Although various methods of using new techniques and technologies in ship fire alarm systems have been
developed to date, some of which have made significant improvements in the functioning of such systems, in
practice there is still plenty of room for further research regarding the operational efficiency of ship fire alarm
systems and its impact on crew, passenger and overall ship safety. The application of electronic and computer
technologies enables the development of intelligent solutions to improve the efficiency of ship fire alarm systems.
Besides the economic justification, this paper presents a comparative analysis of classical and modern
approaches based on video detection and computer vision in the detection of early phase smoke as a precursor
to fire incidents. The economic justification of the new approach is concerned with decreasing the costs incurred
by the untimely detection of the early stages of fire in ship engine rooms.