JOURNAL OF SHIP PRODUCTION AND DESIGN, vol.38, no.1, pp.1-8, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published technical circular (MSC/Circular.834) including nonmandatory guidelines with five main criteria about engine room layout, design, and arrangement. The purpose of this study is to present the most important priority criteria of seafarers about engine room design according to the criteria from IMO MSC/Circular.834 guidelines. Since there are no obligations, the priority and importance of these criteria are not clearly emphasized. Therefore, the determination of seafarers' priorities for arrangement in terms of safety and efficiency become important to make decision. For this, fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique, which is one of the most used fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods is employed.