iNSTiTUTioN NEwS
HSV Committee News
high Speed Craft Crash manufacturers make HSC safer. The injuries to the bodies were caused by
Analysis and Safety proposed work will be interdisciplinary the unrestrained occupants hitting
due to accidents having three main factors, the structure of the boat and its
The High Speed Vessels Committee was namely: the Human; the Vehicle; and the equipment.
represented at a stakeholders’ workshop Environment. • It has been recognised within the
at Southampton University, to consider automotive industry that good safety
the feasibility of submitting a research Background and ergonomic design can reduce the
grant proposal to the UK Engineering • Accidents in the marine sector involving severity of the injuries sustained, and in
& Physical Sciences Research Council HSC accidents have often resulted in some instances, may eliminate injuries.
(EPSRC) to examine the fundamental severe injuries and fatalities. • This safety engineering and design
issues surrounding High Speed Craft • Investigation reports indicate that the issue is now generally recognised, as
(HSC) crashes. severity of the injuries sustained in a being the responsibility of the designer/
The overall aim of the project being to crash are undoubtedly heightened by manufacturer.
enhance HSC safety by reducing the risk to the poor ergonomic design of the • This design philosophy should be
of injury and fatalities. The programme HSC. adopted by the marine industry to
will be focused on helping designers and • It can therefore be assumed that the reduce the risk of injury and fatalities.
Institution’s first conference in India Small Craft
Committee News
Over 80 delegates attended the
International Conference on Ship
& Offshore Technology India 2009, The EU recreational
organised jointly by the Royal Institution Craft Directive
of Naval Architects and the Indian
Institute of Technology Kharagpur. It At a recent meeting of the Small Craft
is intended that this will be a bi-annual Committee, a presentation on the EU
event. The conference was opened by the Recreational Craft Directive(94/25/EC
Chief Executive, Mr Trevor Blakeley. as amended 2003/44/EC) was given by
Copies of the proceedings (on Nigel Saw, CEN Consultant.
CDROM) may be obtained from the
RINA Bookshop. View the presentation (pdf file, 610Kb)
Delegates at iCSoT india 2009 at www.rina.org.uk/TechnicalForum/
iCSoT india 2009
News/RecreationalCraft
First Corporate
Partners in Turkey
and Gibralter
The Institution welcomes the Turkish
Classification Society, Turk Loydu and the
Gibralter shipyard, Gibdock as its newest
Corporate Partner members.
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