Feature 1 | PATROL & RESCUE BOATS
the craſt. To counter this, a part of the integrated solution is enhanced training. Boats very rarely operate alone and so standardisation is required to ensure effective interoperability. Tis ranges from teamwork between two boats to multiple craft operating together in coalition operations. Te conference will examine current developments in training programmes and standard operating procedures (SOPs) and how they are being developed and disseminated to the global community.
• Human Factors Engineering (HFE): With new and retrofitted craſt capable of out-performing the crew, it is essential that the designers focus on designing for the human crew to ensure that they can operate the craſt at the edge of its operating envelope to ensure operational success and safety for the crew and their passengers. Te conference will highlight developments in HFE, often called ergonomics, specific to fast craſt design and operations.
• Qualifications: Qualifications help to differentiate between individuals. They also allow marine employers to recruit good crew members and provide them with a developmental career structure. It is essential that the international marine community has a qualification system that provides minimum standards of competence. Te system also needs to demonstrate the advanced competencies required to operate the advanced systems and procedures now being deployed on RIBs and high-speed craft. The conference will highlight the work being undertaken to develop qualifications appropriate to the professional sub-24m sector and how these can be utilised by the international community.
• Simulation: For ship maritime operations, including bridge and control room, simulation is recognised as an effective training tool. In other sectors, including aviation, it is essential. Te sub-24m sector has not yet effectively embraced simulation but this is about to change. There are many reasons for this but a fundamental requirement is the increasing deployment
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of sophisticated electronic systems for those operating at high speed in demanding environments. Relevant simulation can be used to effectively support training and qualification programmes. It can provide a controlled environment that does not require use of a boat or fuel! Te conference will highlight the different types of simulation and how operators can effectively use simulation to enhance operational effectiveness and safety.
• Whole Body Vibration & Repeated Shock (WBV & RS): Te risks of exposing fast craſt crews and passengers to WBV & RS have now been recognised. Systems have been developed to reduce or manage the exposure. Besides the obvious risk of acute and chronic injury, RS & WBV can induce fatigue and degrade the interaction between the crew and the craft. The drive for legal compliance within the EU and employers needing to demonstrate duty-of-care in the rest of the world has driven the pace of development. Although reducing the risk to zero is virtually impossible for planing craſt at sea, operators are now engaging with the concept of ‘ALARP’ (‘As low as reasonably practicable’). Te conference will highlight developments related to the management and control of exposure to WBV & RS.
• Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV): The rapid development of unmanned vessels and systems is due to a number of factors. Te drive for reduced manning can be due to cost and recruitment issues. Te manning of craſt can constrain the operational envelope and in certain applications ‘unmanned’ can simply remove the human from harm’s way. Although remote control systems are not new, the technical developments that are leading to more autonomous systems are changing the face of fast craſt operations. The conference will highlight the developments in unmanned systems and the opportunities for the marine sector that these developments bring.
• Operations: For the modern RIB and high-speed craſt, organisation of the topics described above then need to be integrated to deliver operational capability. The technical developments and systems to
support human effectiveness provide the ability to either enhance the operational envelope or provide more resilience within the system for current operations. Te conference will examine how fast craſt operations are changing, and what the future may hold for the crews and their organisations.
Emerging maritime nations have the opportunity to use the integration template to develop fast craſt capabilities based on international best practice. For established maritime organisations, the challenge in these times of austerity is having clear reasons for where to apply their efforts and budgets when replacing or upgrading craſt. Tis approach can benefit all sectors from ships being replaced with multiple small craſt fleets to the challenges of renewable energy support craſt. FRC International will host the CSI 2013
conference at the RNLI College in Poole, UK from 2-4 July 2013. Dr Trevor Dobbins, technical director of FRC International, says: “Te 2013 event has a focused programme that includes over 20 presentations by international experts. The objective is to bring together all the topics of CSI to show how marine operations in all sectors can benefit from a joined up approach.” The conference is also intended to provide the industry with the opportunity to participate with an exhibition area designed to highlight the latest developments in technology for RIBs and high speed craſt. CSI 2013 is an independent event that
is relevant to all professional operators, boatbuilders, equipment manufacturers and designers. Keynote presentations will be made by former Royal Navy Rear Admiral Chris Parry, who was director of concept and doctrine development for the UK Ministry of Defence, and who is now a noted strategic consultant and geopolitical forecaster. SBI
For further information, visit:
www.frc-int.com
John Haynes, AFNI, is operations director of FRC International and a presenter of WBV courses. He is a Yachtmaster Ocean and Advanced Powerboat Instructor. Subject matter expertise includes high speed craſt consultancy, product development and specialist training.
Ship & Boat International May/June 2013
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