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bus enable patients to receive initial treatment and transit to the medical support vessel for further treatment. To this end the buses must be appropriately equipped for the security risk level staff.[5]


to both patient and medical 2.2 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION 2.2 (a) Bibby Coastel Platform


Coastels are floating accommodation vessels that can be moored along a pier or anchored in harbours, bays or sheltered beaches. They also offer a wide range of applications such as floating prisons, accommodations o ffices,


for shipyard workers, temporary


accommodations for refugees, hospital facilities, and the lowest cost solution, floating modular accommodations. The main benefits of a coastel compared to building on land are the mobility, lower cost, shorter construction time, green technology, completely


independent unit,


immediate operation, high security and coastal expansion solution. The cost of construction is usually below land oating than


construction accommodations


cost. The unit


time to is build a flo significantly shorter


construction on land. The unit can op erate in any remote area if necessary. All the required systems are loca board, such as power generation and waste management. The unit can be built at a location of low construction cost and delivered to any destination worldwide. These units offer a good level of security. The Bibby chall lenger coastel is shown in Figure 11. The pontoons are suitable only for still waters near the coast and therefore cannot be used for international waters where the waves, wind and currents are much stronger. These structures are usually classified under DNV as


atted on type 


 


Barge) and notation (1A1 RE Pontoon), which ha following definitions:


ontoons without sufficient means for propulsion for their service area


Class notation RE: defines a service area restriction


e


Purpose: the notation is offered to vessels that are


designed for a particular service. The


notation is generally applicable to small vessels less than 100m long


There are applicable bui ldings regulations of the country in which they intend to operate. Therefore, the rules applied to these floating hotels moored to docks and ports are not the same as would apply to a flotel in international waters. The main application of coas as floating hotels, customized to meet luxury standards of three, four or five stars, with the same amenities as a hotel on land. Barges and pontoons are the most common structures


stels is used as floating business hotels, bu occasion cruise ships are also used.[12] ut on


(713—Hotel as the


Barge: ship type class notation for barges or po


self-


Figure 11: Bibby challenger [13] As with most


pe


ambulance role. The patient logistic s capability of the d safe


The Flotel 92 was a floating hotel with 1,000 rooms whose primary purpose was to provide temporary accommodation. It was to be used for events such as the 1992 Olympic Games held in Barcelona. This coastel was designed as an autonomous unit, to be anchored to the bottom or moored to a dock in tidal inlets, quiet eaches and ports with a minimum depth of four to fi ve meters with access via ramps


be s and pontoons. The unit was


towed from one point to another when required, as it has no propulsion, and then anchored or moored to the dock. The hotel facilities are built on a steel pontoon in whi ch all the machinery is located for autonomous operation. It was designed under Bureau Veritas rules: classification and certification of floating hotels and hospitals and towing at sea of ships and floating units (NI 183A — C NI) to


obtain classification note: Hotel/NP, RMC-V. I3/3E Floating


ermanent staff on board, this flotel complies with the following rules of the IMO:


Convention on Load Lines; International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships; Convention on the International Regulations fo


for Preventing Collisions


Sea, 1972. The UN rented cruise ships as floating hotels to house humanitarian staff iin earthquake-damaged areas of Haiti. Ola Esmeralda and Sea Voyager, ships of 146 meters in length, were used as accommodation for the UN staff working in the ruin Prince. These were a con solution than a coastel. [12]


ned Haitian capital of Port-au- nsiderably more expensive


2.2 (b) Passive Design wind and solar energy are utilised


Passive Design (PD) refers to a design approach architecture whereby naturra a


al energy streams, such to


provide


in as a


comfortable internal environment. It differs from micro- generation as no electrical energy is required and thus no energy is converted. It has the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions, fuel consumption and reduce the size of conventional HVAC (heating, ventilation &


airi -conditioning) systems. PD responds to local climate and site conditions to maximise building users’ comfort and health, whilst minimising energy use. It has resulted in the development of a range of technologies in the field of lighting and ventilation. Brown [14] has established a low carbon design hierarchy, which suggests that Passi ve Design would fulfil the need to provide environmental be


enefits as well as a low implementation costs, as shown © 2015: The Royal Institution of Naval Architects C-167


types of floating structures with no SOLAS; International


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