SPEAKER PROGRAM HSBO 2008

April 1

10.00- 13.00 Registration

10.00 Briefing for Boat drivers

13.00 Lunch

14.00 -15.30

Introduction to Långedrag and the Sw. Sea Rescue Inst. CEO Rolf Westerström SSRS

Opening and Welcome address - Commodore Åke Dagnevik CTO Swedish Coast Guard

Keeping crews safe and sound, Developing for humans,

Human Factors considerations in redesigning a 38’ HSC - Åke Dagnevik

Safety in all circumstances - Gunnar Holm Finnish Coast and Border Guard

Survival suits for all day work and comfort - Nils Qvarnström Sioen

15.30 - 17.00 Boat trials

17.00 -18.30

EU Whole-Body-Vibration legislation: Implications for High Speed Craft Operations Trevor Dobbins PhD

The demands of operating High-Speed-Craft and the EU Vibration legislation

Stephen Myers Univ. of Chichester

High Speed Craft Human Factors Engineering Design Guide - Trevor Dobbins

Motion Induced Fatigue and the effect of suspension seating - Stephen Myers

Power to Trust – Mikael Lindner Scania Engines

20.00 Dinner

April 2

08.30 -10.00

Blade Runner - A successful novel hull design - Lorne Campbell/Jeremy Watts IceMarine

From öocal to Global – 50 years in boatbuilding – KA Sundin Dockstavarvet

Today’s demand on propulsion systems for HSC Andreas Blomdahl Marinediesel Sweden

Open 14m/62ks Aluminium Police Boat - Gunther Migeotte Icarus South Africa

Design aspects of HSC – Andrew Humphries PhD

10.00 – 11.30 Boat trials

11.30 -13.00

Boat-ride induced spinal crush fractures Klas Halldin M.D. Ph.D. Spine surgeon, Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Whole-body Impact Biomechanics, – Johan Ullman M.D.

Intuitive interfaces for shorter response times. – Johan Ullman M.D.

April 2

13.00 Lunch

14.00 -15.30

USCG Boat Fleet, Missions and Future Development Rubin Sheinberg Chief Naval Architecture bransch/Boat Engineering bransch United States Coast Guard

Boat Launch and Recovery Challenges Chris Cleary, Naval Architecture bransch/Boat Engineering bransch United States Coast Guard

In search for the Ultimate Performance – Speed, Sea keeping and Range, Renewing the USN HSC Special Ops Fleet Lt James Clark US Navy NSW Group Four

15.30 – 17.00 Boat trials

17.00 -18.30

RIB specifications for professional operators – Krister Lundmark, CEO Valiant Boats

Deck Materials for reducing shock vibration – John Haynes

Fly by Wire Control of Water Jets – Andrew Ashby Hamilton Jets New Zeeland

Sea Reascue operations in the worst of Conditions - Ole Ditlev Nielsen Evagt

Heart rate as stress indicator in bridge simulator - Gustaf Klock Spectre

Water jets for High Speed Boats. – Tommy Viiperi Rolls Royce

20.00 Dinner

April 3

08.30 -10.00

Human Factors Engineering for Integrated Systems – Dr Holly Phillips RNLI

HSC-Motion and Human Performance – Tim Coats PhD Naval Warfare Centre

Biomechanical computer simulation of seated occupants in HSB – Paul Groenenboom

Centre of Excellence for Operations in Shallow Waters – Cdr Alexander Teschke German Navy

10.00 – 11.30 Boat trials

11.00 -12.45

High Speed Boat Operations Training – Göran Tibblin Sw. Maritime Safety Inspectorate,

Training and selecting crew - Ludvig Lindkvist Swedish Royal Marines

Health surveillance for High Speed Craft crew and passengers – Trevor Dobbins

Navigation system for HSC - Per Östberg Sea Cross

Boats, equipment, tasks and challenges - Hans Erlandsson Stockholm Sea Police

Paindrawing.com - Online exposure/symptom database - Johan Ullman

Final Remarks and Discussion

13.00 Lunch

14.30 – 17.00 Boat trials