Port and Waterway Safety Assessment: Haro Strait/Boundary Pass USA - Canada Workshop Report
Abstract
A Port and Waterway Safety Assessment (PAWSA) Workshop was conducted for Haro Strait / Boundary Pass on February 25 - 26, 2002 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. This workshop report provides the following information: (1) Brief description of the process used for the assessment; (2) List of participants; (3) Numerical results from the following activities: (a) Team Expertise; (b) Waterway Risks Evaluation; (c) Existing Waterway Mitigations Evaluation; (d) VTM Tools Evaluation; and (4) Summary of risks and mitigations discussion. Strategies for reducing unmitigated risks will be the subject of a separate report. The PAWSA process is a structured approach to obtaining expert judgments on the level of waterway risk. The process also addresses the relative merits of specific types of Vessel Traffic Management (VTM) improvements for reducing risk in the waterway. The PAWSA process uses a select group of waterway user / stakeholders in each port / waterway to evaluate waterway risk factors and the effectiveness of various VTM improvements. The process requires the participation of local Coast Guard officials before and throughout the workshops. Thus the process is a joint effort involving waterway experts and the agencies / entities responsible for implementing selected risk mitigation measures. This methodology employs a generic model of port risk that was conceptually developed by a National Dialog Group on port risk and then translated into computer algorithms by Potomac Management Group, Inc. In that model, risk is defined as the sum of the probability of a casualty and its consequences. Consequently, the model includes variables associated with both the causes and the effects of vessel casualties.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 26, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA575430
Entities
Organizations
- United States Coast Guard Academy