Firefighting in large FRP composite cruise ships
(2012) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM01 20122Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
- Abstract
- Thanks to amendments of the regulations governing safety of ships on
international voyages, ship-builders are given the possibility to
design large merchant ships in novel light-weight materials such as
Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composite.
As a part of a collaborative risk assessment, this report
investigates the implications of using this new material for the
personal risks of firefighting crew and for the effectiveness and
efficiency of the firefighting organization. Furthermore, it
investigates how current routines and equipment may be adjusted so
they are suitable for large FRP cruise ships.
Through a study of literature, interviews, and a comparison of
relative risk, the author draws the conclusion that firefighting... (More) - Thanks to amendments of the regulations governing safety of ships on
international voyages, ship-builders are given the possibility to
design large merchant ships in novel light-weight materials such as
Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composite.
As a part of a collaborative risk assessment, this report
investigates the implications of using this new material for the
personal risks of firefighting crew and for the effectiveness and
efficiency of the firefighting organization. Furthermore, it
investigates how current routines and equipment may be adjusted so
they are suitable for large FRP cruise ships.
Through a study of literature, interviews, and a comparison of
relative risk, the author draws the conclusion that firefighting can
be done at least as safe, effective and efficient in the novel
lightweight FRP design, as in the prescriptive steel and aluminum
design, if adjustments are made to the current firefighting routines
and equipment. (Less)
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- author
- Falkman, Fredrik LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- VBRM01 20122
- year
- 2012
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- fartyg, kryssningsfartyg, Fire, fighting, firefighting, FRP, cruise, ship, brand, brandbekämpning, släckinsats
- publication/series
- LUTVDG/TVBB
- report number
- 5396
- ISSN
- 1402-3504
- language
- English
- id
- 3918358
- date added to LUP
- 2013-08-01 13:41:22
- date last changed
- 2014-03-10 10:40:45
@misc{3918358, abstract = {{Thanks to amendments of the regulations governing safety of ships on international voyages, ship-builders are given the possibility to design large merchant ships in novel light-weight materials such as Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composite. As a part of a collaborative risk assessment, this report investigates the implications of using this new material for the personal risks of firefighting crew and for the effectiveness and efficiency of the firefighting organization. Furthermore, it investigates how current routines and equipment may be adjusted so they are suitable for large FRP cruise ships. Through a study of literature, interviews, and a comparison of relative risk, the author draws the conclusion that firefighting can be done at least as safe, effective and efficient in the novel lightweight FRP design, as in the prescriptive steel and aluminum design, if adjustments are made to the current firefighting routines and equipment.}}, author = {{Falkman, Fredrik}}, issn = {{1402-3504}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, series = {{LUTVDG/TVBB}}, title = {{Firefighting in large FRP composite cruise ships}}, year = {{2012}}, }