Project description
Protecting ro-ro ships from fires
There is a reported increase in the frequency of fires on board ro-ro (roll-on/roll-off) ships, which carry wheeled cargo like lorries and cars. To address the urgent need to improve fire protection, the EU-funded LASH FIRE project addresses 20 critical aspects identified by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The aim is to develop and demonstrate operational and design solutions to enhance fire prevention and ensure better fire management on all types of ro-ro ships. Solutions will be assessed as regards risk reduction and cost, as basis for proposals to revise IMO regulations. To ensure relevance and stimulate adoption, two advisory groups will be formed to represent operators and Flag States.
Objective
Ro-ro ships are an important component of the global transportation system, but an increasing trend of ro-ro ship fires in recent years call for improved fire protection. From comprehensive ship operators’ experience and by participation in ongoing work for the European Maritime Safety Agency and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), critical aspects of ro-ro ship fire safety have been identified to form the scope of the project LASH FIRE. It aims to provide a recognized technical basis for the revision of international IMO regulations, which greatly enhances fire prevention and ensures management of fires on ro-ro ships without recourse to external intervention. This is done by developing and demonstrating operational and design solutions which strengthen the fire protection of ro-ro ships in all stages of a fire and which address current and future challenges, including regulatory issues. Twenty specific challenges have been identified, which will be addressed by new solutions developed and demonstrated with regards to performance and ship integration feasibility by system suppliers, researchers, ship owners and shipyards. For the solutions to be considered for regulatory uptake, their impact on risk reduction and cost will be assessed and advisory groups with operators and flag states will be established. Thereby, the project is expected to significantly strengthen the independent fire protection of ro-ro ships and to reduce the frequency of ro-ro ship fires by 35% and the number of fatalities by 45%.
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501 15 Boras
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02150 Espoo
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7092 Tiller
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52100 Pula
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01511 Vantaa
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442 40 Kungalv
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20459 Hamburg
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92400 COURBEVOIE
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71034 Boblingen
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405 19 Gothenburg
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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79183 Waldkirch
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6374 Buochs
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12739 Starholmen
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7491 Trondheim
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28011 Madrid
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08034 Barcelona
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4100 115 Porto
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54052 Nancy Cedex
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7491 Trondheim
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NP44 5BD Cwmbran
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83640 Saint-Zacharie
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01700 Beynost
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1678 Nicosia
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2100 Kobenhavn
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1693 CA Wervershoof
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0277 Oslo
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104 62 Stockholm
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20459 Hamburg
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254 36 HELSINGBORG
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