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EngineRoomErgonomics
and
MachineryLayout
Mr.KennethKoo
ViceChairman,INTERTANKO
Chairman,INTERTANKOAsianPanel
Leading the way; making a difference
Tripartite,Tokyo1314October2016
EngineRoomErgonomics&MachineryLayout
Background
Anappliedscienceconcernedwithdesigningandarrangingthingspeopleuse
sothatthepeopleandthingsinteractmostefficientlyandsafely.
Guidelinesforengineroomlayout,designandarrangement
MSC/Circ.834(1998)
principlesfortheintegrationofhealth,safetyandergonomicsinthedesign
andarrangementofthemachineryspaceonboard ships.
Howcannewdevelopmentsbasedontheseguidelinesimproveefficiencyand
safetyinmachineryspaces?
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EngineRoomErgonomics&MachineryLayout
MSC/Circ.834
Limitedengineroomspacebecomingincreasingly morelimited:
1. Hulldesign;commercial,efficiencyandstrengthrequirements
2. Myriadofmachinerycomponentsinterconnectedtoforma
machinerysystem
3. MARPOLvoidspacerequirements
4. Environmentalnodischargerequirements+inadequatereception
facilities=morestoragetanks
EngineRoomErgonomics&MachineryLayout
MSC/Circ.834
Limitedengineroomspacebecomingincreasingly morelimited.
Twonewandcrucialdevelopments!
1. Ballastwatermanagementsystems
2. SelectiveCatalyticReduction
anddontforget
3. Storageofchemicalsandwastefromtheabovesystems
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EngineRoomErgonomics&MachineryLayout
EngineRoomLayoutSolutions(1)
1. Commendable3Dmodelling(yardsandclass)
2. Machinerymanufacturers scalingdown,optimization.
3. Increasingautomation
Increasingautomationwelcomebutphysicallabourstill
requiredformaintenance
EngineRoomErgonomics&MachineryLayout
EngineRoomLayoutSolutions(2)
Humanfactorisnotjustaquestionofmaintenanceandpracticality;
1. Safetyinconfinedspaces
2. Emergencysituationandrapidresponse
3. Increasedexposuretoheat,noiseandvibrationinaconfinedspace
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ProposaltoTripartiteandwayforward
Timeforbettergovernanceofengineroomspaceand
machinerylayout?
ProposalforTripartitetoresurrectMSCCircular834