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Motor yachts – fire hazard for recreational vessels

ISSN printed: 1733-8670, ISSN on-line: 2392-0378
Dobrzyńska, Renata1; Ubowska, Agnieszka2
URI: https://repository.pm.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2874
2025-09-30
This article discusses the fire hazard of motor yachts that are up to 15 meters long. These types of recreational units, in accordance with legal regulations, are not subject to safety inspections. This may lead to negligence that results in a fire within a unit. The construction material most commonly used in the construction of yachts is glass fiber-reinforced plastic, used to produce components such as the hull, deck, and superstructure of motor yachts. The yacht’s equipment, such as furniture and other components, is made, among others, of wood, wood-based materials, or plastics. The results of the flammability tests of such materials presented in this article indicate the need to minimize the risk of fire, the effects of which may be dangerous both to human health and life, as well as the environment
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Title

Motor yachts – fire hazard for recreational vessels

Pages

Figures

6

Tables

3

ISSN printed

1733-8670

ISSN on-line

2392-0378

DOI

10.17402/651

Type

Original scientific article

Journal

83 Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, no. 83 / 2025

Publisher

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Morskiej w Szczecinie

Copyright Holder

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Morskiej w Szczecinie

Published

2025-09-30

Recieved

2025-04-16

Accepted

2025-07-11

Funding

No data

Keywords

motor yachts, polyester-glass laminate, fire hazard, flammability, cone calorimeter, maritime safety

URI:

https://repository.pm.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2874

Language

English

Authors

Dobrzyńska, Renata1; Ubowska, Agnieszka2

Affiliation

1 West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin Faculty of Maritime Technology and Transport 41 Piastów Av., 71-065 Szczecin, Poland, renata.dobrzynska@zut.edu.pl
2 West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin Faculty of Maritime Technology and Transport 41 Piastów Av., 71-065 Szczecin, Poland, agnieszka.ubowska@zut.edu.pl

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