SARex: Surviving a maritime incident in cold climate conditions

Solberg, Knut Espen; Skjærseth, Eivinn; Gudmestad, Ove T.

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“…The gap identified in the existing training modules from this study should be viewed as a follow-up of the SARex2 findings [4]. According to the SARex2 exercise, risk analysis findings highlighted the need for training for both Crews and Passengers in order to evacuate safely [4]. As mentioned in the SARex2 report by a person representing a Classification Society, training should not focus only on masters, chief mates, and officers in charge of navigation but also on engineers and first officers who are in addition to normal duties responsible for evacuation in case of emergency [4].…”

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“…According to the SARex2 exercise, risk analysis findings highlighted the need for training for both Crews and Passengers in order to evacuate safely [4]. As mentioned in the SARex2 report by a person representing a Classification Society, training should not focus only on masters, chief mates, and officers in charge of navigation but also on engineers and first officers who are in addition to normal duties responsible for evacuation in case of emergency [4]. Data analysis result and the SARex2 findings [4] call for in-depth training of all the crew, in particular the designated officers involved in possible evacuation, along with passenger training.…”

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Effectiveness of the Polar Code Training of Cruise Liner Crew for Evacuation in the Arctic and Antarctic

Chaure¹,

Gudmestad²

2020

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In the past decades, we have seen a prolific increase in Polar Cruise Tourism, and thereby, more humans are able to visit the Polar Regions. As a result of this, the IMO implemented the Polar Code in 2017 to better prepare seafarers in polar waters in order to ensure maritime safety. Several researches have been carrying out work, after the Polar Code came into force, to evaluate its realization concerning the harsh climatic conditions of the Arctic and Antarctic. Based on the Polar Code requirements, the crew's preparedness for evacuation and survival in negative temperatures due to remoteness, is somewhat ambiguous. Also, the use of safety equipment in the polar climate still is in the discussion, whether sufficient or not. This paper investigates the cruise crew's preparedness for an evacuation in the Arctic and Antarctic, according to the Polar Code. Here, gaps in the existing Polar Code Basic and Advanced Training modules were identified with respect to evacuation needs. Questionnaires and interviews were used as the research method to evaluate the insights of the potential target audiences. The study findings were analyzed and reveal the Polar Code's ineffectiveness with respect to educating the cruise crew for an evacuation, along with the lack of requirement to passenger survival training. This study recommends specific evacuation training for all the cruise crew members based on the actual needs and, subsequently, the need for improvement in the Polar Code training modules. It also proposes survival training modules for cruise passengers to be developed, for evacuation of a vessel in the Arctic and Antarctic. http://www.transnav.eu the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation Volume 14 Number 4

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2020

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“…Similar concerns are valid regarding the required training of ships' officers. In the reports from the SARex exercises conducted off northwest Spitzbergen (Solberg et al, 2016(Solberg et al, , 2017 and by Solberg and Gudmestad (2018; see also , it is demonstrated that the competence of the leaders of the means of rescue play a major role in the safety of those being rescued.…”

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Global development in the Arctic: international cooperation for the future

Koch

2024

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Viewing the Arctic as a key region for global development in the 21st century, this book offers a cross-disciplinary conceptual framework for understanding what international cooperation is, why it is difficult and what kind of alternative views can apply in the Arctic.Written by Arctic experts, the book presents major trends and scenarios for international cooperation in the Arctic up to 2035 and future prospects for international cooperation in the Arctic in various sectors: energy, business and economy, transportation and logistics, climate change, diplomacy and security, culture, innovations, higher education and research. Implications of the scenarios for global development are discussed in the light of the United Nations Agenda for Global Development and Sustainable Development Goals. The book offers a cross-disciplinary conceptual framework of international cooperation in the Arctic and discusses implications of this framework for global development.Filling the gap in analytical understanding of international cooperation, this book will be of interest to academics, students and professionals concerned with global development and the Arctic region.

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“…It should be noted that the paper is based on the results of a series of search and rescue exercises conducted in the waters north of Spitzbergen, Norway from 2016 to 2018, [17][18][19][20].…”

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Time to Rescue for Different Paths to Survival Following a Marine Incident

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Jensen²,

Barane

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The time required for rescue is a critical factor for surviving a marine incident. The regulatory framework, International Maritime Organization (IMO) Polar Code, utilizes a risk-based approach. It states that the vessel operators are to define the time required for rescue but never less than 5 days. Based on experience from the classification society DNV GL, utilization of the minimum requirement of five days is the current industry standard when conducting risk assessments. The dimensioning of search and rescue resources is a national issue. There are no international requirements defining the adequacy of the resources for different geographical areas. The remoteness and lack of resources present within the IMO Polar Code area imposes a significant challenge for mariners in distress. The time required for rescue is highly dependent on multiple variables. Based on this study, the number of persons to be rescued, the number and type of evacuation platforms and the distance each evacuation platform must travel significantly impacts the time required for rescue. In addition, the meteorological and oceanographical (metocean) conditions play a significant role when determining the efficiency of a search and rescue operation.

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SARex: Surviving a maritime incident in cold climate conditions

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Effectiveness of the Polar Code Training of Cruise Liner Crew for Evacuation in the Arctic and Antarctic

Effectiveness of the Polar Code Training of Cruise Liner Crew for Evacuation in the Arctic and Antarctic

Global development in the Arctic: international cooperation for the future

Time to Rescue for Different Paths to Survival Following a Marine Incident

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