The accident analysis of the Strait of İstanbul from the points of safety navigation and environment and evaluation of innocent passage

THE ACCIDENT ANALYSIS OF THE STRAIT OF İSTANBUL FROM THEPOINTS OF SAFETY NAVIGATION AND ENVIRONMENT ANDEVALUATION OF INNOCENT PASSAGE(PhD Thesis)GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİINSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYDecember 2005ABSTRACTThe Strait of İstanbul, is a narrow channel and links channel and links theBlack Sea to the Sea of Marmara. Geographical conditions and navigationalconstraints of the Strait, i.e. narrowness, deep, currents and bad wheatherconditions constitute the main parameters contributing to marine casualties inthe Strait of İstanbul. In the study navigational constraints of Strait of İstanbulas like geographical, meterological, hydrographical, oceanographical, economic,strategic features, legal issues, maritime traffic, the casualties and casualtystatistics, current safety measurements and innocent passage are examined. Thecasualties that occured from the ?right-side up? scheme period 1982-2003, nearmisses 1994-2003 and 2004 are analysed by using the statistical methods as likefrequency distribution, χ2 analysis, dicriminant analyis and clustering analysisand regression analysis etc. General evaluation is conducted and requiredmeasurements are proposed to ensure safety navigation and environment.Science Code : 627.03Key Words : Strait of İstanbul, maritime accident, safety navigation,environment, innocent passagePage Number : 696Adviser : Assoc.Prof. Dr.Adnan SÖZENAssoc.Prof. Dr. Necmettin AKTEN