Seakeeping and Motion Sickness Incidence (MSI) Evaluation of a Catamaran Tour Boat on the Papuma–Nusa Barong Route in Jember, Indonesia

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10.2991/978-94-6463-920-9_9How to use a DOI?

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Seakeeping; Passenger comfort; Motion Sickness Incidence

Abstract

The increasing demand for marine ecotourism along Java’s southern coast necessitates vessel designs that prioritize passenger comfort and safety under moderate to high wave conditions. This study evaluates the motion response and comfort performance of a 17 m catamaran using a simulation-based approach. Heave, pitch, and roll motions were analyzed via six-degree-of-freedom RAO methods with hydrodynamic coefficients from Maxsurf Motions v.28.1.0.8, and realistic sea states were simulated using the JONSWAP spectrum calibrated to CMEMS and BMKG data. All motion responses stayed within standard comfort criteria: heave acceleration peaked at 1.67 m/s² (comfort limit 1.96 m/s²), roll amplitude at 4.46° (12°), and pitch amplitude at 2.41° (3°). Under the most critical condition—head seas at 12 kn with Hs = 1.958 m—the navigation deck recorded an MSI of 16.238%, the lower deck 14.039%, and the midship passenger deck peaked at 11.94% in bow-quartering seas (dropping to 4.544% in beam seas). Although classified as hazardous or severe, these MSI levels remain tolerable for short-range ecotourism trips along the Papuma–Nusa Barong route. The novelty of this work lies in embedding pre-operational MSI prediction into early hull design, enabling proactive assessment of motion-induced discomfort and informing sustainable offshore ecotourism planning.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Pratama Yuli Arianto
AU  - Ahmat Rifki
AU  - Wazirotus Sakinah
AU  - Skriptyan Noor Hidayatullah Syuhri
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/15
TI  - Seakeeping and Motion Sickness Incidence (MSI) Evaluation of a Catamaran Tour Boat on the Papuma–Nusa Barong Route in Jember, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Innovations in Sustainable Engineering Solutions 2025 (ICONRISES 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 79
EP  - 89
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-920-9_9
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-920-9_9
ID  - Arianto2025
ER  -