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Revision as of 05:45, 29 April 2009
Introduction
An IALA Seminar on IWRAP Mk II is planned for April 20-24 in Kuala Lumpur. During the seminar, a case study of the Malacca strait will be performed.
Som historical information relating to the Malacca strait has been gathered here for the benefit of the case study.
For facts about the Malacca VTS system see Malacca and Singapore Strait VTS.
Volume of Traffic
See Malacca Strait Volume of Traffic for details of the traffic passing the Malacca strait.
In summary, the number of ships reporting to the Malacca strait VTS are:
| Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Vessels | 43965 | 55957 | 59314 | 60034 | 62334 | 63636 | 62621 | 65649 | 70718 |
(Source: Marine Department of Malaysia)
Incident Rates
KEMALANGAN KAPAL DAN BOT 2001 - 2007 (Total of accident of ship and boat year 2001 - 2007)
Please note that the geographic scope of these numbers is unknown.
| TAHUN (Year) |
LANGGAR (Collisions?) |
KARAM (Wreck) |
KANDAS ("Stranded") |
KEBAKARAN (Fire) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15 | 38 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Average | 10.4 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 4.4 |
(Source: Marine Department of Malaysia)
Averaged incident rates:
| Periode | LANGGAR (Collisions?) |
KARAM (Wreck) |
KANDAS ("Stranded") |
KEBAKARAN (Fire) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2007 | 10.4 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 4.4 |
| 2001-2003 | 14.3 | 29.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| 2004-2007 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
From the above, it seems that the accident rates were considerably higher during 2001-2003 compared with 2004-2007.
The reason for this is unknown at present.
Previous Case study 1978-1994
A case study made some years ago can be found on the internet.
Some relevant facts from this study are given in Malacca_Case_Study_1974-1994.