UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES ON TECHNO-NAUTICAL SERVICES BY DEVELOPING A DYNAMIC SIMULATION MODEL: AN APPLICATION ON THE PILOTAGE SERVICE IN ISTANBUL STRAIT

In Turkey, techno-nautical services’ principles are determined in Port Regulations prepared by Turkish Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communication Ministry. But the principles are set mostly empirically or experience based. This study helps decision-makers and stakeholders for the correct utilization of resources on technonautical services by developing a dynamic simulation model. For this purpose, the pilotage service algorithm has been developed according to structured interviews with pilots, with statistical data of Traffic in Bosporus and all rules and regulations in effect on the waterway. It is found out that by the designed algorithm, it is possible to make correct decision about the required human resource as pilots even in a complex system as in Istanbul Strait. And due to dynamic nature of algorithm with application of simulation software different scenarios can be evaluated easily.