Prediction of Emergency Preparedness Level On-Board Ships Using Discrete Event Simulation: the Case of Firefighting Drill

This paper proposes a hybrid approach, including Fuzzy Dematel (FD) integrated with Discrete Event Simulation (DES), to predict emergency preparedness levels on-board ships. The FD used critical factors that affect emergency preparedness to conduct a DES based on real firefighting drill records collected from 45 merchant ships. The simulation results showed the average duration of on-board drills in ideal conditions (27.47 min.), in the worst-case scenario (51.49 min.), for Ship A (29.99 min.), and Ship B (28.12 min.). Based on the findings, recovery actions linked to the factors have been recommended to promote on-board implementation. The proposed model is of great importance to shore-based managers, allowing them to monitor the emergency preparedness level of the fleet continuously, even during pandemics. Further studies are planned to develop a remote monitoring system that would digitalize the existing response procedures in emergency situations.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.7225/toms.v11.n02.008
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/18483305
• Authors:
  • Tac, Burcu Ozturk
  • Celik, Metin
• Publication Date: 2022-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 15p
• Serial:
  • Transactions on Maritime Science
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Faculty of Maritime Studies
  • ISSN: 1848-3305
  • EISSN: 1848-3313
  • Serial URL: https://www.toms.com.hr/index.php/toms
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Emergency management; Fire fighting; Mathematical prediction; Ships; Simulation; Training
• Identifier Terms: DEMATEL (Methodology)
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01876717
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 2023 10:19AM