Department of Marine Traffic Engineering Wiesław Juszkiewicz
Title: Potential oil spills in the TSS Słupska Bank area – case study using the PISCES II simulator
Author/Authors: Wiesław Juszkiewicz
Place of publication: Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, No 133/2020 (61) p. 68-73.
Year: 2020
Keywords: PISCES II, oil spill simulation, environmental risk, oil pollution behavior, TSS Słupska Bank region.
Abstract: The specificity of navigation in the Baltic Sea means that intensive ship traffic occurs on the main shipping routes.Therefore, there is a high risk of a collision that will result in an oil spillage; the Baltic Sea is an area that is very sensitive to this type of accident. In addition, there are sensitive Natura 2000 areas that require special protection. A case study of a potential oil spill in the Słupska Bank area has been carried out in this paper; the results of the oil spill simulations and their analyses are presented in this article. The simulations were carried out in the PISCES II oil spill simulator. The spread of oil pollutants in typical weather conditions, the size of the threatened areas and the oil’s impact time have been analyzed. Based on the results obtained from the simulations, the most adverse weather conditions for the simulated oil pollution accident in the TSS Słupska Bank region have been determined.
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DOI: 10.17402/402
Title: Determination of the potential pollution of the port of Świnoujście after collision of ships on the approach track
Author/Authors: Juszkiewicz Wiesław; Gucma Lucjan; Perkovic Marko
Place of publication: Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, No 125/2018 (53) p. 131-137.
Year: 2018
Keywords: PISCES II, oil spill simulation, oil pollution behaviour, Pomeranian Bay region, worst case study
Abstract: A key element in ensuring the safety of the port of Świnoujście against oil spills is to ensure combat units are properly equipped with oil spill collecting equipment, and that they have the ability to effectively use the existing resources. All of this should be properly reflected in the port’s contingency plans. It is also important to develop tactics for oil spill combat action that take into account both local conditions and worst case scenarios with parallel checking of these scenarios during the exercise and the table-top exercises. The use of computer simulation to forecast oil spill behaviour allows for better arrangement and more efficient use of resources and the optimum development of antipollution action and tactics. The specific location of the Świnoujście harbour, its breakwaters shape, and that shipping traffic is allowed only on the approaching waterway, may lead one to the conclusion that the port of Świnoujście is completely safe from any possible petroleum pollution after a ships’ collision and the antipollution action should focus only on maximising the protection of the coast. To verify this assumption, simulations of an oil spill spreading after a vessels’ collision were carried out. The purpose of the simulations was to determine the most unfavourable weather conditions which would lead to the port of Świnoujście being polluted, and to define the best tactics for conducting oil spill combat action under such conditions. The simulations clearly indicated that, with a particular combination of weather conditions, pollution could occur inside the port. It could result in vessel traffic suspension and huge financial losses. Simulations were conducted using the PISCES II oil spill simulator.
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DOI: 10.17402/275
Title: The risk of collision assessment with graphic forms of Target Data Presentation Use
Author/Authors: Wiesław Juszkiewicz
Place of publication: Annual of Navigation 25/2018, p. 27-38
Year: 2018
Keywords: ARPA, safety of navigation, tracking, target data presentation, IMO performance standards.
Abstract: Guarantee of the ship safety is the primary task posed for modern navigation systems. This concerns monitoring the proper ship position as well as providing accurate information about the collision threat. The proper interpretation of this information belongs to the navigator. He must consider many variables affecting the assessment of the situation and then make the right decision regarding anti-collision manoeuvres. This assessment could be made easier for him with use some form of graphic target data presentation methods other than currently required and described in IMO performance standards. Other possible graphic presentation methods of collision information are
described in the article along with the concept of their usage.
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Title: Analysis of the form of presentation of graphic-tracked target data – sectors of dangerous courses
Author/Authors: Wiesław Juszkiewicz
Place of publication: Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, No 125/2018 (53) p. 68-73
Year: 2018
Keywords: safety of navigation, ARPA, IMO performance standards, radar tracking, target data presentation, sector of danger
Abstract: At present, providing a clear presentation of the navigational situation around a navigator’s own ship (OS) is one of the most important issues facing device manufacturers. Integration of navigational devices on the bridge has made it possible to transfer information and present it in the form chosen by the navigator on the
radar screen. However, this may cause a decrease in the clarity of information and hamper its interpretation. The ability to select the best information, and that which is most needed at a given moment, depends on navigator
proficiency. Vectors are still the basic form of the graphic presentation of radar-tracked object data. However, the ability to track more objects at the same time in crowded areas results in a decrease in readability and can cause
errors. This article introduces the possibility of presenting information about collision danger in the form of Dangerous Courses Sectors (DCS) together with an analysis of changes in these during typical ship encounter situations. DCS are calculated on the base of Dangerous Passing Areas (DPA) as bearings on the marginal points of these areas.
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DOI: 10.17402/267
Title: SBOiL - Combating oil spills with biodegradable absorbents in the South Baltic
Author/Authors: Lucjan Gucma, Kinga Łazuga, Wiesław Juszkiewicz
Place of publication: European Journal of Navigation
Year: 2018
Keywords: oil spills, absorbents
Abstract: The main objective of the SBOIL project is to improve the quick-response system in the case of an oil or petroleum spill in adverse weather conditions, both at sea and in the shallow (including inland) waters, by using biodegradable absorbents. The use of absorbents with a high capacity to absorb oil substances from water, which are more environmentally friendly, can be described as the use of “green technology”.
Title: Analysis of the impact of weather conditions on the effectiveness of oil spill recovery operation in
simulated conditions (PISCES II)
Author/Authors: Dorota Jarząbek, Wiesław Juszkiewicz
Place of publication: Annual of Navigation 24/201 pp. 315-326
Year: 2017
Keywords: oil spill simulation, oil pollution characteristics, hydrometeorological conditions, oil pollution behavior
Abstract: The ability to use computer simulation to predict the behavior of oil spills at sea enables better use of available personnel and resources to combat such spills. The use of oil collecting equipment properly selected to suit the conditions is essential for the operation to be effective. Therefore, an attempt is made to verify the influence of
weather conditions on the efficiency of oil recovery.Three types of spilled crude oil were simulated. A relevant experiment was conducted on a PISCES II oil spill simulator.
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DOI: 10.1515/aon-2017-0023
Title: Verification of automatic drift calculation accuracy using an automatic radar plotting aid
Author/Authors: Wiesław Juszkiewicz, Agnieszka Nowy
Place of publication: Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin
Year: 2016
Keywords: IMO performance standards, automatic drift
calculation, ARPA, safety of navigation, radar simulator, radar picture
stabilization
Abstract: One consideration required in the resolution concerning radar and automatic radar plotting aid (ARPA) equipment is the possibility of an automatic drift calculation being realized in the base of fixed target tracking. This information is very important to providing safe navigation, especially in restricted areas. This paper presents an analysis of the present regulations contained in IMO resolutions and the results of an experiment conducted in the ARPA simulator. The aim of the simulations was to verify the reliability of the information presented on the ARPA display and to determine the accuracy of the automatic drift calculation implemented in the simulator.
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DOI: 10.17402/123
Title: Analysis of the impact of selected hydrometeorological conditions on the accuracy of oil spill simulations
on the PISCES II simulator
Author/Authors: Dorota Jarząbek, Wiesław Juszkiewicz
Place of publication: Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, no. 46 / 2016 pp.
Year: 2016
Keywords: hydrometeorological conditions, oil spill simulation, oil pollution characteristic, oil pollution behawior
Abstract: Computer simulations used for predicting the behavior of oil spills at sea allow optimizing the deployment of oil
spill response personnel and resources, and using the backtracking method to identify the polluter in cases where spills are sighted some time after they occurred. Predicting the direction and speed of oil slick spreading is of fundamental importance. An attempt was made to verify the influence of selected simulation parameters related to hydrometeorological conditions, on the behavior of the resulting oil pollution. Different responses were obtained under the same simulated
weather conditions, depending on the type of spilled oil. The experiment was conducted on a PISCES II oil spill simulator.
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DOI: 10.17402/115