Fault tree analysis of accidents occurred in Van Lake

Abstract

Maritime activities are one of the most important activities around the world. While maritime activities are carried out, various accidents such as collision, grounding, flooding, and on-board accidents occur. The causes of the accidents are determined and recorded with reports. However, records of accidents in inland waters are rare. Since the maritime activities carried out in inland waters remain regional and the boats operating in inland waters are of small size or small tonnage, the accidents that occur are not recorded and detailed reports are not prepared. For this reason, to draw attention to the accidents in inland waters and maritime activities, this study has been prepared by examining the accidents of grounding, collision, and flooding in Van Lake. In the study, the causes of the accidents obtained by the questionnaire and the research were analyzed with the "Fault Tree". As a result of the analysis, it has been determined that factors such as carelessness, lack of information, overconfidence, bad weather conditions, and lack of communication equipment are the main causes of accidents.