A Comprehensive Analysis Of Hazard Mitigation Through System Theory – A Case Study Of The Mv Morning Bird Ferry Accident

Abstract

Inland waterway is a natural and relatively cheaper mode of transportation in Bangladesh. It carries a significant portion of total arterial freight traffic and passenger traffic in Bangladesh, thereby, contributing significantly to the national GDP. However, every year many people die, get injured and are reported missing due to inland water transport accidents. The most significant fact is that accidents involving the passenger ships share most of the fatality of overall maritime accidents in Bangladesh. However, there have been very limited studies to address this vital issue. Most of the studies conducted on the passenger vessel safety are based on simple statistical approach due to lack of adequate accident data. Therefore, the underlying causal factors behind the accidents had never come into the observation of researchers and stakeholders. The present study attempts to perform a hazard analysis of MV Morning Bird Ferry Accident-2020 by applying the Casual Analysis of System Theory (CAST) method. This method can identify the causal factors and hazardous scenarios, particularly those related to system design, human behavior