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Legislative Assessment for Safety Hazards of Fire and Innovations in Ro-ro ship Environment

Project description

Protecting ro-ro ships from fires

There is a reported increase in the frequency of fires on board ro-ro (roll-on/roll-off) ships, which carry wheeled cargo like lorries and cars. To address the urgent need to improve fire protection, the EU-funded LASH FIRE project addresses 20 critical aspects identified by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The aim is to develop and demonstrate operational and design solutions to enhance fire prevention and ensure better fire management on all types of ro-ro ships. Solutions will be assessed as regards risk reduction and cost, as basis for proposals to revise IMO regulations. To ensure relevance and stimulate adoption, two advisory groups will be formed to represent operators and Flag States.

Objective

Ro-ro ships are an important component of the global transportation system, but an increasing trend of ro-ro ship fires in recent years call for improved fire protection. From comprehensive ship operators’ experience and by participation in ongoing work for the European Maritime Safety Agency and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), critical aspects of ro-ro ship fire safety have been identified to form the scope of the project LASH FIRE. It aims to provide a recognized technical basis for the revision of international IMO regulations, which greatly enhances fire prevention and ensures management of fires on ro-ro ships without recourse to external intervention. This is done by developing and demonstrating operational and design solutions which strengthen the fire protection of ro-ro ships in all stages of a fire and which address current and future challenges, including regulatory issues. Twenty specific challenges have been identified, which will be addressed by new solutions developed and demonstrated with regards to performance and ship integration feasibility by system suppliers, researchers, ship owners and shipyards. For the solutions to be considered for regulatory uptake, their impact on risk reduction and cost will be assessed and advisory groups with operators and flag states will be established. Thereby, the project is expected to significantly strengthen the independent fire protection of ro-ro ships and to reduce the frequency of ro-ro ship fires by 35% and the number of fatalities by 45%.

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Call for proposal

H2020-MG-2018-2019-2020

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Sub call

H2020-MG-2018-TwoStages

Coordinator

RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB
Net EU contribution
€ 3 988 980,56
Address
BRINELLGATAN 4
501 15 Boras
Sweden

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Region
Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län
Activity type
Research Organisations
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Total cost
€ 3 988 980,56

Participants (30)