Formal Safety Assessment: an updated review

Psaraftis, HN

dc.contributor.author	Psaraftis, HN	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T11:46:59Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T11:46:59Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	09484280	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/38050
dc.subject	Environmental protection	en
dc.subject	Formal Safety Assessment	en
dc.subject	International Maritime Organization	en
dc.subject	Safety	en
dc.title	Formal Safety Assessment: an updated review	en
heal.type	other	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s00773-012-0175-0	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00773-012-0175-0	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	The method of Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) was devised several years ago with the intent to help the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other policy makers formulate policies and regulations by the proper use of the scientific method in matters pertaining to maritime safety and the protection of the marine environment. A host of FSA studies have been submitted over the last several years and have been reviewed by the IMO. Also, progress has been recently accomplished as regards incorporating environmental risk evaluation criteria within FSA. On the basis of these developments, revisions of the FSA guidelines have been proposed and adopted. This paper presents a review of the FSA method in light of these developments. This review updates an earlier review of FSA by Kontovas and Psaraftis [Marine Technol 46(1):45-59, (2009)]. It also takes this opportunity to identify some deficiencies of FSA, either due to an incorrect application of the method or to the method itself, and makes some suggestions for further action in this area. © 2012 JASNAOE.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Marine Science and Technology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s00773-012-0175-0	en
dc.identifier.spage	1	en
dc.identifier.epage	13	en