RESCUE VESSELS: THE INFLUENCE OF DESIGN FOR SAFETY ON THE DESIGN PROCESS

This paper explores the design process of rescue vessels and analyzes impacts on it caused by the creation and integration of a tool for safety assessment. The paper discusses research, the goal of which is to provide software for rescue vessel designer use. The software would be based on formal safety analysis methods, and the vessel designer could utilize it to manipulate data about different systems on the vessel. This would make the one of the designer's goals, vessel safety, easier to achieve.