Safety assessment model of coastal passenger vessel in the perspective of life jacket compatibility

This research was conducted due to frequent occurrence of passenger vessel accidents related to the use of life jackets, which believed due to incompatibility between life jackets and passenger vessels. To address this problem, the research sets to develop a safety assessment model of coastal passen...

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Main Author:	Ahmad Fuad, Ahmad Faizal
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61511/1/AhmadFaizalAhmadPFKM2015.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.615112017-10-08T08:26:21Z Safety assessment model of coastal passenger vessel in the perspective of life jacket compatibility 2015-12 Ahmad Fuad, Ahmad Faizal TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This research was conducted due to frequent occurrence of passenger vessel accidents related to the use of life jackets, which believed due to incompatibility between life jackets and passenger vessels. To address this problem, the research sets to develop a safety assessment model of coastal passenger vessel (CPV) in the perspective of life jacket’s compatibility, which is known as Life Jacket Compatibility Index (LCI) model. The main purpose of LCI model is to evaluate the life jacket’s compatibility with CPV. The LCI model was developed based on a combination of variables from four previous safety models. Compatibility was introduced as a new variable in the present model. The development of the LCI model started by mapping the variables from both life jacket model and passenger vessel safety combined model. Variables were selected based on the research criteria and used to develop the Life Jacket Compatibility Index (LCI) model. The LCI model was transformed into LCI Static and LCI Dynamic algorithms that are based on Fault Tree analysis approach. The LCI Static assesses the life jacket’s compatibility with CPV which is under the approved plan and number of passengers, while the LCI Dynamic assesses the same compatibility during CPV is in the operational mode. The LCI model’s accuracy was verified by using regression method and the results were further validated by case studies and sensitivity analyses. Results from LCI Static showed that the open-deck CPV Explorer 320 equipped with inherently buoyant life jackets has better compatibility (2.79) than closed-deck CPV Duta Pangkor 3 and Bahagia No. 1 (1.79 and 1.84 respectively). The LCI model was used to improve the safety performance of Bahagia No. 1. It was found that LCI Dynamic of the vessel can be improved by 3.4% when the number of passengers was reduced from 57 to 55. In conclusion, the newly developed LCI model is significant to assess and improve the safety of CPV. 2015-12 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61511/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61511/1/AhmadFaizalAhmadPFKM2015.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:96760 phd doctoral Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
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topic	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Ahmad Fuad, Ahmad Faizal Safety assessment model of coastal passenger vessel in the perspective of life jacket compatibility
description	This research was conducted due to frequent occurrence of passenger vessel accidents related to the use of life jackets, which believed due to incompatibility between life jackets and passenger vessels. To address this problem, the research sets to develop a safety assessment model of coastal passenger vessel (CPV) in the perspective of life jacket’s compatibility, which is known as Life Jacket Compatibility Index (LCI) model. The main purpose of LCI model is to evaluate the life jacket’s compatibility with CPV. The LCI model was developed based on a combination of variables from four previous safety models. Compatibility was introduced as a new variable in the present model. The development of the LCI model started by mapping the variables from both life jacket model and passenger vessel safety combined model. Variables were selected based on the research criteria and used to develop the Life Jacket Compatibility Index (LCI) model. The LCI model was transformed into LCI Static and LCI Dynamic algorithms that are based on Fault Tree analysis approach. The LCI Static assesses the life jacket’s compatibility with CPV which is under the approved plan and number of passengers, while the LCI Dynamic assesses the same compatibility during CPV is in the operational mode. The LCI model’s accuracy was verified by using regression method and the results were further validated by case studies and sensitivity analyses. Results from LCI Static showed that the open-deck CPV Explorer 320 equipped with inherently buoyant life jackets has better compatibility (2.79) than closed-deck CPV Duta Pangkor 3 and Bahagia No. 1 (1.79 and 1.84 respectively). The LCI model was used to improve the safety performance of Bahagia No. 1. It was found that LCI Dynamic of the vessel can be improved by 3.4% when the number of passengers was reduced from 57 to 55. In conclusion, the newly developed LCI model is significant to assess and improve the safety of CPV.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Ahmad Fuad, Ahmad Faizal
author_facet	Ahmad Fuad, Ahmad Faizal
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title	Safety assessment model of coastal passenger vessel in the perspective of life jacket compatibility
title_short	Safety assessment model of coastal passenger vessel in the perspective of life jacket compatibility
title_full	Safety assessment model of coastal passenger vessel in the perspective of life jacket compatibility
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
publishDate	2015
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Safety assessment model of coastal passenger vessel in the perspective of life jacket compatibility

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