Reliability Case Notes No. 9. Autosub Long Range risk assessment report: expert elicitation and risk discussion record

A Risk Assessment Workshop was convened on the 17th November 2014, in Southampton, to quantify the likelihood of loss of Autosub Long Range (ALR) autonomous underwater vehicle in the forthcoming campaign for the UK FASTNEt (Fluxes Across Sloping Topography of the North East Atlantic) science project. The ALR is an autonomous underwater vehicle developed by the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton; its development is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, UK. This report presents a summary of the discussions, which comprises a review and assessment of potential failure modes and a summary of the risk mitigation actions.