Furniture Design Ideas

This is the main workstation for the operation of the engine room and its auxil­iary equipment. FIGURE 9.16 Suggested layout of ECR, with basic functions. FIGURE 9.17 A traditional design of an ECR using analogue techniques. The on-duty engineers are located centrally and have a good view of the operational status and the alarm status. […]

The design of the engine control room should be guided by the functions that are to be performed there. A number of basic functions describe the work in a ship’s ECR and can be described as a group of tasks, duties, and responsibilities necessary for the operation of the propulsion of the ship and carried […]

As demonstrated previously, there are not many legal requirements to the design of the engine control room (ECR) and little guidance for this control centre. Thus the discussion in this section will be of a more informal character and based on FIGURE 9.10 View towards the bridge wing with new console. (Design by Wallenius Marine […]

This is the workstation for operation and control of equipment for distress and safety communications (GMDSS) and general communications (IMO, 2000). These functions are intended as high-level descriptions and their specific place­ment (suggested in Figure 9.4) can be discussed. It is also an open question whether separating functions in this way gives good usability with […]

The main workstation for a ship’s handling consists of crew members working in seated-standing position with optimum visibility and integrated presentation of information and operating equipment to control and consider ship’s movement. From this position it should be possible for a crew member to operate the ship safely, in particular when a fast sequence of […]

A number of basic functions describe the work on a ship’s bridge. A function can be a group of tasks, duties, and responsibilities necessary for the operation of the ship and carried out on the bridge. The most basic functions which have to be taken into account when designing this workplace are (IMO, 2000): • […]

Another aspect to be considered is that this workplace moves. Therefore, to avoid slips, trips, and falls, the wheelhouse, bridge wings, and upper bridge decks should have nonslip surfaces. Furthermore, there should be no sharp edges or protuberances that could cause injury to personnel, and sufficient hand – or grab-rails should be FIGURE 9.3 Examples […]

A satisfactory level of lighting should be available to enable the bridge personnel to complete such tasks as maintenance, chart, and office work satisfactorily, both at sea and in port, daytime and night-time (IMO, 2000). The following bulleted list and table contain an overview of important lighting points (IMO, 2000): [19] Essential information will need […]

A few aspects are unique for ships and are therefore discussed here. For instance, operators could in special cases need a console at which work can be performed both sitting down and standing up, in order for the bridge personnel to keep a good look­out; thus, special consideration must be given to console and chair […]

SOLAS V/15 (hereafter used interchangeably with ‘the Regulation’) considers ship control as a sociotechnical system (see www. imo. org). The provision of information on the bridge and use of information by the bridge team and pilot are covered equally in the Regulation, which is concerned with resource management rather than just equipment design or training. […]