Research

Current research projects

HyMeAS

Detection concepts for new hydrogen application scenarios

CAMPFIRE

Maritime drives, Flexible NH₃-Refuelling system, ammonia safety in the event of an accident

ALBERO

Transport of alternatively fuelled vehicles on RORO ferries

Firefighting

  • Sensor technology
  • Fire investigation
  • Automated fire prevention
  • Development of thematic educational software
  • Test and optimisation of fire alarm systems
  • Effectiveness of different extinguishing agents for specific application targets
  • Hazard analyses with regard to fire emergence and fire propagation
  • Special fire scenarios (engine room fire, crank room explosion, container fire, etc.)

Rescue | Evacuation

  • Development of thematic educational software
  • Person-overboard accidents (recognition / measures)
  • Conception, organisation and implementation of exercise scenarios for various requirements
  • Analysis and development of concepts for rescue and evacuation means (evacuation of large crowds, evacuation of mobility-impaired persons).

Human behaviour

  • Conflict management
  • Human behaviour in a maritime emergency
  • Social and intercultural competence
  • Development of thematic educational software
  • Emergency management for various emergency situations
  • Psychological strategies for pirate attacks and terrorist raids

Security

  • Perpetrator psychology
  • Surveillance technology
  • Securing the supply chain
  • Development of thematic educational software
  • Person recognition & person identification
  • Hazard analyses with regard to technical & organisational factors
  • Use of sensor technology for the detection of explosives & other hazardous substances

Green Shipping

  • Development of thematic educational software
  • Exhaust gas cleaning (scrubbers, catalysts)
  • Hybrid drives, sustainable drive concepts
  • Alternative fuels for ships (LNG, methanol, ammonia)

Dangerous goods

  • Handling of dangerous goods
  • Fire behaviour & extinguishability
  • Development of thematic educational software
  • Hazard analyses with regard to technical & organisational factors

Water ingress

- Leak weir

- Stability analyses

Examples of completed research projects

SEAPEOPLE

Real-time representation of flows of people at sea

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PRESEA

Real-time based maritime traffic forecast
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EFAS

Mission support system for fire brigades to combat hazards on board seagoing vessels
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SKILLFUL

Skills and competences development of future transportation professionals at all levels
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COMPASS

Competence and organisation for mass patient emergencies on merchant ships
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SIREVA

Safety of persons during rescue and evacuation processes from passenger ships

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Your contact persons for all matters relating to research

Dr Dana Meißner
Head of Research & Development
d.meissner@schiffssicherheit.de
Tel: 0381 77876 141
Christopher Aster
Research Associate
c.aster@schiffssicherheit.de
Tel: 0381 77899 628
Dr Julia Rothe
Research assistant
j.rothe@schiffssicherheit.de
Tel: 0381 77899 628