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| Waterborne RESEARCH: FASS |
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| Project Acronym: |
FASS |
| Type of contract: |
Shared Cost |
| Project title: |
Fast Ships Safety - Operational safety requirements procedures and training tools |
| Main contractor: |
S.A.R.L. SODENA |
| Type organisation: |
Industry |
| Country: |
FR |
| Start date & duration: |
1998-01-01 - 24 months |
| Area: |
Waterborne |
| Relevant tasks: |
6.1.2.4 |
| Total cost in kECUs: |
710 |
| Total EU contribution in kECUs: |
450 |
Objectives of research
Main objectives:
To appraise on Formal and Scientific basis the navigation risk factors and level of safety of fast vessel operations due to: - The increase in speed by a factor of the order of 2, which reduces the response time of shipmasters when faced with a given event/situation and creates for fast and conventional ships unexpected or unidentifiable situations; - The vulnerability of fast vessels when faced with floating objects (containers, tree trunks, etc.); - Their vulnerability with regard to severe sea conditions and limited visibility; - The lack of accuracy of sea conditions predictions within some sea areas and the possible conflicts that may result from incompatibilities between safety and efficiency of fast ship operations. To define safety requirements of fast vessel operations and concrete actions to reach them by the means of: - Performance criteria related to fast ship navigational equipment taking accont of the specific human factors involved; - Operational procedures enhancing the safety of manoeuvres at sea and in the approaches to ports; - Suitable operators training courses and tools. The project will finally provide the European maritime community, including the competent authorities, with an enhanced knowledge in a domain where Europe may expect to play a leading role.
Demo Sites:
PARIS, SAINT CLOUD and CRETEIL -FRANCE HAMBURG-GERMANY ROTTERDAM-NETHERLANDS GENOA-ITALY BARCELONA-SPAIN
Links with other projects, tasks, areas, programmes, policy actions:
FASS project has connection with : SEALOC, CATRIV, DISC II The project also has strong links with the currently on-going research concerted actions related to : Formal Safety Environment and Vessel Traffic Management and Information Services.
Participants
| Organisation |
Type |
Country |
| S.A.R.L. SODENA |
Industry |
FR |
| FACHHOCHSCHULE HAMBURG |
Education |
DE |
| MARINE ANALYTICS B.V. |
Other |
NL |
| SINDEL S.R.L. |
Industry |
IT |
| BUREAU VERITAS |
Industry |
FR |
| INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE NAVIGATION |
Other |
FR |
| DASSAULT ELECTRONIQUE S.A. |
Industry |
FR |
Coordinator's name: Mr. Alain DEVERRE
Address: S.A.R.L. SODENA
rue des Réfuzniks, 19
94000 Creteil
FR
Tel: +33-1-43777112
Fax: +33-1-43398162
E-mail: mircromegas@wanadoo.fr
European Commission Contact Point
Name: Mr. Per STEFENSON
Tel: +32-2-2967073
Fax: +32 -2-2968350
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