船舶火災の実態と原因について

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This paper deals with the study on the actual conditions and the causes of ship fires, that has been investigated as the primary step to improve the countermeasures to ship fire. The following items have been done in this work. 1) Survey of the sources of heat causing ignition, the materials first ignited and the places of origin. The results were compared with the statistical data of house fire. Then the features of ship fire were discussed. 2) Survey of the conditions that the fires originated in and the rate of outbreak of fire. 3) Survey of the fire causes 117 cases of fire in ship that their gross tonnages are more than 300 ton were analysed and the fire factors were pointed out. 4) Survey of the extents of damage (injured and death), the durations of fire and the hindrances in the operations to cope with the fire. The results about the damages and the periods were compared with the statistical data of house fire. Then the features of the damages in ship fire were discussed. The causes of large damages and long durations of the fires were also pointed out. After the surveys and the discussions as mentioned above, the properties of the ship fire have been cleared. Finally, the means to improve fire prevention and protection have been discussed and pointed out.
独立行政法人海上技術安全研究所の論文
1980-11-29