Application of a SOAM-based systemic method to conduct a comprehensive analysis of a maritime accident

Navas de Maya, Beatriz and Ramirez Marengo, Clementina and Giagloglou, Eva and Kurt, Rafet Emek and Turan, Osman and Kirwan, Barry (2022) Application of a SOAM-based systemic method to conduct a comprehensive analysis of a maritime accident. Other. Social Science Research Network (SSRN), Amsterdam. (https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4075426)

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Abstract

The current trends in maritime accidents worldwide are often linked to environmental, economic, and human consequences, such as oil spills, insurance costs, or human injuries or fatalities. Despite the continuous improvement in safety measures, maritime accidents are still occurring, and this remains a major concern in our society. The main aim of this paper is to contribute to the current safety measures by identifying the significant human and organisational accident contributors, and therefore, reducing the current accident trends. With this aim, this paper proposes to apply a systemic method known as the Systemic Occurrence Analysis Methodology (SOAM) for the first time in the maritime domain. SOAM, which is a 'Swiss-cheese" based organisational technique for analysing incidents and accidents, was developed by EUROCONTROL for the aviation domain. SOAM methodology is fully applied to three maritime accident collisions to identify the major accident contributors, absent or failed barriers, human involvement, and contextual conditions.

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