Endless thanks to Mr. İlker Geride for his great support and contributions to the research. Risk assessment of transport operations

The most economical majority of the world commercial transportation is done by sea. Increasing demand every day increases the volume of maritime trade. Approximately 80% of world trade is imported and exported by sea. It continues to grow rapidly in parallel with the development of world maritime trade. Piracy is one of the main threats to the maritime industry. While there is a rapid increase in maritime transport, there is a rapid increase in sea piracy activities in some transit areas of maritime trade routes such as the Gulf of Aden, Somalia and the Strait of Malacca. Pirate attacks are increasing especially in Southeast Asia, the Gulf of Aden and Somalia. And ship piracy activities are becoming more and more complex. Such activities are now better organized. Its consequences are also more severe than before. In this study, the measures to be taken to prevent piracy on merchant ships were examined practically. It has been tried to reveal how the measures are applied in commercial ships with real observations from ships. In addition, suggestions were made in the study about the importance of the subject. The growing risks of transport operations, especially in maritime transport, constantly need to be minimized. The main means of minimizing these risks are precautions. There are approved hijacking escape scenarios. The main ones include: the scenario of the crew's survival in the event of the seizure of the vessel (the crew closes in a compartment where there is a supply of water and food, in case such a situation arises, the cargo can be stolen, but the crew will remain safe and sound); protecting the vessel with the available means of the crew (water cannons, water pumps, iron wire and other available means); armed guards on board the ship; escort of the ship or groups of ships by special ships carrying out protection. The management of the shipping company or, in the case of a particularly valuable cargo, the charterer will hire a security company. The choice of this or that scenario is carried out taking into account the developed logistics and increasing the efficiency of transportation.