01681nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653001600052653007100068653005800139653004900197653003300246653001000279100002100289700001800310245011400328300001200442490000700454520100200461       2007                            d  c200710aand threats10asystem approach to security systems’ functional aspects analysis10aMaritime Crisis Management System analysis and design10aMaritime Security Negative Factors evolution10amaritime security challenges10arisks1 aBoyan Mednikarov1 aKalin Kalinov00aAn Alternative of the System Approach to Functional Aspects Analysis of the Maritime Crisis Management System  a102-1220 v223 a<p>When answering the question “What kind of Maritime Crisis Manage­ment System (MCMS) do we need?” a useful tool is provided by the system ap­proach. The traditional system approach, presented by the sequence “system goal (goals) definition – goal supporting strategy development – system technology and structure elaboration,” is not applicable to the process of MCMS analysis due to many reasons. The paper proposes an alternative method to study the MCMS func­tional aspects. The proposed approach describes the functioning of MCMS on the background of the Maritime Security Negative Factors (MSNF) evolution. The MSNF evolution is represented as a life cycle that follows the sequence: “emer­gence of maritime security challenges – evolution to risks – formation of threats.” The MCMS functioning is described by “Observation – Orientation – Decision – Action” (OODA) loops performed by the system in reaction to the negative factors and their evolution.</p>