METOC and Naval afloat operations: risk management, safety & readiness

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dc.contributor.advisorMurphree, Tom
dc.contributor.advisorWash, Carlyle H.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Brett S.
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
dc.contributor.departmentMeteorology
dc.dateDecember 2002
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-14T17:38:49Z
dc.date.available2012-03-14T17:38:49Z
dc.date.issued2002-12
dc.description.abstractWe 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.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceLieutenant Commander, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/metocndnavalfloa109453593
dc.format.extentxxii, 72 p. : col. ill.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/3593
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis 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.en_US
dc.subject.authorNaval afloat mishapsen_US
dc.subject.authorMETOC phenomenaen_US
dc.subject.authorHuman erroren_US
dc.subject.authorAccident classificationen_US
dc.subject.authorAccident analysisen_US
dc.subject.authorSurface weatheren_US
dc.subject.authorOperational risk management (ORM)en_US
dc.subject.authorReadinessen_US
dc.subject.lcshMarine accidentsen_US
dc.subject.lcshRisk managementen_US
dc.titleMETOC and Naval afloat operations: risk management, safety & readinessen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineMeteorology and Physical Oceanographyen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in Meteorology and Physical Oceanographyen_US
etd.verifiednoen_US
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