Harmonisation of rules and design rationale

Project Information

HARDER

Grant agreement ID: G3RD-CT-1999-00028

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2000

End date 31 May 2003

Funded under

• Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Total cost € 4 222 116,00

EU contribution € 2 662 000,00

Coordinated by

DET NORSKE VERITAS A/S
Norway

Objective

The process of harmonisation of damage stability regulations according to the probabilistic approach is currently undergoing scrutiny by various institutions and authorities before being proposed for adoption by IMO, with 2001 being the presently set target. However, ongoing investigations started revealing serious lack of robustness and consistency and more importantly a worrying lack of rationale in the choice of parameters that are likely to affect the evolution of the overall design and safety of ships. A recent application of existing tools by a committee of the relevant IMO working group (SDS-SLF) revealed that, before confidence in the whole process is irreversibly affected, concerted effort at European level must address the thorough validation of calculations, the proper choice of parameters and the definition of levels of acceptance before evaluating systematically the impact on the safety and design of ships.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

DET NORSKE VERITAS A/S

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Veritasveien 1 ; 1322 HOVIK ; Norway
• Total cost: No data

Participants (18)

CARL BRO A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Vermehrensvej 14 ; 5230 ODENSE
• Total cost: No data

CONS.A.R. ITALIAN SHIPOWNERS CONSORTIUM

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Piazza Brignole, 5/10 ; 16122 GENOVA
• Total cost: No data

DELTAMARIN LTD

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 2,Purokatu 1 ; 21200 RAISIO
• Total cost: No data

FINCANTIERI - CANTIERI NAVALI ITALIANI SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Passeggio S. Andrea 6 ; 34123 TRIESTE
• Total cost: No data

FORCE TECHNOLOGY

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hjortekaersvej 99 ; 2800 LYNGBY
• Total cost: No data

GERMANISCHER LLOYD AG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Vorsetzen 32 ; 20459 HAMBURG
• Total cost: No data

HELLENIC REGISTER OF SHIPPING S.A.

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 23,Akti Miaouli 23 ; 18535 KERATSINI / PIREAS
• Total cost: No data

HOWALDTSWERKE - DEUTSCHE WERFT AG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 112-114,Werftstraase 112-114 ; 24143 KIEL
• Total cost: No data

KVAERNER MASA-YARDS INC.

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Laivakatu ; 00151 HELSINKI
• Total cost: No data

MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Commercial Road 105 Spring Place - Bay 2/2b ; SO15 1EG SOUTHAMPTON
• Total cost: No data

MARITIME RESEARCH INSTITUTE NETHERLANDS

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 2,Haagsteeg 2 ; 6700 AA WAGENINGEN
• Total cost: No data

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS*ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 9,Heroon Polytechniou 9 ; 15780 ATHENS
• Total cost: No data

PELMATIC KNUD E. HANSEN A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Islands Brygge 41 ; 2300 KOEPENHAGEN
• Total cost: No data

SHIP DESIGN AND RESEARCH CENTRE SA

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Waly Piastowskie, 1 ; 80 958 GDANSK
• Total cost: No data

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Building 101E ; 2800 LYNGBY
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: .,RIDLEY BUILDING ; NE1 7RU NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 48,North Portland street 48 Colville Building 8 ; G1 1XM GLASGOW
• Total cost: No data

WS ATKINS CONSULTANTS LTD.

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road ; KT18 5BW EPSOM
• Total cost: No data