Priority Assessment of Key Factors of IMO-MSC/Circular.834 for Ship Engine Room Safety and Efficiency Based on Human Aspects


ÖLMEZ H., BAŞTÜRK S., ÇOLAK K.

JOURNAL OF SHIP PRODUCTION AND DESIGN, vol.38, no.1, pp.1-8, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.5957/jspd.10200029
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SHIP PRODUCTION AND DESIGN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Compendex
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-8
  • Keywords: Ship engine room arrangement, IMO guidelines, Fuzzy AHP, design priority, DESIGN, SELECTION, AHP
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.