STUDY OF PROBABILITY OF CROSSING COLLISIONS ON NAVIGATION CHANNEL

Abstract

Collisions when two routes crosses each other, merges, or intersects each other in a turn are always dangerous potentions for ship navigational safety. Hence, exactly extimation and quantity of collision probability at crossing positions is very important and neccessary for proposing solutions to improve traffic safety. This paper deals with the assessment of collision probability of vessels at a crossing area based on statistical and geometrical data of waterways and vessels. This is the background for administrations to estimate and assess risk potention and therefore equip aids to navigation to reduce accidents in crossing areas.