This chapter is an updated version of the previous chapter “Evacuation Timing” that
appeared in the fourth edition of the SFPE Handbook. This new version of the chapter …

Quantifying the pre-evacuation time (ie, the time between first awareness and deliberate
evacuation movement), is a key task for evacuation model users and fire safety engineers …

In order to reduce assembly time and improve the computational efficiency under ship fires,
a surrogate-based optimization technique is proposed to estimate the optimal time of the …

With the rapid development of water transportation and tourism, safe return to port is
required by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for passenger ships subject to …

Despite continual improvements in the shipping industry related to structural design,
operational practices, onboard technology and regulations, accidents still occur that result in …

As safety regulations for passenger ship design continue to advance, so does the need for
evacuation analysis tools to simulate the evacuation process. Currently the IMO requires an …