ABSTRACT

As trade between countries increased, the need for maritime transportation also increased rapidly. The continuous increase in Turkiye's import and export figures enables the country to buy more products from abroad and send them abroad. As these figures increase, the number of ships coming to Turkey or passing through the transit straits also increases in parallel. It is seen that maritime accidents are increasing day by day with the increase in the number of ships. The increase in accidents poses an environmental and economic risk in our country's territorial waters. The aim of the study is to examine the ship accidents that have occurred in Turkish territorial waters in the last 10 years through violations of International Maritime Conventions and to measure the effects of the conventions. The contracts most frequently violated by ship personnel were examined in detail. Frequency analysis and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis methods were used to analyze the accidents and based on the information obtained. According to the results of the research, it was determined that violations of COLREG, SOLAS and ISM codes had a greater impact on accidents, and the effect of STCW code and MARPOL was less. In addition, it was also determined in the study that marine vessels under 500 GRT were more effective in accidents that occurred in Turkish territorial waters. The results of this study provide important information to guide competent maritime authorities to prevent and reduce accidents.