Ali Cömert Thesis July 2013

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IS TANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY « GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
ENGINEERING AN D TECHNOLOGY

DEVELOPING A NAVIGATIONAL MODEL
FOR THE TURK ISH STRAITS

Ph.D. THESIS

Ali CÖMERT

Department of Maritime Transportation Engineering

Maritime Transportation Engineering Programme

JULY 2013

IS T ANBU L TECHNIC AL UNIVERSITY « GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPING A NAVIGATIONAL MODEL
FOR THE TURKISH STRAITS
Ph.D. THESIS
Ali CÖMERT
(5120220002)
Department of Maritime Transportation Engineering

Maritime Transportation Engineering Programme
Thesis Advisor: Prof. Dr. Osman Kȃmil SAĞ
JULY 2013

İSTA NBUL TEKN İK ÜNİVERSİTESİ « FEN BİLİMLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ
TÜRK BOĞAZLARI İÇİN
BİR SEYİR MODELİ GELİŞTİRİLMESİ
DOKTORA TEZİ
Ali CÖMERT
(5120220002)
Deniz Ulaştırma Mühendisliği Anabilim Dalı

Deniz Ulaştırma Mühendisliği Programı
Tez Danışmanı: Prof. Dr. Osman Kȃmil SAĞ
TEMMUZ 2013

Date of Submission : 29 March 2013
Date of Defense : 3 July 2013

Ali Cömert, a Ph.D. student of ITU Gradvu ate School of Science Engineering and
Technology student ID 5120220002, successfully defended the thesis entitled
“DEVELOPING A NAVIGATIONAL MODEL FOR THE TURKISH
Thesis Advisor : PPrrooff.. DDrr.. MOsamhmanu Kt Cȃmelaill SBAAĞR LA ............................................................

STRAITS”, which he prepared after fulfilling the requirements specified in the
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FOREWORD
The Turkish Straits is very important, strategic and also very dangerous waterway.
This thesis is prepared in order to develop a safe navigational model for this difficult
and busy passage. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my advisor Prof.
Dr. Osman Kȃmil SAĞ for his support and guidance. I would also like to extent my
appreciation to my committee members Prof. Dr. Ömer GÖREN and Dr. Özkan
POYRAZ for their advices during my preparation of this thesis. My sincere
appreciation is extended to Prof. Dr. Nil GÜLER, Prof. Dr. Mahmut Celal BARLA,
Prof. Dr. Sezer ILGIN, and Prof. Dr. Fevzi ERDO ĞMUŞ for their support and
guidance. This work is fully supported by ITU Graduate School of Science,
Engineering and Technology, ITU Maritime Faculty, Directorate General of Coastal
Safety and Turkish Maritime Pilots’ Association. I would also like to express my
special thanks to the Director Prof. Dr. İsmail KOYUNCU and all academic and
other working staff of the ITU Graduate School of Science, Engineering and
Technology, to the Dean Prof. Dr. Nil GÜLER and all academic and other working
staff of the ITU Maritime Faculty, to the General Director Capt. Salih ORAKCI and
all other working staff of the Directorate General of Coastal Safety, and also to Capt.
Hüseyin Şükrü ARIK, Chief Pilot (retired), to Capt. Saim O ĞUZÜLGEN, Chief
Pilot (retired), to Capt. Ömür ÖZTA ŞKIN, Chief Pilot (retired), to Capt. Nihat
TURAN, Chief Pilot, to Capt. Hüseyin ENER, Chief Pilot, to Capt. İsmail
AKPINAR, Chief Pilot, President of the Turkish Maritime Pilots’ Association and
Vice-President of European Maritime Pilots’ Association, and to the directors and
members of Turkish Maritime Pilots’ Association and to all my maritime pilot
colleagues. I would also like to extent my deep appreciation and thanks to my family
for their support and encouragement. All figures (images, photographs, and
graphics), tables, and texts in this thesis belong to the author, unless otherwise
mentioned.

July 2013 Ali CÖMERT
Senior Maritime Pilot,
Ocean-Going Master,
Maritime Transportation and
Management Engineer

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