The following paper describes functionality of navigation systems interfaces in the newly developed shiphandling simulator for the inland navigation (called InSim) at Maritime University of Szczecin. It is based on analysis of radar interface and conning touch screen that has been designed for the simulator

The following article presents a brief overview of research regarding driver behaviour in simulated situations of accident risk. The research carried out within a research work N N509 549 040 included an accident situation involving the sudden intrusion of a pedestrian into the road area from behind a curtain either from the left or right side. This paper presents and analyses a variety of registered driver behaviours to simulated risk accident situations and drivers’ reaction parameters

This article is a description of the construction of dummies used in crash tests of vehicles. Dummies are classified according to their use in different types of crash tests. The noticeable improvement in the construction of dummies, their properties and similarity to humans man, is clearly visible referring to first dummies with modern ones

The paper presents an innovative computer programs “Kalkulator” and “Sekwencja” for planning and simulation of cargo handling operations and the exchange of ballast water for bulk carrier B-517 series. The software is designed to develop and simulate particular loading stages based on the loading programs or water ballast exchange plans. The programs presented in article show new trends in development of loading calculators

This paper presents innovative software “Egzamin” for examination used in Post-Secondary Maritime School in Szczecin. Presented software, unlike other similar programs, allows the assessment of student skills based on the task as a test of closed and open. The software is based on a databases working in the computer local network. The software is allowed to backup all exams including student’s personal data, evaluation of all responses and time taken to solve each task. The software can also be used in e-learning

The article presents the results of investigations into the failure frequency of a selected strategic machine, i.e. a plastic extruder working in an enterprise manufacturing pre-insulated pipes for the needs of the heatgenerating industry. The analysis has been focused on the time of failure-free work, the time of waiting for a failure to be repaired and the time of failure removal by means of MTBF, MTTR and MTR indicators. The analysis has been conducted in the aspect of machine’s work with uneven load, which is forced by the seasonal, changeable character of the production volume. Changes in the determined indicators were examined in particular production periods and at monthly intervals during a calendar year. The research analysis and the conclusions formulated on its basis made it possible to put forward a proposal of measures aimed at improving the current situation and ensuring a better effectiveness of activities undertaken by maintenance teams, as well as their better co-operation with production departments

This paper proposes a method for determining the environmental benefits arising from the use of the combined production of electricity and heat. To determine the environmental burdens and benefits the life cycle assessment (LCA) technique is used, methodologically based on ISO 14040 series. To evaluate the process SimaPro software and the method of Eco Indicator 99 were used, which allows to get the results of the burden and benefit with taking into account three categories of damages: human health, ecosystem quality, raw materials and the eleven categories of the impact process on the environment. The object of evaluation is the process of energy production in combined heat and power plant Lubin

The paper presents some of the problems connected with reporting issues relating to corporate social responsibility reporting. Against the background of the solutions used in this field in the world characterized by the method (compulsory and voluntary) which are in the range used in the two countries belonging to the European Union – France and the Netherlands

The paper presents the results of the development of diagnostic quality systems intracylinder process of marine Diesel. Diagnostic system is designed based on software product Excel, which greatly simplifies its use on vessels and reduces the cost of its acquisition. In the developed system it uses the methods of statistical evaluation of the Diesel engine by comparing skewness and kurtosis of the reference and the actual indicator diagrams

Even though the literature is abundant in numerous studies concerning syntactic and semantic principles of the EPC model development, one may still have certain doubts when linking such models with one another. This article primarily addresses the principles of creating EPC models, particularly those relevant from the perspective of linking them, identified based on the literature research. What follows the said analysis is a proposal of an alternative concept which may be adopted in this respect. The author has discussed the cases in which models must be subject to specific modifications in order for the linking solution proposed to be applicable

Enterprises functioning on the contemporary market oblige their suppliers to prove that they are ready to fulfil the requirements in a systematic and reproducible way. Such a proof can be an effective Quality Management System, functioning in an enterprise in accordance with ISO 9001-2008 standard. The effectiveness of the system depends among others on the degree of the employees’ involvement in the fulfilment of requirements and regulations resulting from the system documentation. The most frequently applied method for evaluating this effectiveness are reports on internal audits. However, the results of audits are not always sufficient. In the article the author will present an innovative method of evaluating a Quality Management System (QMS), based on the author’s survey study conducted among the employees of an industrial enterprise, which was aimed at exploring their opinions, the degree of engagement and acquaintance of QMS functioning in the enterprise. The results of the conducted research will be used by the Quality Management System Plenipotentiary to improve the system and co-operation between departments functioning in the organisation

Analysis of interaction IPi with TMi is made, types of modification of TMi, which are made under influence of IPi are researched. It’s shown that synthesis of IPi with TMi is made on different levels of abstract reflection of interacting components. This allows ensuring correct transformations which take place in TMi, during implementation of processes of synthesis IPi with TMi. Beside semantic parameters and their values imagination about priorities which characterize separate components of text models is introduced. Such extension allows better taking into account of semantic of separate text components during making processes of synthesis of IPi with TMi, which leads to increase of abilities of adequate description of social objects by means of text models

Currently do not take into account the possibility of constructing a separate supply of the product optimal designs for suppliers and consumers. This impedes the development of optimized traffic flow in the country. The proposed method of structural optimization allows to find a compromise plan for optimal delivery of products

The paper lists the problems hindering the use in business practices of the results of solving direct and inverse problems in linear programming. It is shown that overcoming these obstacles lies in the way of using of developed by the author and described in this paper method of structural optimization and algorithms for its implementation. Here are some examples of solutions by the method of structural optimization of production planning problems

In this paper the issues of sustainability reporting and particular the regulations in the European Union in this field are presented. In connection with the annual increasing number of published sustainability reports the question raises of whether the practice should be voluntary or mandatory – regulated by law? The first part of the article discusses the existing regulations in the European Union in this area. The second part presents an example of the solutions adopted in one of the Member States