Cel Objectives and content In case of emergencies aboard ships, passengers and crew should assemble at their "muster stations"--relative safe areas where life-saving equipment such as lifeboats is available. If necessary, the passengers can leave the ship from the muster stations. In order to limit the consequences of the emergency, mustering and evacuation should proceed in a fast and orderly fashion. National and international regulations are increasingly stricter in this respect and, secondly, prescribe norms on total evacuation performance rather than on the performance of isolated parts of the system. This means that behavioural aspects should be included. The industry needs new design features as well as new methods to comply with regulations and standards in a cost-effective way. Computer models that predict mustering and evacuation as a function of time are promising tools, but they fall short of reality because they neglect passenger behaviour, and ignore ship motion completely. Moreover, they do not address the effects of new design features. The aim of the present basic research proposal is to study the effects of new design features such as "intuitive" systems for guiding the passengers; corridors and stairs that offer improved walkability in a moving or a listed/heeled ship. These effects will be assessed under realistic ship-motion and behavioural conditions such as "group binding". The data will be made available in reports but also in the form of improved tools (computer programs) for the prediction of mustering and evacuation. The approach will be a combination of behavioural and technical expertise. The outcomes of the project will be tested and evaluated on pragmatic value by a classification society and a national authority. The promise is: improved safety, improved safety standards, and cost reduction. Program(-y) FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998 Temat(-y) 0302 - Transports Zaproszenie do składania wniosków Data not available System finansowania CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Koordynator NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO* Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Kampweg 5 3769 ZG SOESTERBERG Niderlandy Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Uczestnicy (6) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko Danish Maritime Institute Dania Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 99,Hjortekærsvej 2800 Lyngby Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Det Norske Veritas A/S Norwegia Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 1,Veritasveien 1322 Hovik Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE NAVIGATION Francja Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Avenue Octave Gréard, 3 PARIS Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Szwecja Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 33,Osquars Backe 100 44 Stockholm Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Quasar Consultants A/S Norwegia Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 12,Harbitzalleen 0212 Oslo Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Scandlines A/S Dania Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 10,3SAL,Dampfaergevej 2100 Copenhagen Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych