METOC and Naval afloat operations: risk management, safety & readiness
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Authors
Martin, Brett S.
Subjects
Naval afloat mishaps
METOC phenomena
Human error
Accident classification
Accident analysis
Surface weather
Operational risk management (ORM)
Readiness
METOC phenomena
Human error
Accident classification
Accident analysis
Surface weather
Operational risk management (ORM)
Readiness
Advisors
Murphree, Tom
Wash, Carlyle H.
Date of Issue
2002-12
Date
December 2002
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
We have investigated the METOC aspects of ORM, safety, and readiness in Naval afloat operations. The purpose of this work was to identify and develop methods by which the METOC community can better contribute to these components of Naval operations. Records of class A, B and C afloat mishaps during March 1997 - March 2002 from the NSC were the primary data source for this study. Our major objectives in analyzing this data were to identify: (1) METOC related mishaps (MRMs); (2) the costs of these mishaps; and (3) the phenomenological and operational conditions under which these mishaps occurredWe identified 166 MRMs during the study period. The major average costs of these mishaps were: (1) 1.5 deaths per year; (2) 16 days of lost duty per MRM; (3) 11 days of light duty per MRM; (4) 150 days of lost or light duty per year due to MRMs involving small boat operations; and (5) $54,000 in equipment damage per MRM. The major METOC phenomena involved in underway MRMs were high winds and seas, which occurred in over half the MRMs. 84% of the MRMs involved deficiencies in training on how to deal with adverse METOC conditions.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Meteorology
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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NPS Report Number
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Format
xxii, 72 p. : col. ill.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.