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Applied Research and Development

General Capability

The OSSC is actively involved in efforts to expand the knowledge base and improve technology associated with offshore safety and survival and emergency response. Its applied research unit is actively and currently engaged in several government funded research projects and as well undertakes research projects for its clients.

As part of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), the OSSC participates in MUN's Oil and Gas Steering Committee and Offshore Research Consortium. The centre also works very closely with the National Research Council's Institute of Ocean Technology (IOT), and Memorial University's faculties of Engineering and Human Kinetics and Recreation on cold water survival and evacuation related research.

Research Personnel

Robert P. Rutherford Eng, MIMarEst Director Robert.Rutherford@mi.mun.ca Areas of Expertise: Marine Evacuation and Rescue Cold Water Survival Ship Operations/Environmental Impacts	Robert Brown M.Eng Research Lead Robert.Brown@mi.mun.ca Areas of Expertise: Marine Evacuation and Rescue Ice Behaviour Cold Water Survival
Graham R. J. Small Researcher Graham.Small@mi.mun.ca Areas of Expertise: Marine Evacuation Rescue Cold Water Survival Lifeboat and Liferaft Behaviour

Recent Projects

Projects undertaken by the unit, either alone or jointly with others, address the following areas:

• Full Scale Lifeboat Launching Trials
• Passenger ship Evacuation Trials
• Survivor Rescue Trials
• Fisher Safety Training
• Lifeboat Equipment Trials
• Personnel Locator System Trials
• Evacuation system Study
• Cold Water Survival
• Lifeboat Model Tests