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- Title
Possible remedies for intact stability hazards involving contemporary small inland passenger ferries in Bangladesh.
- Authors
Kazuhiko Hasegawa; Md. Karim; Zobair Awal
- Abstract
Abstract On the basis of previous studies, a series of hazards involving the typical small inland passenger ferries operating in inland Bangladeshi waters have been identified. In particular, stormy weather conditions, overloading, and the risk of crowding to one side have been determined as the typical events that are likely to lead to capsizing in the intact condition. In this article, possible hazard mitigation measures are discussed, both from the regulatory and from the design point of view, for a small inland ferry that is very similar to one that actually capsized in the past. The addressed design options involve ballasting and hull modification by means of additional buoyancy above the waterline. From a regulatory point of view, it is proposed that the present weather criterion in force in Bangladesh be modified by increasing the wind speed to be accounted for and by considering the concurrent effects of wind, rolling, and the crowding of people to one side.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; INLAND waterway vessels; INLAND water transportation accidents; STORMS; ACCIDENT prevention; CROWDING stress; WIND speed; PASSENGER ships
- Publication
Journal of Marine Science & Technology, 2008, Vol 13, Issue 3, p282
- ISSN
0948-4280
- Publication type
Article