Essays about: "thesis on human factors on maritime"

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  1. 1. Autonomous Vehicle and Risk Assessment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI)

    Author : Winnie Lu; [2021]
    Keywords : Driverless; automated; crafts; safety; security; risk identification; risk analysis; risk evaluation; risk management; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Accidents with vehicles happen more often than they should, whether it is by road traffic accidents or maritime accidents out in the sea. One big contributing factor is human error. READ MORE

  3. 2. Putting a New Spin on Shipping

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : David Newman; [2020]
    Keywords : wind ship propulsion; Flettner rotor; human factors; technological innovation system; operational experience; Technology and Engineering; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns Flettner rotors, a wind propulsion technology for commercial shipping which has recently gained momentum due to its ability to reduce fuel consumption, and consequently CO2 emissions, in a polluting sector of industry. Flettner rotors are able to reduce average fuel consumption by up to 20% and can be operated on a wide variety of ship types and sizes through both retrofit and installations on new builds. READ MORE

  4. 3. Implications of Bunker Consumption Monitoring in Liner Shipping

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    Author : Björn Jonsson; Christoffer Holmström; [2019-07-03T13:40:28Z 2019-07-03T13:40:28Z 2015]
    Keywords : Transport; Marin teknik; Transport; Marine Engineering;

    Abstract : The Thesis researches how accommodation specific dynamic positioning (DP) simulator courses can be developed. The purpose of the study was to identify critical elements during advanced marine DP operations and which to include in a simulator training course. The aim was to minimize risk and contribute to safer marine operations. READ MORE

  5. 4. How a ship´s bridge knows its position - ECDIS assisted accidents from a contemporary human factors perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Mads Ragnvald Nielsen; [2016]
    Keywords : engineering; cognitive systems; Human and technology interaction; accident prevention; systems safety; interaction design; safety by design FLMU06; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The technological artifacts used in ship navigation have undergone substantial changes during the last decades, and real-time digital navigation is a reality with the introduction of the ECDIS. Despite the obvious merits of this new navigation mode, and the imagined improvement in safety that it theoretically should bring, ECDIS has in recent years been associated with several accidents. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Decision to Evacuate a Passenger Ship - An Assessment of the Normative View of the Shipmaster

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Oessur Hilduberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Human Factors; System Safety; FLMU06; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The shipmaster is the centralised focal point of power on a passenger ship, and upon him/her rests the decision to evacuate the ship if it is deemed to be in a situation that is non-survivable. This thesis set out to explore a societal normative view of the shipmaster in this decision space; a view that can be observed in accident reports and maritime legislation. READ MORE