The overall aim of the project is to increase the knowledge of dangerous ship conditions, how to keep away from them and how to manoeuvre the ship in the best way under these circumstances. In the recently finished project ´Safety & Cargo System´ a first prototype of a decision support system of a ship in danger has been designed. Some new approaches were also suggested in the Decision Support System of the DESSO ROPAX in the DESSO project. The objective now is to use the fundamental parts of those systems as well as to revise and develop the system further. The expected result of the project is that the gained knowledge and the developed decision support system will give an improved support for the bridge operators onboard, but rescue and ship operator office actors may also use it on shore.

SURE is a project within the SURSHIP program. SURSHIP (Survivability for ships) is an ERA-NET Transport (see www.transport-era.net/ ) coordinated European research program on maritime safety, initiated by VINNOVA (Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems). SURE started 28th February 2007 and will be completed by 31st August 2008. SURE is financed by VINNOVA.

More information is available at the web site:

http://www.surship.eu/