Vartiolaiva Turvan suorituskyky matkustaja-aluksen massarvakuoinnissa
Nuolioja, Veera (2021)
2021
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Vartiolaiva Turvan suorituskyky matkustaja-aluksen massaevakuoinnissa. The Baltic Sea is one of the busiest places in the world in terms of shipping and the risk of a mari time disaster is always present. Passenger ship in distress can predispose thousands of people on
board to a life-threatening situation and evacuating a ship is a difficult task which is performed
under severe and demanding conditions.
Under the current Maritime Search and Rescue Act, the Border Guard is the leading maritime
search and rescue authority in Finland. The Finnish Border Guard plans to replace three obsolete
offshore patrol vessels with two vessels by 2025. The vessels need to be capable of carrying differ ent tasks such as mass evacuations and maritime rescue missions.
The main focus in this study was on Offshore Patrol Vessel Turva that operates under the Gulf of
Finland Coast Guard District. The aim of this study was to explore Turva’s performance in a pas senger ship mass evacuation situation. The purpose of the study was to find out how evacuation
methods for the new patrol vessels could be developed. Development opportunities were based
on a review of Turva’s performance. The study was qualitative and it was based on interviews.
The review of mass evacuation performance included the following topics: ship to ship evacuation,
liferaft to ship evacuation, man over board and cooperation with helicopter. In addition the study
explored how evacuation and triage is organized on board Turva and how the ship can technically
handle great amounts of people on board in a mass evacuation situation.
The study highlighted that Turva’s evacuation equipment and the evacuation capacity is adequate.
In contrast, more attention should be paid to improving training and developing use of human re sources during a rescue operation. Location of helipad, size and number of rescue gates and unob structed access were seen as main ways to improve mass evacuation operation in the new vessels.
board to a life-threatening situation and evacuating a ship is a difficult task which is performed
under severe and demanding conditions.
Under the current Maritime Search and Rescue Act, the Border Guard is the leading maritime
search and rescue authority in Finland. The Finnish Border Guard plans to replace three obsolete
offshore patrol vessels with two vessels by 2025. The vessels need to be capable of carrying differ ent tasks such as mass evacuations and maritime rescue missions.
The main focus in this study was on Offshore Patrol Vessel Turva that operates under the Gulf of
Finland Coast Guard District. The aim of this study was to explore Turva’s performance in a pas senger ship mass evacuation situation. The purpose of the study was to find out how evacuation
methods for the new patrol vessels could be developed. Development opportunities were based
on a review of Turva’s performance. The study was qualitative and it was based on interviews.
The review of mass evacuation performance included the following topics: ship to ship evacuation,
liferaft to ship evacuation, man over board and cooperation with helicopter. In addition the study
explored how evacuation and triage is organized on board Turva and how the ship can technically
handle great amounts of people on board in a mass evacuation situation.
The study highlighted that Turva’s evacuation equipment and the evacuation capacity is adequate.
In contrast, more attention should be paid to improving training and developing use of human re sources during a rescue operation. Location of helipad, size and number of rescue gates and unob structed access were seen as main ways to improve mass evacuation operation in the new vessels.