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    Risk Assessment for Ships: A General


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    JULY 14, 2011 BY SOUMYAJIT DASGUPTA


    Risk is like queering someone or something valued to an unknown or anticipated danger,
    harm, or loss. Even though there is no such universally accepted general definition of risk,
    but one commonly applied and authoritative resolution in most industrial contexts, defines
    risk as A combination of the probability, or frequency, of occurrence of a defined hazard and
    the magnitude of the consequences of the occurrence.
    According to International Maritime Organization (IMO), risk is the combination of the
    frequency and the severity of the consequence, thereby articulates two components of the
    likelihood of occurrence and the probability of severity of the (un)predictable consequences.

    What is Risk Assessment for Ships?


    Safety management objectives of the company shouldestablish safeguards against all
    identified risks so has it been stated in the paragraph 1.2.2.2 of the ISM Code (International
    Safety Management Code). However this does not determine any particular approach to the

    risk management theory, and it is for the company itself to choose methods appropriate in
    accordance with its organizational structure, its ships and trades. The methods could vary
    accordingly but how ever more or less formal they are, they should be well organised and
    planned if assessment and responses are meant to be completed and act effectively, and also
    the entire exercise should be documented in drafts or amendments so as to provide evidence
    of the decision-making process.

    ISO 8402:1995 / BS 4778 define risk management, which includes maritime risk assessment
    as: The process whereby decisions are made to accept a known or assessed risk and/or the
    implementation of actions to reduce the consequences or probability of occurrence.
    The Marine Risk Assessment Process
    Basically the risk assessment process is concerned with observing the companys activities
    and operations, identifying what might go wrong, and deciding upon what should be done in
    order to prevent it. The areas pertained to are:

    Identification of hazards

    Assessment of the risks concerned

    Application of controls to reduce the risks

    Monitoring of the effectiveness of the controls

    The identification of hazards is most important since in determines the course of actions to be
    followed thereafter. Observation of the activities helps in achieving perfect accuracy and
    completeness which again can only be accomplished by a systematic process. For this it is
    necessary to have professional training and instruction to assure its application in a thorough

    and consistent manner. Also it is important to keep in mind that hazards must not be confused
    with incidents whereas incidents must not denote consequences.

    The marine risk assessment helps in evaluation of each hazard associated with the risks in
    terms of the likelihood of harm and its potential aftermath. This assists in enabling the
    company to imply priorities and exploit its scarce resources for greatest effect.
    While settling with the application of controls, it is essential to take the frequency of the
    activity into account so that a potential moderate risk may be more important to be addressed
    upon than a rare but substantial risk.
    The most relevant risks to monitor are:

    Health and safety issues of individuals involved directly or indirectly in the activity,
    or those who may be otherwise affected

    Property of the company and others

    The environment

    Conclusion
    Risk assessment for ships should be continual, flexible, reviewed regularly to improve safety
    and preventing pollution. Since risk is never a constant or concrete entity, the divergence of
    the nature of perception and anticipation the level of danger from the risk undertaken is
    resolved by experience, training and disposition. Human behaviour towards issues, general
    awareness, and constant vigilance of those involved, all play a vital role in the organisations
    decision-making process in the risk assessment in ship operations.

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