Risk-Based Design of

Offshore Structures

What is Risk
The Risk is the likelihood that the hazard
will cause harm and the severity of the
consequence.
Risk is a chance of loss of life.
This chance is measured by statistics.

How it Started

How it Started

Rule-Based Design

What is Risk-Based Design

(RBD)
Risk-Based Design (RBD) were introduced in the
maritime industry as a design paradigm
introducing safety in design as another objective.
Applications of risk-based approaches in the
maritime industry started in the early 1960s with
the introduction of the concept of probabilistic
ships damage stability.

What is Risk-Based Design

(RBD)
A new methodology integrating probabilistic / riskbased approaches in the design and approval
processes for ships.
Risk is used as measure to evaluate effectiveness
of design changes with respect to safety Risk-based
approval.

What is Risk-Based Design

(RBD)
Safety is one additional design objective along
traditional objectives such as speed and cargo
capacity .
Risk is used as measure to evaluate effectiveness
of design changes with respect to safety.
Risk-based approval is the process of approving
risk-based designed ships and their intended
operation.

Benefits of Using Risk-Based

Design
Reduced Overdesign.
More Cost Efficient Approach.
More Proactive Design Methodology.

The main motivation to use risk-based

approaches is twofold:
Implement a novel ship design which is
considered safe but for some formal
reason cannot be approved today .
Rationally optimize an existing design
with respect to safety, without
compromising on efficiency and
performance.

How to determine the

Risk?

other hazards related to offshore

structures

How?
1 Introduction to Risk-Based
Approaches in the Maritime
Industry .
2 Risk-Based Ship Design.
3 Risk-Based Approvals .
4 Methods and Tools .
5 Applications to offshore
structures

Safe Design Approach for

Offshore Platform
Safe Design Methods(RBD) for Offshore Platforms
Offshore Platform Safety
Engineering Design Methods

Typical design for Offshore Platforms

Modified Design for Safety Methodology (RBD) for
Offshore Platform
Problem Definition
Risk Identification
Risk Estimation
Design Review

Risk-Based Design Approvals .

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