Marine Risk Assessment

FROM UNCERTAINTY
TO CONTROL.

Artemis brings command experience, structured analysis and operational judgement together—identifying what can go wrong, testing the safeguards and turning risk evidence into practical decisions.

Explore our approach

01 · Understand the operation

Risk assessment begins with the real marine operation.

We establish the vessel, berth, passage, environment and human interfaces before scoring risk. This anchors the assessment in credible operating conditions rather than generic assumptions.

Operational envelope

Vessel particulars, manoeuvring characteristics, berth geometry, towage and operating limits.

Environmental context

Wind, current, visibility, under-keel clearance, traffic and seasonal constraints.

People & procedures

Bridge team, pilotage, communications, competence, passage plans and emergency readiness.

02 · Identify the hazards

Trace the complete pathway—from cause to consequence.

A bow-tie view separates threats from outcomes and makes the protective barriers visible. It exposes weak controls, escalation factors and where additional safeguards will have the greatest effect.

Credible threats
Adverse weather or visibility
Equipment or propulsion failure
Human or communication error
Deviation from the passage plan
LOSS OF CONTROL / GROUNDING
Potential consequences
Hull or berth damage
Loss of containment
Injury or operational disruption
Environmental and reputational impact
Illustrative pathway only. Artemis assessments are developed for the specific vessel, location and operation.
03 · Evaluate the risk

Make severity and likelihood transparent.

Each credible scenario is assessed consistently. Inherent risk shows the exposure before safeguards; residual risk shows what remains after controls are applied and verified.

Inherent riskThe starting exposure, before additional project-specific mitigation.
Control effectivenessEvidence that barriers are suitable, independent, available and understood.
Residual riskThe remaining exposure used to support an informed operational decision.
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04 · Control the risk

Specify safeguards that work on the bridge and at the berth.

Controls are developed around the operating reality, assigned to responsible parties and tested for practicality. The aim is not paperwork—it is dependable performance when conditions become demanding.

CONTROL 01

Prevent

Defined operating limits, passage planning, traffic coordination and competent personnel.

CONTROL 02

Detect

Monitoring, bridge resource management, communications and early warning triggers.

CONTROL 03

Recover

Towage readiness, abort criteria, emergency manoeuvres and contingency planning.

CONTROL 04

Assure

Clear ownership, drills, verification, review points and evidence of control effectiveness.

05 · From assessment to action

A clear basis for a confident marine decision.

The assessment concludes with usable outputs for masters, pilots, harbour authorities, terminal teams and project decision-makers.

Risk register

Traceable hazards, causes, consequences and agreed risk ratings.

Control plan

Mitigations, responsible parties, verification and implementation status.

Operating limits

Clear environmental, vessel, berth and traffic constraints.

Passage safeguards

Planning requirements, towage strategy and abort criteria.

Decision record

Evidence supporting acceptance, modification or further study.

Review pathway

Triggers for reassessment as the operation or evidence changes.

The examples on this page illustrate the Artemis process and do not reproduce client-confidential assessments.
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