AIS-based characterization of navigation conflicts along the US Atlantic Coast prior to development of wind energy

Breithaupt, Stephen A.; Bensi, Michelle; Copping, Andrea

doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.112235

AIS-based characterization of navigation conflicts along the US Atlantic Coast prior to development of wind energy

Journal Article · Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Ocean Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.112235· OSTI ID:1970466

Breithaupt, Stephen A. ^[1]; Bensi, Michelle ^[2]; ^[1]

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)

This study characterizes navigation conflicts in a region with a large traffic volume along the US Atlantic Coast, utilizing Automated Identification System (AIS) data for 2010. The region includes areas proposed for wind energy development. The characterization could be useful in evaluating the effect of offshore wind areas on navigation conflicts. The study processes the AIS data to provide pairwise comparisons of vessel interactions (encounters and near-misses) as they occurred. Using the vessel encounter data, analyses are made using a ‘blind’ vessel assumption to evaluate the potential for both near-misses and collisions. Then statistical analyses are made to estimate the point values and uncertainty for each type of encounter (crossing, head-on, overtaking). Examination of the frequency/number of collisions from actual observations is made. The examination of actual near-misses, potential near-misses, and potential collisions provides comparable results in the number of near-misses and collisions. The potential near-miss analyses include an examination of the timing of responses made by vessels to prevent near-misses. This informed the statistical analysis but may also have utility in the simulation of navigation conflicts.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1970466

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-170540

Journal Information:: Ocean Engineering, Journal Name: Ocean Engineering Vol. 264; ISSN 0029-8018

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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