مجله کشتیرانی و فناوری دریایی
پیاپی 1 (پاییز 1389)

A brief review of common human error assessment methods is presented highlighting the requirements and steps of each method. This is followed by an introduction to the Analytical Hierarchy Processing (AHP) method to aid decision-making. An approach to integrate human error assessment and decision-making using the AHP method is described. The aim of this approach is to reduce the occurrence probability and severity of human error during the operational phase of a fishing vessel. It utilises AHP theory to rank the impacts of human error and further integrates the available control options (to minimise these errors) within the analysis. The result obtained from the analysis reflects the most favoured control option that will address all the possible human errors within the system to a satisfactory level. A test case, which considers the shooting operation of a beam trawler, is used to demonstrate the described approach. Each step involved in the shooting operation is assessed for its vulnerability to human error with respect to the equipment being operated and this captures the operator-machine interaction.

Application of simulation and modeling techniques in decision-making and design aspects of container terminals has gained a considerable attention in the recent research studies. Container terminal designers usually deal with two different layouts mainly vertical and horizontal stacking layouts which directly affect the travel time of the transfer cycle and the utilization of different equipments in container terminals,. The main objective of this article is to determine the optimum operative terminal layout for port of Anzali in Iran, regarding to ''management'', ''operational area'' and ''operational time'' as three main criteria. A Fuzzy (Analytical Hierarchy Process) AHP has been applied to the main and sub attributes based on opinions and a simulation experience. The quantitative criterion "Operational time" and its sub attributes have been analyzed by the "Show flow" Simulation software. The horizontal stacking layout has proved to be more convenient for operation.