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Abstract
Cruise ship industry is rapidly developing, with both the vessels size and number constantly growing up, which renders ensuring passengers, crew and ship safety a paramount necessity. Collision, grounding and fire are among the most frequent accidents on cruise ships with high consequences. In this study, a hazard analysis of diesel-electric and hybrid-electric propulsion system is undertaken using System-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA). The results demonstrate significant increase in potential hazardous scenarios due to failures in automation and control systems, leading to fire and a higher number of scenarios leading to propulsion and power loss in hybrid-electric propulsion systems than on a conventional cruise-ship propulsion system. Results also demonstrate that STPA enhancement is required to compare the risk of two propulsion systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | RINA, Royal Institution of Naval Architects - Power and Propulsion Alternatives for Ships 2019, Papers |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Royal Institution of Naval Architects |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781909024878 |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Jan 2019 |
| Event | RINA, Royal Institution of Naval Architects - International Conference on Power and Propulsion Alternatives for Ships 2019 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Jan 2019 → … |
Conference
| Conference | RINA, Royal Institution of Naval Architects - International Conference on Power and Propulsion Alternatives for Ships 2019 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 23/01/19 → … |
Funding
The work presented in this paper was partially supported by the “NEXUS – Towards Game-changer Service Operation Vessels for Offshore Windfarms” project that was funded from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation action under grant agreement N° 774519. The authors are grateful to Dr Romanas Puisa from Maritime Safety Research Centre to Dr George Psarros, Dr Ole Christian Astrup, Dr Rainer Hamann, Dr Pierre C Sames from DNV GL AS and Kevin Douglas from Royal Caribbean for their valuable comments and support. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and should not be construed to reflect the views of European Commission or the acknowledged individuals and their associated organisations.
Keywords
- cruise ships
- maritime safety
- hybrid-electric propulsion
- vessel propulsion
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Towards Game-changer Service Operation Vessels for Offshore Windfarms (NEXUS) H2020-BG-2016-2017
Vassalos, D. (Principal Investigator), Bedford, T. (Co-investigator), Boulougouris, E. (Co-investigator), Bujorianu, L. (Co-investigator), Lazakis, I. (Co-investigator), McMillan, D. (Co-investigator), Puisa, R. (Co-investigator), Quigley, J. (Co-investigator), Revie, M. (Co-investigator), Theotokatos, G. (Co-investigator) & Walls, L. (Co-investigator)
European Commission - Horizon Europe + H2020
1/11/17 → 30/04/21
Project: Research