Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) for ship collision in Musi River

Accident data from the Palembang Port Authority Of6ice Class II shows that the level of traf6ic accidents in the waters of the Musi River in Palembang is relatively high. Hazard identi6ication was conducted on the Musi River, resulting in 25 ship accidents caused by collisions and 4 ship accidents due to grounding. Subsequently, risk assessment was performed by analysing the collision frequency and its consequences on human casualties. The collision frequency was calculated using IWRAP, yielding results of 8.18 x 10-2, 9.74 x 10-3, and 8.18 x 10-4 for the head-on, overtaking, and crossing scenarios, respectively. An analysis of the consequences in terms of human casualties estimated an average of 11 victims. Six options were proposed as risk control options (RCOs): public awareness and regulation implementation, Automatic Identi6ication System (AIS) installation, crew education and training, standardization of safety equipment, utilization of pilotage services, and channel widening. Each RCO will be evaluated based on its cost and bene6its. The 6inal stage of the FSA involves recommendations aimed at selecting the best RCOs, considering the cost-bene6it analysis (CBA). The optimal choice to minimize ship collisions and human casualties in the waters of the Musi River is to conduct crew education and training. This option is the most cost-effective due to its lowest Gross Cost value. The bene6its gained amount to USD 890,273.02 with a 68% reduction in risk value.