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Manchester National News: European seafarer fatigue research launched

A major multi-partner European research project aiming to tackle the problems posed by seafarer fatigue has been launched with a two-day inaugural meeting at Warsash, in the UK.
The European Commission-funded Project Horizon brings together 11 academic institutions and organisations with a broad range of interests from the shipping industry in a 30-month research programme to examine the way in which fatigue affects the cognitive performance of ships' watchkeepers.
The €3.78m project will make extensive use of bridge, engine and liquid cargo handling simulators in Sweden and the UK to produce real-time, realistic scenarios in which the impact of fatigue on decision-making and performance can be assessed.
Launched in response to...
Manchester National News: New independent nuclear regulator proposed
A single, easily identifiable, body for regulating the civil nuclear energy sector was proposed by the Government today.
“A new era of world class nuclear power demands that...
Manchester National News: New penalties for failure to wear seatbelts and using illegal number plates
Motorists caught without a seatbelt or using illegal number plates face on-the-spot fines of £60 in a major road safety crackdown launched by the Government today.
Fixed penalty...
Manchester National News: Kite surfer entangled in yacht mooring
A member of the public rang Humber Coastguard yesterday evening around 7.00 pm to report what appeared to be a kite surfer entangled in a yacht mooring near the Humber Mouth Yacht...

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