PRELIMINARY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR A SHIPBOARD DAMAGE CONTROL MONITORING SYSTEM

At present ships are monitored for fire, flooding, and other casualties by watches such as the Sounding and Security Watch, but casualties still cause millions of dollars of damage each year. The need for a damage control monitoring system is discussed in detail and the design requirements for a system are identified. A number of alternatives for a monitoring system are examined, and one of these alternatives is recommended for implementation and prototype testing. The proposed system, which uses a network of fire and flooding detectors in individual compartments connected via a power line carrier to a central processor, can be developed at exceptionally low risk using existing technology and at a price that can be afforded. The system would provide comprehensive damage control monitoring, and could be adapted to include equipment monitoring, record keeping, and analysis functions. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Postgraduate School

  1 University Circle
  Monterey, CA  United States  93943
• Authors:
  • Jordan Jr, J A
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 78 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Casualties; Costs; Defense; Detectors; Emergencies; Fiber optics; Fires; Floods; Hazards; Loss and damage; Marine engineering; Marine safety; Military vessels; Monitoring; Ships; System design; System safety; Theses; Warning systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis; Damage assessment; Ship fires; Shipboard
• Old TRIS Terms: Damage control; Ship defense systems
• Subject Areas: Finance; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154516
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MS Thesis
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM