FORMAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT (FSA)

OF BULK CARRIER SAFETY

This web page presents a series of the reports of FSA study on bulk carrier safety carried out by Japan, where main report is MSC75/5/2 followed 7 Annexes.

The focus of the study has been on the water ingress to cargo holds and/or structural failures of a typical bulk carrier, which is constructed generally with single deck, topside tanks and hopper side tanks in cargo spaces.

0) MSC75/5/2, “FORMAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF BULK CARRIER SAFETY” submitted by Japan, 12^th February 2002.

1) Annex 1 Problem Definitions and Background Information, http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/maritime/bcfsa/msc75/annex1.pdf

2) Annex 2 Names and Credentials, http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/maritime/bcfsa/msc75/annex2.pdf

3) Annex 3 Historical Data Analysis, http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/maritime/bcfsa/msc75/annex3.pdf

4) Annex 4 Hazard Identification, http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/maritime/bcfsa/msc75/annex4.pdf

5) Annex 5 Risk Assessment, http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/maritime/bcfsa/msc75/annex5.pdf

6) Annex 6 List of Risk Control Measures and Discussion, http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/maritime/bcfsa/msc75/annex6.pdf

7) Annex 7 Cost Effectiveness Assessment, http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/maritime/bcfsa/msc75/annex7.pdf