Maritime Vessel - Spirit of Tasmania

Station Pier, Port of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Specification

• A 1300 passenger and car ferry servicing the Launceston, Tasmania to Melbourne, Victoria, route.
• A system was required to inform a person who had never been on the vessel before, the correct evacuation path, from where they were positioned to the designated muster point in the shortest possible time and with no confusion or panic.
• It was assumed there was no electricity and high density smoke.
• The "LumInk" Low Location Lighting system had to be incorporated into the existing evacuation and muster station marking system.
• The Vessel had been fully booked several months in advance and could not be taken off service for a major installation.
• There was to be minimal interference with passengers.
• No modifications to the existing lighting system were possible.

Design Characteristics

There were very low light readings on the Spirit of Tasmania, Some areas had readings as low as 4 lux of light.

System materials

The system was based on a 40mm and 80mm aluminium extrusion housing a "LumInk" luminous insert, placed into the extrusion. Printed onto the inserts was a custom designed directional system that complimented the existing evacuation system and muster point direction system.

Result achieved

The Spirit of Tasmania has a very advanced evacuation system. During installation there was no interference with the passengers and the vessel remained in service. The existing lighting system was not modified. The system is highly flexible and modular and easily understood. If followed the instruction are simple and clear and passengers cannot be trapped into dead ends.