ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Scenario Deduction of Oil Spill from Tankers
in a Ship-Ship Collision Based on the Knowledge
Element and Dynamic Bayesian Network
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School of Economics, Management and Law, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
Submission date: 2023-11-01
Final revision date: 2023-11-27
Acceptance date: 2023-12-21
Online publication date: 2024-04-17
Publication date: 2024-05-23
Corresponding author
Tian Xie
School of Economics, Management and Law,, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan Province, China, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(4):4421-4434
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Oil tankers carry large quantities of liquefied chemical cargoes that are flammable, explosive
and/or toxic. Hence, a collision with a tanker that causes an oil spill poses a severe threat to the marine
environment and human life. In order to quantify and analyze the risk factors of ship collision oil spill,
this paper adopts a combination of knowledge element (KE) and dynamic Bayesian networks (DBN)
to conduct an emergency scenario study based on the “scenario-response” model. Firstly, the key
elements of “accident scenario state, human factors, emergency measures, and emergency goals”
are selected to represent the accident. Then, the mechanism of accident evolution is analyzed according
to the case, and DBN is used to build a scenario model of oil spills from tanker collisions. Finally,
to verify the importance of human factors and the scientificity of emergency measures, the oil spill
accident due to the collision between the two vessels known as MT “SANCHI” and MV “CF CRYSTAL”
is used as an example for analysis. The accident model deduction results are in line with reality,
and the research results help relevant decision makers to understand the deduction process of oil spills
from tanker collisions, which is of great significance to enhance the safety of oil tanker shipping
and marine environmental protection.