Controlling risk due to noise on ferryboats

Environmental and occupational noise is a common nuisance that affects the health of employees. Performed health checks of employees engaged by Company “Pomorski Saobraćaj” showed that 5% of examined sailors had hearing loss. The results were a trigger for starting experiments on noise risk assessment with the objective to discover the possibilities of noise pollution presence, precise significant noise sources and to describe solutions for eliminating negative effects. Several measurements on five positions were performed on ferry boat “KAMENARI”, according to EC Physical Agents Directive and Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels Regulations 2007. Noise on selected positions exceeded the limit for about 1-5dB. Noise exposure level was 84.5dB. Diesel engine, exhaust system and structural noise were the main sources of excessive noise. Experiments show noise presence as a nuisance that affects sailors. Noise presents a serious threat for sailors' health. It interferes with crew communication and jeopardizes navigation safety. Technical measures, crew health checks and noise monitoring could prevent all negative effects.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v25i4.305
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2013 Nikolic, A. et al.
• Authors:
  • Nikolic, Aleksandar
  • Nikolic, Emilija
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 387-394
• Serial:
  • PROMET-Traffic & Transportation
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: University of Zagreb
  • ISSN: 0353-5320
  • EISSN: 1848-4069
  • Serial URL: https://traffic2.fpz.hr/index.php/PROMTT
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ferries; Health; Hearing loss; Maritime safety; Merchant seamen; Noise; Noise control; Occupational safety
• Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01491647
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 3 2013 12:28PM