Trans RINA, Vol 156, Part C1, Intl J Marine Design, Jan - Dec 2014
2.1 QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTED IN THE CLASSROOM
For this survey activity, the students were invited to participate through the unit lecturer and 35 students were present. Open ended questions, closed ended questions and scaled questions were included in this questionnaire. Prior distributing, a brief introduction about the aim of the project was given to the students to provide everyone with basic understanding of the project. They were given 20 minutes to complete the questionnaire, which was carried out in August 2014 at AMC.
2.2 ONBOARD SURVEY CONDUCTED ON AMC TRAINING VESSEL BLUEFIN
Unlike the classroom questionnaire, this onboard survey was followed by three HF/HCD related activities done by the participating students with the help of the researchers (see Table 1). These activities aided students to gain a better understanding of the practical aspect and the importance of HF/HCD for seafarers’ life. This survey was carried out during five days voyage onboard AMC training vessel Bluefin in September 2014. Students were invited through the unit lecturer and a total of 12 students participated in this onboard survey.
Table 1: Onboard activities carried out on training vessel Bluefin Activity Description
Evacuate an injured person from machinery space to the main deck
Check the accessibility/operability of valves available in machinery space and main deck
Check the space utilization in accommodation and recreation space
Students were requested to carry an injured person on a stretcher from the machinery space to main deck
Students were requested to observe the accessibility and operability
of valves
available in engine room and the main deck of the vessel
Students were requested to observe the space utilization in accommodation, washroom space and recreation space and check if the design appropriately addressed the comfort of seafarers’ life.
An introduction was given to the students explaining the nature and purpose of the survey. Students were requested to familiarize themselves with the general tasks carried out in the area which was related to the activity before it commenced. Then the activity sheets and the record
sheets were distributed to the students.
Researchers requested them to record their feedback on the record sheets once the activities were completed. All the activities were digitally recorded with the participants’ permission.
3. DATA ANALYSIS
The purpose of the classroom questionnaire was to analyse five key points which are directly or indirectly related to Naval Architecture students’ awareness in HF/HCD.
students’ experience onboard a ship students’ current awareness on issues faced by the maritime industry
students view on significance of including HF into ship design
what approaches suggested by address HF issues onboard ships
the students to students’ life as a Naval Architecture undergraduate
There were total of 35 responses received for the questionnaire and none of those were rejected since all the necessary information was given by the participants. Their
responses were summarized under above
categories and the analysis was done using Microsoft Excel software.
The second survey which was carried out during onboard voyage was aimed to evaluate following key points,
the impact of experience gained by the students during the activities for their HF/HCD knowledge
students’ feedback on the significance of considering HF/HCD during ship deign
according to the students, what practical benefits seafarers may receive by applying HF/HCD during ship designs
There were total of 24 responses received for the onboard survey and no response sheet was rejected. Record sheets along with the videos recorded during the onboard activities were analysed together with field notes. All quotes from record sheets were listed together and assigned an explanation and then categorized under three different key categories as listed above.
4. RESULTS
Upon analysis, the results of two data collection methods were described under the key categories discussed in the data analysis section.
4.1 QUESTIONNAIRE 4.1(a) Students’ experience onboard a ship
A definite majority of the students, 94% have experience onboard ships at least a week and out of that 76% of them found their stay useful for their studies. Also 28% of them revealed information related to HF/HCD as the important
following statement was provided by one such student, “If
those on
findings during board are
can operate effectively. Thus comfort is very important! The vessel is © 2014: The Royal Institution of Naval Architects C-155
the onboard stay. The happy, they
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