Expected Safety Benefits of Electronic Charts and Integrated Navigation Systems

Hauke Kite-Powell and Di Jin

Abstract:	We develop and apply a simple model of the safety benefits associated with electronic charts, integrated navigation systems, and other technologies designed to reduce the cost of commercial maritime accidents in U.S. waters. We compare alternative policies consisting of combinations of onboard navigation systems, vessel traffic service systems, and double hulls in terms of benefits and costs. Our analysis suggests that, when applied to tank vessels, electronic charts and integrated navigation systems compare favorably with vessel tralZc service systems, and are clearly superior to double hulls, in terms of benefit/cost ratios.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1996 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 22 - 24, 1996 Loews Santa Monica Hotel Santa Monica, CA
Pages:	377 - 385
Cite this article:	Kite-Powell, Hauke, Jin, Di, "Expected Safety Benefits of Electronic Charts and Integrated Navigation Systems," Proceedings of the 1996 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Santa Monica, CA, January 1996, pp. 377-385.
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