1 16 th INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND OFFSHORE STRUCTURES CONGRESS 20-25 AUGUST 2006 SOUTHAMPTON, UK VOLUME 2 COMMITTEE V.1 COLLISION AND GROUNDING COMMITTEE MANDATE Concern for structural arrangements on ships and floating structures with regard to their integrity and adequacy in the events of collision and grounding, with the view towards risk assessment and management. Consideration shall be given to the frequency of occurrence, the probabilistic and physical nature of such accidents, and consequences on watertight integrity, structural integrity and environment. COMMITTEE MEMBERS Chairman: G. Wang C. Ji P. Kujala S.-Gab Lee A. Marino J. Sirkar K. Suzuki P. Terndrup Pedersen A. W. Vredeveldt V. Yuriy KEYWORDS Collision, grounding, risk assessment, limit state design, accident scenarios, incident probability, acceptance criteria, internal mechanics, external mechanics.