MSI Analysis of a Roro Ferry Design

Heri Setyawan, Ketut Suastika, Dedi Purwanto, Xuefeng Zhang

2018

Abstract

Crew and passengers’ comfort is one of the main objectives in the design of a ferry. A parameter quantifying it is the so-called motion sickness incidence (MSI). In this study, the comfort level of a roro ferry design is assessed for which the vessel’s vertical acceleration and the MSI were used as quantitative parameters. The voyage area is the seas around Adaut, Saumlaki and Letwurung in the Eastern part of Indonesia. The response characteristics of the vessel were calculated using a diffraction theory. The vertical acceleration and the MSI were determined from the vessel’s relative motion. The predicted vertical acceleration is 1.18 m/s2 or equal to 0.12 g, where g is the gravitational acceleration. Although the vertical acceleration is 20% below the maximum recommended one of 0.15 g, the discomfort level is, according to ISO 2631-1: 1997, classified as uncomfortable. Furthermore, the predicted MSI is approximately 15%, which is larger than the maximum recommended one of 10%. Further consideration of the design and/or operating location is recommended.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Suastika K., Setyawan H., Purwanto D. and Zhang X. (2018). MSI Analysis of a Roro Ferry Design.In Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar on Ocean and Coastal Engineering, Environmental and Natural Disaster Management - Volume 1: ISOCEEN, ISBN 978-989-758-455-8, pages 71-76. DOI: 10.5220/0008374700710076

in Bibtex Style

@conference{isoceen18,
author={Ketut Suastika and Heri Setyawan and Dedi Purwanto and Xuefeng Zhang},
title={MSI Analysis of a Roro Ferry Design},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar on Ocean and Coastal Engineering, Environmental and Natural Disaster Management - Volume 1: ISOCEEN,},
year={2018},
pages={71-76},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008374700710076},
isbn={978-989-758-455-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar on Ocean and Coastal Engineering, Environmental and Natural Disaster Management - Volume 1: ISOCEEN,
TI - MSI Analysis of a Roro Ferry Design
SN - 978-989-758-455-8
AU - Suastika K.
AU - Setyawan H.
AU - Purwanto D.
AU - Zhang X.
PY - 2018
SP - 71
EP - 76
DO - 10.5220/0008374700710076