Behaviour evaluation, virtual reality fire extinguisher training
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Maritime management (MPMAR), MSc
Publicerad
2024
Författare
Backman , Andreas
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Fire onboard a ship have serious consequences. The fire scenario can cause life-threatening situations for crewmembers and passengers. Further have an environmental impact, and material damages to both the ship and its cargo. Access to and receiving reinforcement of personnel to a vessel in distress is in many cases very limited. Research have shown that the first minutes after a detected fire determines the risk and outcome of the situation. Therefore, it is crucial that the crewmember can safely operate and efficiently use different type of fire extinguishers onboard. The need of fire extinguisher training is important to properly handle the equipment and safely extinguish an ongoing fire. Improper use of fire extinguishers can result in serious danger for the crewmember and negatively affect the extinguish progress and the overall outcome of the situation.
A qualitative approach was used in this master thesis. A triangulation analysis method was used based on the data, primary in the form of questionnaires and observations. Secondly in the form of a systematic literature review that relates to virtual reality safety training. The purpose of this master thesis was to explore educational transferable knowledge and skills from VR-fire extinguisher training.
The main results of this study are that the use of a physical VR-fire extinguisher combined with a virtual fire scenario ensured that participants were more confident with the extinguisher. Secondly the participants were to a greater extent able to correctly use the carrying handle to safely hold the extinguisher during the operation. VR- fire extinguisher training also improved the participant learning outcomes as sweeping the fire extinguisher discharge nozzle from side to side, covering the area of the fire better than the control group. The result from this study also provides evidence that the VR-fire extinguisher training is effective for training in a hazardous environment.
The conclusion is that VR-fire extinguisher training could be used as a complement to the basic safety training. One of the key advantages are training in a safe environment and the possibilities for crewmembers to rehearse different fire scenarios that are difficult to simulate. Finally, this master thesis has shown the relationship between rehearsal training with the fire extinguisher in a virtual environment and the improved handling result when conducted under real-life conditions.
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Maritime Safety Education , Virtual reality , Virtual environments, , Just-in-time training , Fire extinguisher training , Safety of life at Sea , International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers.