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http://dx.doi.org/10.5394/KINPR.2013.37.3.239

An Experiment on Walking Speeds of Freshmen Unexperienced in Shipboard Life on a Passenger Ship  

Hwang, Kwang-II (Div. of Mechanical & Energy Systems Eng., Korea Maritime University)
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Journal of Navigation and Port Research / v.37, no.3, 2013 , pp. 239-244 More about this Journal
Abstract
To increase the safety of onboard evacuation of guests who is unfamiliar with onboard living conditions, this study measured and compared the onboard walking speeds of 81 participants on a passenger ship, I t were found that the walking speeds at corridor on navigation were slower than those at berth by 27.2%, and the speeds of walking on the corner on navigation were slower than those at berth by 23.2%. This means that the ship motion on navigation directly influenced walking speeds. The walking speeds of upward-stairs and downward-stairs were measured to be 0.71m/s and 0.75m/s, respectively. From the crowd counter-flow experiments, because of the narrow space between participants, the walking speeds were decreased as person after person. And it was clear that the group's walking speeds were determined by the walking speeds of leading person(s) of the group. The walking speeds obtained this study were different from those of IMO guideline(MSC/Circ 1033).
Keywords
Passenger ship; Walking speed; Average guest; Safety; Evacuation;
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