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• A framework for onboard assessment and monitoring of flooding risk due to open watertight doors for passenger ships

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  • P. Ruponen
  • J. Montewka
  • M. Tompuri
  • T. Manderbacka
  • S. Hirdaris

  - RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY - Year 2022

  Post-accident safety of ships is governed by damage stability, affected by watertight subdivisions which limit accidental flooding. This is important for passenger ships with watertight doors (WTDs) often fitted in the bulkheads. Awareness of the ship flooding risk due to open WTDs and the conditions under which the associated risk level changes are prerequisites for proactive risk mitigation. Accident risk is often expressed as...

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