Analysis of navigational risk indicators as a function of the ship's domain width for the selected offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea

Grzegorz Rutkowski; Maria Kubacka

doi:10.1038/s41598-023-36114-3

Analysis of navigational risk indicators as a function of the ship's domain width for the selected offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea

Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 7;13(1):9269. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-36114-3.

Authors

Grzegorz Rutkowski¹, Maria Kubacka²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Navigation, Faculty of Navigation, Gdynia Maritime University, 81-225, Gdynia, Poland.
² Department of Operational Oceanography, Maritime Institute, Gdynia Maritime University, 80-830, Gdansk, Poland. mkubacka@im.umg.edu.pl.

Abstract

This study concerns the analysis of navigational risk indicators as a function of the ship's domain width estimated for nine selected representative ships sailing under various hydrometeorological conditions (average and deteriorated ones) observed within the Offshore Wind Farm to be constructed within the Polish offshore zone on the Baltic Sea. For this purpose, the authors compare three types of domain parameters according to the guidelines by the PIANC, Coldwell and Rutkowski (3D). The study enabled selection of a group of ships which can be considered safe and can optionally be allowed to navigate and/or fish in the immediate vicinity and within the offshore wind farm. The analyses required the use of hydrometeorological data, mathematical models and operating data obtained with the use of maritime navigation and manoeuvring simulators.