Safe abandoning of ships, Improvement of current Life Saving Appliances Systems (SAFECRAFTS)

Objective

Issue Provide safety improvement of the evacuation system in terms of passenger/crew survivability by conceptual improvements of current lifesaving appliances (LSA). A tendency to develop passenger vessels carrying more than 5000 passengers can be seen. A major calamity, such as flooding or fire, would have catastrophic consequences. Special focus should be given to means of rescue. Little scientific evidence is available on the effectiveness of LSAs in realistic conditions. No technical evidence seems to be available on the performance of the rescue system, i.e. hardware and procedures/management. Analysing the rescue process as a whole and considering non-conventional measures, might increase the effectiveness of safety investments and save space on board. Moreover, the success rate will improve dramatically. Model scale and full scale tests of novel rescue system concepts under extreme weather conditions, will be required, a full scale test prototype will be developed in order to obtain evacuation success rates. Objective How to improve current LSAs This project is emphasising on the rescue process by both quantifying the performance of the LSAs and improving the concept of reaching the rescue vessel in a safe and reliable manner. The challenge is to exploit a first principles approach (regarding hydromechanics, mechanics, human behaviour, quantitative risk assessment and emergency management) in the design of rescue systems for passengers and crew, addressing both hardware and procedures/management. Aim must be to prove attained safety levels acceptable to the EC. Stated safety levels must be supported by sound scientific evidence. In this respect physical model tests and full scale tests will play a decisive role. Benefits Safety improvement and acceptance of rescue systems by the International Maritime Society. A more efficient use of investments with respect to rescue systems, as well as a reduction of required space on board for LSA.

Fields of science

• social sciences › psychology › ergonomics

Keywords

• Development
• Development of Rescue systems to increase passengersafety during and after abandoning the mothervessel
• Rescue
• abandoning
• after
• and
• during
• increase
• mothervessel
• of
• passengersafety
• systems
• the
• to

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-2002-3.4.2.4.14 - Designing user-friendly driver interfaces
• SUSTDEV-2002-3.4.2.4. - Integrating assistance and decision support tools to facilitate driving, piloting and manoeuvring

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-TRANSPORT-1
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Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (TNO)

Address

Schoemakerstraat 97
Delft
Netherlands

Participants (17)

BRITISH MARITIME TECHNOLOGY LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Waldegrave Road, 1 Orlando House
Teddington

SHIP DESIGN AND RESEARCH CENTRE

Poland

Address

Waly Piastowskie 1
Gdansk

MARITIME RESEARCH INSTITUTE NETHERLANDS

Netherlands

Address

Haagsteeg 2
Wageningen

SIREHNA - SOCIETE D'INGENIERIE, DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EN HYDRODYNAMIQUE NAVALE SA

France

Address

Rue De La Noe 1, Immeuble Atlanpole
Nantes

USTICA LINES SPA

Italy

Address

Via Ammiraglio Staiti, 23
Trapani

LISNAVE - ESTALEIROS NAVAIS SA

Portugal

Address

Lisnave - Estaleiro Da Mitrena
Setubal

FR. FASSMER GMBH & CO KG

Germany

Address

Industriestrasse, 2
Berne/motzen

VIKING LIFE - SAVING EQUIPMENT A/S

Denmark

Address

Seadding Ringvej
3060 Esbjerg

BUREAU VERITAS S.A.

France

Address

Place Des Reflets 17 Bis Immeuble B22
Paris La Defense

RINAVE - REGISTRO INTERNACIONAL NAVAL SA

Portugal

Address

Estrada Paco Do Lumiar - Polo Tecnologico Lote 17
Lisboa

BALANCE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING GMBH

Germany

Address

Contrescarpe 45
Bremen

POLITECHNIKA GDANSKA

Poland

Address

Narutowicza 11/12
Gdansk

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

Portugal

Address

Avenida Rovisco Pais 1
1049001 Lisboa

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

United Kingdom

Address

Richmond Street 16
Glasgow

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE WESTOURS INC.

Netherlands

Address

Curieweg, 5
Spijkenisse

FLENSBURGER SCHIFFBAU-GESELLSCHAFT MBH & CO KG

Germany

Address

Batteriestrasse 52
1515 Flensburg

CARNIVAL PLC

United Kingdom

Address

Carnival House, Gainsford Street 5
London