking into account the indicated trends [20]. Reduction of the vessel crew, information load and high level of responsibility also introduce factors that directly affect the readiness of navigators to adequately perceive navigational situations.…”

Overview of Definitions of Maritime Safety, Safety at Sea, Navigational Safety and Safety in General

“…Navigation safety is defined as a relatively constant state, clear of dangers provided by the system of international and national technical, organizational, economic, social, and juridical standards, which are aimed at the reduction and prevention of accidents at sea to provide safety of life and property at sea and marine environmental protection [33].…”