25/10/2016

EngineRoomErgonomics
and

MachineryLayout

Mr.KennethKoo
ViceChairman,INTERTANKO
Chairman,INTERTANKOAsianPanel
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EngineRoomErgonomics&MachineryLayout

Background

Anappliedscienceconcernedwithdesigningandarrangingthingspeopleuse
sothatthepeopleandthingsinteractmostefficientlyandsafely.

Guidelinesforengineroomlayout,designandarrangement
MSC/Circ.834(1998)

principlesfortheintegrationofhealth,safetyandergonomicsinthedesign
andarrangementofthemachineryspaceonboard ships.

Howcannewdevelopmentsbasedontheseguidelinesimproveefficiencyand
safetyinmachineryspaces?

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MSC/Circ.834

Limitedengineroomspacebecomingincreasingly morelimited:
1. Hulldesign;commercial,efficiencyandstrengthrequirements
2. Myriadofmachinerycomponentsinterconnectedtoforma
machinerysystem
3. MARPOLvoidspacerequirements
4. Environmentalnodischargerequirements+inadequatereception
facilities=morestoragetanks

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MSC/Circ.834

Limitedengineroomspacebecomingincreasingly morelimited.
Twonewandcrucialdevelopments!
1. Ballastwatermanagementsystems
2. SelectiveCatalyticReduction
anddontforget
3. Storageofchemicalsandwastefromtheabovesystems

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EngineRoomLayoutSolutions(1)

1. Commendable3Dmodelling(yardsandclass)
2. Machinerymanufacturers scalingdown,optimization.
3. Increasingautomation

Increasingautomationwelcomebutphysicallabourstill
requiredformaintenance

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EngineRoomLayoutSolutions(2)

Humanfactorisnotjustaquestionofmaintenanceandpracticality;
1. Safetyinconfinedspaces
2. Emergencysituationandrapidresponse
3. Increasedexposuretoheat,noiseandvibrationinaconfinedspace

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ProposaltoTripartiteandwayforward

Timeforbettergovernanceofengineroomspaceand
machinerylayout?

ProposalforTripartitetoresurrectMSCCircular834

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