| S/N | Risk factors |
| 1 | casualties; |
| 2 | falling into the water; |
| 3 | bumping into and out of operation and maintenance personnel; |
| 4 | slipping people; |
| 5 | submarine cable damage; |
| 6 | collision; |
| 7 | fire; |
| 8 | wind disaster; |
| 9 | wind tower, fan, booster station operational accident; |
| 10 | operation and maintenance personnel access standards is not clear; |
| 11 | operation and maintenance personnel not certified; |
| 12 | operation and maintenance personnel training is not in place; |
| 13 | non-compliance with safe operating procedures; |
| 14 | crew not fit; |
| 15 | unconscious of duties; |
| 16 | low physical and mental qualifications; |
| 17 | operational errors; |
| 18 | overlooked negligence; |
| 19 | not comply with the rules of navigation; |
| 20 | the lack of professional operation and maintenance vessels; |
| 21 | transport vessels and other transport vessels overloaded seriously; |
| 22 | the lack of awareness of safety and security of operation and maintenance personnel; |
| 23 | inadequate life-saving facilities; |
| 24 | fishing vessels traveling freely in the work area; |
| 25 | windy weather causing accidents; |
| 26 | lightning weather incidents; |
| 27 | inaccurate sources of weather forecast; |
| 28 | weather forecasts are not timely; |
| 29 | sudden bad weather; |
| 30 | imperfect safety operation rules; |
| 31 | imperfect emergency plan; |
| 32 | emergency plan is not operable; |
| 33 | emergency plan is not comprehensive; |
| 34 | response is not timely from an accident into danger; |
| 35 | rescue is not timely; |
| 36 | qualification conditions of operation and maintenance are not clear; |
| 37 | the lack of necessary warning signs configuration; |
| 38 | no effective monitoring system; |
| 39 | maritime communications liaison is not satisfactory; |
| 40 | the force of offshore search and rescue is relatively weak; |
| 41 | it is difficult to effectively cover maritime regulatory forces. |