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A Study on Evacuation Time According to Seafarer Visibility

선원들의 가시거리별 피난시간 연구

  • Kim, Won-Ouk (Division of Offshore Safety Training, Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology)
  • Received : 2016.06.17
  • Accepted : 2016.10.27
  • Published : 2016.10.31

Abstract

Seafarers are often placed in circumstances that require emergency evacuations due to various causes, including ship collisions, sinking, stranding, and fires. Achieving shorter evacuation time is an important factor in increasing the survival rate during these circumstances, but the narrow and complicated structure of ships is an obstacle when it comes to executing a quick evacuation. Also, unpredictable restrictions may be imposed by bad sea or weather. In this study, various experiments were conducted with sailors currently on board ships in order to examine factors that increase evacuation time. The data was then and analyzed. Evacuation time was measured by dividing crews into groups: sailors that were given an explanation of the ship's structure and those that were not. Furthermore, the visibility range was divided into 0 m, 3 m, and 5 m. The results indicated that, having an explanation of the ship structure did not have much of an effect on evacuation time but visibility conditions led to an increase in evacuation time with a maximum of 2.5 to 2.6 times longer when the visible distance was 5 m, 0 m and 3 m. Therefore, ensuring a visible distance of over 5 m was determined to be the most important factor for reducing evacuation time. In the future, effort should be made to ensure a greater visible distance to improve the survival rate of seafarers and passengers on board ships that encounter incidents.

선원들은 선박의 충돌, 침몰, 좌초 및 화재 등의 여러 가지 원인으로 긴급 피난을 감행해야 하는 경우가 많이 발생한다. 이러한 사고 발생 시 인명 생존율을 높이기 위해서는 피난시간 단축이 아주 중요한 요소이나 선박의 좁고 복잡한 구조는 신속한 피난에 장애 요소가 되고 있다. 또한, 선박은 해상에서 운항하는 특성으로 좋지 않은 바다 상태에서는 행동의 제약이 발생한다. 이 연구에서는 선원들의 피난시간을 증가 시킬 수 있는 요인을 확인하기 위해 현재 승선중인 선원들을 대상으로 다양한 실험을 실시하고 그 데이터를 정리하였다. 실험 시나리오는 선원들에게 피난 공간 구조를 설명한 후와 하지 않은 후로 구분하였으며 가시거리를 0 m, 3 m, 5 m으로 구분하여 피난 시간을 확인하였다. 그 결과 피난속도는 구조 설명 여부에 따른 영향은 크지 않았으나, 가시거리의 경우 5 m와 0 m 및 3 m는 최대 2.5 ~ 2.6배 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 즉, 피난시간을 감소에 필요한 요인인 가시거리는 5 m 이상 확보가 중요한 요소임이 확인되었다. 향후 선박에 승객 및 선원들의 인명 생존율을 향상시키기 위해서 가시거리 확보를 위한 노력이 필요할 것이다.

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