Fire-Risk Modelling of Machinery Space: An Application of Approximate Reasoning Approach (Fuzzy Averaging Method) In Passenger Ship Engine Room

This preliminary fire-safety study intends to assess the potential hazards that would affect the operation of a ship engine room. The risks associated with such hazards are quantified and ranked in order of priority and assessed for decisionmaking purposes. This paper focuses on the fire-risk evaluation of the major hazards threatening the engine room overall rather than on specific areas of the design. The main objective is to propose a framework for modelling system fire safety using an approximate reasoning approach. A case study of the risk to a passenger-ship engine room due to fire during operations is used to illustrate the application of the proposed risk assessment model.