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Watertight Doors in Passenger ship design - Gard

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Operation<br />

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• Design and operation need to be aligned from early <strong>design</strong><br />

• All damage stability calculations assume all WTD closed<br />

• Operation may require the connection between certa<strong>in</strong> spaces<br />

• Risk for <strong>in</strong>juries for crew and passengers is very high dur<strong>in</strong>g clos<strong>in</strong>g of WTD<br />

• Good example for a possible balanced approach between stakeholders<br />

• Designers: <strong>design</strong> subdivision follow<strong>in</strong>g operational needs<br />

• Operators. Cooperate <strong>in</strong> early <strong>design</strong> stage, change traditional procedures to<br />

ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> watertight <strong>in</strong>tegrity<br />

• Academia: provide methods and tools to keep crew alerted<br />

• Regulators: force all <strong>design</strong>ers and operators to keep doors closed for new <strong>ship</strong>s<br />

WTD Workshop Arendal<br />

29 May 2013

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