The NTSB Office of Marine Safety (OMS) conducts accident investigations to prevent the reoccurrence of accidents. We compared the OMS and other agencies' investigations through interviews of experienced investigators and analyses of accident investigation reports. We found inconsistency in definitions and methods used for causal analysis amongst OMS investigators resulted in an increase of report production time. We made recommendations to adopt the IMO causal factors definition as probable cause definition in conjunction with E&CF analysis to improve the quality of OMS' investigations by increasing focus on safety issues.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Zeng, Victor Yu
• Ruffing, Mason Joichi
• Mellan, Dane Michael

Subject

• Security
• Health
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-122209-222130

Keyword

• Risk management

Advisor

• DiBiasio, David
• Mello, Natalie A.
• Clark, Constance

Year

• 2009

Center

• Washington, DC Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• National Transportation Safety Board Office of Marine Safety (OMS) 
•  Rosecrans, Michael

Date created

• 2009-12-22

Location

• Washington

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright