Fire hazards onboard unmanned vessels : fire protection of unmanned ships with conventional solutions
Nylander, Joni (2021)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021121626536
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021121626536
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The maritime industry has witnessed several accidents caused by fires and history has proved that fires can even result in the loss of ships or human lives. Now shipping is becoming more autonomous and ship’s crews are being reduced, creating new challenges for the fire management of future ships. The main aim of this thesis is to find out whether the fire safety of unmanned vessels can be ensured with the existing fire protection solutions.
The theoretical part of the thesis briefly introduces the physics behind fire and principles of fire extinguishing methods. Several different research papers were reviewed to obtain information on what these existing firefighting and fire prevention systems are and how they could be utilized to ensure the fire safety of unmanned vessels. The thesis presents most common fire extinguishing and fire detection systems, structural fire protection and potential high-risk sources.
Data on the suitability of existing systems for unmanned vessels was collected from a survey of 13 respondents as well as from the author’s own work experience. The results show that unmanned ships can be equipped with a suitable combination of existing fire protection systems to ensure the fire safety of future ships. However, there is still much room for improvement, especially in the reliability of fire detection and fire management of new energy sources.
The theoretical part of the thesis briefly introduces the physics behind fire and principles of fire extinguishing methods. Several different research papers were reviewed to obtain information on what these existing firefighting and fire prevention systems are and how they could be utilized to ensure the fire safety of unmanned vessels. The thesis presents most common fire extinguishing and fire detection systems, structural fire protection and potential high-risk sources.
Data on the suitability of existing systems for unmanned vessels was collected from a survey of 13 respondents as well as from the author’s own work experience. The results show that unmanned ships can be equipped with a suitable combination of existing fire protection systems to ensure the fire safety of future ships. However, there is still much room for improvement, especially in the reliability of fire detection and fire management of new energy sources.