Area Risk Assessment for Ship-Source Oil Spills in Canada

摘要

Transport Canada (TC) required a method to assess the risk of ship-source oil spills in Canadian waters. While oil spills are unlikely, TC needed a methodology to assess the risk posed by future projects and potential growth in marine traffic. Dillon led the development of an Area Risk Assessment (ARA) Methodology that determined the probable locations and volumes of ship-source oil spills, where the spills would travel and what would likely be impacted by the oil. The output of the risk assessment was a series of maps illustrating the likely locations and volumes of ship-source oil spills and the most vulnerable areas.