List of Publications

Monographs
·   Kontovas, C.A, “Formal Safety Assessment : Critical Review and Future Role”, Diploma Thesis, NTUA, June 2005  [download]
·   Kontovas, C.A, “Preliminary Design of Ro-RO Vessel”, NTUA, Final YearProject, June 2005

Referred Journals
2009
·   Kontovas, C.A., Psaraftis, H.N. (2009) “Formal Safety Assessment: A critical review”, Marine Technology, Vol. 46, No 1, January 2009,   [download]  
·   Psaraftis, H.N., Kontovas, C.A. (2009) "CO2 Emissions Statistics for the World Commercial Fleet", WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs", Vol. 8 (2009), No.1, 1–25  [download]  

Referred Conferences/Symposia
2007
·   Kontovas, C.A., Psaraftis, H.N., Zachariadis, P.(2007b), “The Two C’s of the Risk-Based Approach to Goal based Standards: Challenges and Caveats”,  International Symposium on Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Protection, Athens, Greece, 20-21 September 2007  [download]
·   Kontovas, C.A., Psaraftis, H.N., Zachariadis, P.(2007c), “Improving FSA as a prerequisite for risk-based GBS”, PRADS 2007 – The 10th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures, 1-5 Oct. 2007, Houston, TX, USA [download]
2008
·   Kontovas, C.A. and Psaraftis H.N. (2008), “Marine Environment Risk Assessment: A Survey on the  Disutility Cost of Oil Spills", 2nd Int. Symposium on Ship Operations,Management and Economics, Organized by Society of Naval Architects and  Marine Engineers,Athens, September 17-18, 2008         [download]
·   Psaraftis, H.N., C.A. Kontovas, “CO2 Emissions Statistics for the World Commercial Fleet”, Symposium of the Hellenic Institute of Marine Technology (ELINT), November 2008
2009
·   Psaraftis, H.N., C.A. Kontovas, “Ship Emissions: Logistics and Other Tradeoffs”, 10th Int. Marine Design Conference (IMDC), Trondheim, Norway, 26-29 May 2009 [download]
·   Psaraftis, H.N., Kontovas, C.A., Kakalis, N., “Cost-effectiveness of Speed Reduction as an Emissions Reduction Measure for Fast Ships”, 10th Int. Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, Athens, Greece, October 5 - 8, 2009     [TO BE PRESENTED]
·   Kontovas, C.A., Psaraftis, H.N., “Kontovas, C.A., Psaraftis, H.N.,"An Online Ship Emissions Calculator as a Decision-Making Aid and Policy Evaluation Tool", IMAM 2009, International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean, Istanbul, Turkey, October 12-15, 2009    [TO BE PRESENTED]


Non  Referred Conferences/Symposia
·   Zachariadis, P., H.N. Psaraftis, C.A. Kontovas (2007a), “Risk Based Rulemaking and Design:  Proceed with Caution”, RINA (Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK) conference on Developments in Classification and International Regulations, London, Jan.  2007 [download]

Working Papers/Reports
·   Kontovas, C.A., Psaraftis, H.N., “Assessing Environmental Risk: Is a single figure realistic as an  estimate for the cost of averting one tonne of spilled oil?,” Working Paper NTUA-MT-06-101, National Technical University of Athens, February 2006 [download]
·   Kontovas, C.A., Psaraftis, H.N., “Formal Safety Assessment: A critical review and ways to  strengthen it and make it more transparent”, Working Paper NTUA-MT-06-102c, National Technical University of Athens, November 2006 [download]
·   Psaraftis, H.N., Kontovas, C.A., "Ship Emissions Study", National Technical University of Athens, report to Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, May 2008 [download]

Submissions to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)   [list not exchaustive]
    (Prepared, among others, by H.N Psaraftis  and C.A. Kontovas – Submitted by Greece)
·   "Application of the FSA Guidelines and review of FSA studies ", MSC 86/17/2  [download]
·   "FORMAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT: Possible Improvements on FSA Guidelines", MSC 82/INF.3,(Nov. 29-Dec. 8, 2006) [download]
·   "Formal Safety Assessment - Environmental Risk Evaluation Criteria", MEPC 56/18/1,  (May 4, 2007) [download]
 
Newspaper/Magazine  Articles
·   Psaraftis, H.N., Kontovas, C.A., "Safety: Politics, FSA, and the Black Pill", (in greek), Naftika Chronica, April 2005 [download]
·   Psaraftis, H.N., Kontovas, C.A., "Safety, risk, probability: or playing with lives", Lloyd's List, Jan. 25,  2006 [download]
·   Psaraftis, H.N., C.A. Kontovas, “Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the World Fleet: A Problem Seeking  Solutions", (in Greek), Naftika Chronika, October 2008  [download]
·   Psaraftis, H.N., C.A. Kontovas, “Emissions Reduction Measures", (in Greek), Naftika Chronika,  February 2009  [download]

All documents are in pdf format.