Damage Stability Study - EMSA and DNVGL [2015-2020, PDF]

Damage Stability Study

Year: 2015-2020
Language: english
Author: EMSA and DNVGL
Genre: Lectures
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: multiple
Description: Study assessing the acceptable and practicable risk level of passenger ships related to damage stability ("EMSA 3"), undertaken by DNVGL.
The issue of stability, and especially damage stability of passenger ships, has been frequently re-visited. This has been so, not due to the number of associated accidents, but due to the consequences that these accidents can have.
In view of all the pending questions and the possible consequences of the on-going debates, the European Commission requested EMSA to initiate a new study to fill in the recognised knowledge gaps.
The study is separated into 6 sub-studies:
- Identification and evaluation of risk acceptance and cost-benefit criteria and application to risk based collision damage stability;
- Evaluation of risk from watertight doors and risk based mitigating measures;
- Evaluation of raking damages due to groundings and possible amendments to the damage stability framework;
- Assessment of cost effectiveness or previous parts, FSA compilation and recommendations for decision making;
- Impact assessment compilation;
- Updating of the results obtained from the GOALDS project according to the latest development in IMO.
The study is managed by DNV-GL and is established as a joint project which includes the major European shipyards/designers, operators, universities, research institutes and software manufacturer.
Published July, 2015 | Updated May, 2020