Safety of Shipping in Coastal Waters 

SAFECO II  was a continuation of SAFECO. Its overall objective was to devise improved technologies and organisation for internal/external communication and to demonstrate the application of risk analysis methods to assess economical benefits and safety improvements of the devised solutions for total quality operations. Its secondary objectives were:

1. Prototype of the Collision Avoidance Advisory System (CAAS) integrated with ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display) and with a transponder interface.
2. Prototype of the Simulator Exercise Assessment system (SEA), which also forms relevant input to the standardisation process.
3. An updated version of the Marine Accident Risk Calculation System (MARCS), which includes risk factors, related to the communication aspect of marine transportation and consequence models for economical and environmental impacts.
4. Based in identified problems, a conceptual description of technologies, procedures and regulations for improved communication in maritime transportation will be given. This information will form a relevant input to the development of international guidelines and standards.
5. Example of Formal Safety Assessment based on IMO guidelines which serve as an example of a cost/benefit analysis for decision making.

PARTNERS

Organisation	Type	Country
DET NORSKE VERITAS AS	Industry	NO
DANISH MARITIME INSTITUTE	Research Organisation	DK
GEMEENTELIJK HAVENBEDRIJF ROTTERDAM (ROTTERDAM PORT AUTHORITY)	Other	NL
KELVIN HUGHES LTD	Industry	GB
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS	Education	GR
NORWEGIAN MARINE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE	Research Organisation	NO
RISO NATIONAL LABORATORY	Research Organisation	DK
UNIVERSITY OF WALES, CARDIFF	Education	GB
MARINE SAFETY INTERNATIONAL ROTTERDAM B.V.	Industry	NL