Patent Publication Number: US-11027815-B2

Title: Navigation method for ship, and ship

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application is a National Phase of International Application Number PCT/JP2017/024364 filed Jul. 3, 2017 and claims priority to Japanese Application Number 2016-237284 filed Dec. 7, 2016. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a navigation method for a ship, and a ship. 
     This application claims the benefit of priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-237284, filed Dec. 7, 2016, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     With revision of SOLAS Convention in 2009, a passenger ship is required to navigate to a port in a self-dependent manner even in a case where the ship is flooded due to damage or fire occurs. 
     Inside a ship body of a ship, a main engine, a generator, or the like required for obtaining thrust of the ship is accommodated. 
     For example, as disclosed in PTL 1, the main engine or the generator is disposed inside an engine room. 
     In the above-described ship, a plurality of engine rooms may be provided in order to secure redundancy. In such a configuration, in a case where fire or flood occurs in any one engine room, power is fed to emergency equipment, such as a fire pump, a drainage pump, and emergency illumination using an emergency generator provided independently of the engine room, and fire or flood subsides. After fire or flood has subsided, power feeding to the emergency equipment by the emergency generator is stopped, and a generator (main generator) in an engine room where fire or flood does not occur is operated, whereby power is fed to return-to-port equipment required for returning to a port, and self-dependent navigation is enabled. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     [PTL 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2003-137168 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     In a configuration in which a plurality of engine rooms are provided as described above, in a case where fire, flood, or the like occurs in one of the plurality of engine rooms, power to be fed to the return-to-port equipment may be short only with the generator in the engine room where fire or flood does not occur. For example, in a case where a plurality of generators are provided in each engine room, when one or more generators of the plurality of generators cannot be used, power to be fed may be short. 
     In contrast, it is also considered that a generator provided in each engine room increases in capacity or the number of generators increases, thereby securing power feeding ability. However, an increase in capacity of the generator or in the number of generators results in an increase in equipment cost, an increase in weight, confinement of a space inside the ship, or the like. 
     An object of the invention is to provide a navigation method for a ship, and a ship capable of suppressing shortage of a power feeding amount in returning to a port through self-dependent navigation after fire or flood occurs while suppressing an increase in equipment cost and an increase in weight. 
     Solution to Problem 
     According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a navigation method for a ship including a plurality of main generators and an emergency generator. The plurality of main generators feed power to navigation equipment for use in normal navigation and living quarter appliances provided inside a ship body. The emergency generator feeds power to emergency equipment when fire or flood occurs. The navigation method includes an emergency power feeding step of feeding power to the emergency equipment using the emergency generator when at least a part of the plurality of main generators are disabled due to fire or flood. The navigation method further includes a return-to-port power feeding step of feeding power to return-to-port equipment required for navigation for returning to a port using the main generators and the emergency generator after fire or flood has subsided. 
     In this way, power is fed to the return-to-port equipment required for returning to the port using the main generators and the emergency generator, instead of only the main generators, after fire or flood has subsided, whereby it is possible to increase power capable of being fed to the return-to-port equipment. Accordingly, there is no need to achieve an increase in capacity of the main generators or an increase in the number of main generators in order to secure power to be fed to the return-to-port equipment required for returning to the port after fire or flood has subsided. 
     According to a second aspect of the invention, in the return-to-port power feeding step according to the first aspect, the emergency generator may feed power to at least a part of the living quarter appliances. 
     With this configuration, it is possible to feed power to at least minimum appliances required for living quarters inside the ship body using the emergency generator in returning to the port after fire or flood has subsided. 
     According to a third aspect of the invention, in the return-to-port power feeding step according to the second aspect, the main generators may feed power to at least a part of the navigation equipment and another part of the living quarter appliances. 
     With this configuration, it is possible to feed power to at least minimum navigation equipment required for returning to the port after fire or flood has subsided using the main generators. Furthermore, it is possible to feed power to equipment required for living quarters inside the ship body using the main generators and the emergency generator in returning to the port after fire or flood has subsided. 
     According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the return-to-port power feeding step according to any one of the first to third aspects, power to be fed using the emergency generator having facility capacity smaller than that of the main generators may be fixed, and power to be fed using the main generators may be made to fluctuate as required. 
     With this configuration, when required power fluctuates, power to be fed using the main generators having facility capacity greater than the emergency generator is made to fluctuate, whereby it is possible to cope with large load fluctuation more than in a case where power to be fed using the emergency generator having smaller facility capacity is made to fluctuate. With this, it is possible to make fed power cope with fluctuation of required power more flexibly. 
     According to a fifth aspect of the invention, a ship includes a ship body, a plurality of main generators provided inside the ship body, and an emergency generator provided inside the ship body. The ship includes a first power feeding line, a second power feeding line, and a third power feeding line. The first power feeding line connects navigation equipment for use in normal navigation and living quarter appliances provided inside the ship body to the plurality of main generators. The second power feeding line connects, to the emergency generator, emergency equipment for use when fire or flood occurs. The third power feeding line connects, to the emergency generator, return-to-port equipment for use in navigation for making the ship return to a port in a state in which fire or flood has been stopped. 
     With this configuration, in normal navigation, it is possible to feed power from the plurality of main generators to the navigation equipment and the living quarter appliance through the first power feeding line. When fire, flood, or the like occurs, it is possible to feed power from the emergency generator to the emergency equipment through the second power feeding line. When the ship is made to return to the port in a state in which fire or flood has been stopped, it is possible to feed power from the emergency generator to the return-to-port equipment through the third power feeding line. 
     According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in the ship according to the fifth aspect, the main generator may be are provided in a lower portion inside the ship body, and the emergency generator may be provided in a part equal to or higher than an upper deck of the ship body. 
     With this configuration, even though fire or flood occurs in the engine room provided with the main generator, it is possible to operate to the emergency generator to feed power while suppressing the influence of fire or flood. With this, it is possible to reliably execute subsidence of fire or flood and return-to-port of the ship after fire or flood has subsided. 
     According to a seventh aspect of the invention, the return-to-port equipment according to the fifth or sixth aspect may be connected to the first power feeding line and the third power feeding line to allow power switching. 
     With this configuration, it is possible to use the return-to-port equipment as navigation equipment or a living quarter appliance even in normal navigation. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     With the navigation method for a ship, and the ship described above, it is possible to suppress shortage of the power feeding amount in returning to the port through self-dependent navigation after fire or flood occurs while suppressing an increase in equipment cost and an increase in weight. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a side view showing the overall configuration of a ship according to an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram showing a power feeding system from main generators and an emergency generator in a ship according to a first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram showing an example of various kinds of equipment provided in the ship according to the first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram showing a flow in a case where fire or flood occurs in an engine room in navigation of the ship according to the first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram showing a power feeding state in normal navigation of the ship according to the first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram showing a power feeding state when fire or flood occurs in the ship according to the first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram showing a power feeding state in returning to a port through self-dependent navigation after fire or flood has subsided in the ship according to the first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram showing a power feeding system from main generators and an emergency generator in a ship according to a second embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram showing a power feeding state in normal navigation of the ship according to the second embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 10  is a diagram showing a power feeding state when fire or flood occurs in the ship according to the second embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram showing a power feeding state in returning to a port through self-dependent navigation after fire or flood has subsided in the ship according to the second embodiment of the invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, a navigation method for a ship, and a ship according to an embodiment of the invention will be described referring to the drawings. 
     First Embodiment 
       FIG. 1  is a side view showing the overall configuration of a ship according to the embodiment of the invention. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , a ship  1 A of the embodiment includes a ship body  2 , main generators  20 A and  20 B, and an emergency generator  30 . 
     Although the ship  1 A is illustrated as a passenger ship, a ship type of a ship to which the invention can be applied is not limited to a specific ship type, and for example, various ship types, such as a ferry, a roll-on/roll-off ship (RORO ship), and a pure car &amp; truck carrier (PCTC), can be employed. 
     The ship body  2  has a pair of broadsides  2   s  provided on both sides in a ship width direction, and a ship bottom  2   b . The ship body  2  includes a freeboard deck  3 , a lower deck  4 , and an upper deck  5  inside thereof. The freeboard deck  3  is provided at an interval upward of the ship bottom  2   b  of the ship body  2 . The lower deck  4  is provided between the ship bottom  2   b  and the freeboard deck  3  to form a double bottom in a lower portion of the ship body  2 . The upper deck  5  is provided at an interval upward of the freeboard deck  3 . On the upper deck  5 , an upper structure  6  having a plurality of layers in an up-down direction is provided. 
     The ship body  2  includes a screw  7  below the ship bottom  2   b  in a stern part  2 A. The screw  7  is rotationally driven by a propulsion motor  11  provided inside the ship body  2 . 
     The main generators  20 A and  20 B are provided inside engine rooms  8 A and  8 B provided in a lower portion inside the ship body  2 . The engine rooms  8 A and  8 B are formed between the lower deck  4  and the freeboard deck  3  inside the ship body  2 . The engine rooms  8 A and  8 B are separated from each other by a transverse bulkhead  9  provided at an interval in a bow and stern direction FA of connecting the stern part  2 A and a bow part  2 F. 
     A plurality of main generators  20 A are provided inside the engine room  8 A. A plurality of main generators  20 B are provided inside the engine room  8 B. 
     The main generators  20 A and  20 B each primarily include, for example, an internal combustion engine part (not shown), such as a gas turbine or a diesel engine, and a generator part (not shown). In the main generators  20 A and  20 B combust fuel in the internal combustion engine part and drive the generator part to generate power. 
       FIG. 2  is a diagram showing a power feeding system from the main generators and the emergency generator in a ship according to a first embodiment of the invention.  FIG. 3  is a block diagram showing an example of various kinds of equipment provided in the ship. 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , the main generators  20 A and  20 B each feed power to normal equipment  100  for use in normal navigation. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the normal equipment  100  includes navigation equipment  101  and living quarter appliances  102 . Examples of the navigation equipment  101  include a propulsion motor  11 , a steering system  12 , and the like. Examples of the living quarter appliances  102  include air conditioning equipment  21 , a refrigerating and freezing system  22 , a drinking water facility  23 , and a toilet drainage facility  24  provided inside the ship  1 A, a living quarter facility  25 , a cooking facility  26 , and a general illumination  27  as various kinds of equipment provided in living quarters, and the like. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the emergency generator  30  is disposed in the upper structure  6 . Specifically, the emergency generator  30  is disposed in an uppermost portion of the upper structure  6  on the stern part  2 A side. 
     The emergency generator  30  is able to feed power to emergency equipment  103  when fire or flood occurs in at least the engine room  8 A or the engine room  8 B. The emergency generator  30  may feed power to each predetermined part inside the ship  1 A at the time of anchorage, at the time of restoration from a dead ship state in which the entire ship  1 A is powered off, or the like. The emergency generator  30  has facility capacity (or rated output) smaller than that of the main generators  20 A and  20 B. The emergency generator  30  illustrated in the embodiment has a rated voltage (hundreds of volts) lower than a rated voltage (for example, thousands of volts) of the main generators  20 A and  20 B. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , examples of the emergency equipment  103  include a drainage pump  31  that discharges water entering the ship body  2  to the outside of the ship, a ballast pump  32  that improves inclination of the ship body in the bow and stern direction FA or the ship width direction, a fire pump  33 , an emergency illumination  34 , and the like. 
     In the ship  1 A, when fire or flood occurs in the engine room  8 A or the engine room  8 B, the emergency equipment  103  is operated with power fed from the emergency generator  30 , whereby occurred fire or flood has subsided. 
     The ship  1 A uses the main generators  20 A or the main generators  20 B and the emergency generator  30  in combination after fire or flood occurred in the engine room  8 A or the engine room  8 B has subsided, thereby navigating to the port in a self-dependent manner. 
     Hereinafter, a configuration for making the ship  1 A navigate in a self-dependent manner will be described. 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , the ship  1 A includes first power feeding lines L 1 , a second power feeding line L 2 , and a third power feeding line L 3 . 
     The first power feeding lines L 1  connect the normal equipment  100  (the navigation equipment  101  and the living quarter appliances  102 ) to the plurality of main generators  20 A and  20 B. The main generators  20 A and  20 B are connected to a plurality of first power feeding lines L 1  through generator-side switchboards  81  and  81 . 
     Each first power feeding line L 1  is connected to equipment-side switchboards  82  to which various kinds of normal equipment  100  are connected. In each equipment-side switchboard  82 , a voltage to be output from the main generators  20 A or the main generators  20 B is deboosted to a predetermined voltage (for example, several hundreds of volts) by a transformer  83  provided in the first power feeding line L 1 . Voltage values of a plurality of equipment-side switchboards  82  to which power is fed from the main generators  20 A and  20 B include a plurality of different voltage values. Each of various kinds of normal equipment  100  is connected to the equipment-side switchboard  82  having the voltage value according to a rated voltage of the normal equipment  100 . 
     The second power feeding line L 2  connects the emergency equipment  103  to the emergency generator  30 . The emergency generator  30  is connected to the second power feeding line L 2  through a generator-side switchboard  91 . 
     The second power feeding line L 2  is connected to an equipment-side switchboard  92  to which various kinds of emergency equipment  103  are connected. In each equipment-side switchboard  92 , power to be output from the emergency generator  30  is deboosted (or boosted) to a predetermined voltage according to the rated voltage of the emergency equipment  103  by a transformer  93  provided in the second power feeding line L 2  and fed. 
     The third power feeding line L 3  connects, to the emergency generator  30 , return-to-port equipment  104  for use in navigation for making the ship  1 A return to the port in a state in which fire or flood has been stopped. 
     The return-to-port equipment  104  is, for example, the living quarter appliances  102  including the air conditioning equipment  21 , the refrigerating and freezing system  22 , the drinking water facility  23 , the toilet drainage facility  24 , the living quarter facility  25 , the cooking facility  26 , the general illumination  27 , and the like described above. However, the return-to-port equipment  104  does not need to be all of the living quarter appliances  102 , and for example, a part of the air conditioning equipment  21 , the refrigerating and freezing system  22 , the drinking water facility  23 , the toilet drainage facility  24 , the living quarter facility  25 , the cooking facility  26 , and the general illumination  27 . 
     The third power feeding line L 3  is connected to the equipment-side switchboard  92  provided in the second power feeding line L 2  through a switch  96  and an equipment-side switchboard  97 . 
     The return-to-port equipment  104  to which the third power feeding line L 3  is connected may double as the normal equipment  100 . The first power feeding line L 1  and the third power feeding line L 3  are connected to the return-to-port equipment  104 , thereby allowing power switching. With this, for example, in normal navigation, power can be fed to the return-to-port equipment  104  through the first power feeding line L 1 , and in navigation for making the ship  1 A return to the port in a state in which fire or flood has been stopped, power can be fed to the return-to-port equipment  104  through the third power feeding line L 3 . 
     Next, a navigation method of the ship  1 A will be described. 
       FIG. 4  is a diagram showing a flow in a case where fire or flood occurs in an engine room in navigation of the ship according to the first embodiment of the invention.  FIG. 5  is a diagram showing a power feeding state in normal navigation of the ship according to the first embodiment of the invention.  FIG. 6  is a diagram showing a power feeding state when fire or flood occurs in the ship according to the first embodiment of the invention.  FIG. 7  is a diagram showing a power feeding state in returning to the port through self-dependent navigation after fire or flood has subsided in the ship according to the first embodiment of the invention. 
     When the ship  1 A is in normal navigation (Step S 1  of  FIG. 4 ), the emergency generator  30  is stopped, and power is fed only from the main generators  20 A and  20 B provided in the engine rooms  8 A and  8 B. Specifically, as indicated by a bold line in  FIG. 5 , power output from the main generators  20 A and  20 B is fed to the normal equipment  100  (the navigation equipment  101  and the living quarter appliances  102 ) through the generator-side switchboards  81 , the first power feeding lines L 1 , the transformers  83 , the equipment-side switchboards  82 . With this, the propulsion motor  11 , the steering system  12 , and the like constituting the navigation equipment  101  are operated to make the ship  1 A navigate, and the living quarter appliances  102  of the respective parts inside the ship  1 A are enabled. 
     In a case where fire or flood occurs in the engine room  8 A or the engine room  8 B (in Step S 2  of  FIG. 4 , “Yes”), power feeding from the main generators  20 A and  20 B is stopped, and transition is made to an emergency power feeding step in which power is fed from the emergency generator  30  to the emergency equipment  103  (Step S 3 ). Specifically, as indicated by a bold line in  FIG. 6 , power to be output from the emergency generator  30  is fed to the emergency equipment  103  through the generator-side switchboard  91 , the second power feeding line L 2 , the transformer  93 , and the equipment-side switchboard  92 . At this time, the switch  96  of the third power feeding line L 3  is brought into an open state, and the equipment-side switchboard  92  of the second power feeding line L 2  and the equipment-side switchboard  97  of the third power feeding line L 3  are electrically disconnected. 
     The drainage pump  31 , the ballast pump  32 , and the fire pump  33  are selectively operated with power fed from the emergency generator  30  in this way as necessary, thereby performing drainage of water entering the ship body  2 , improvement of inclination of the ship body  2 , and extinction of fire. Furthermore, minimum illumination inside the ship  1 A is performed with the emergency illumination  34 . In addition, at least the steering system  12  is operated with power to be fed from the emergency generator  30 , thereby preventing drifting or the like of the ship  1 A. 
     In a case where fire or flood has subsided in the engine room  8 A or the engine room  8 B (in Step S 4  of  FIG. 4 , “Yes”), the operations of the drainage pump  31 , the ballast pump  32 , the fire pump  33 , and the emergency illumination of the emergency equipment  103  are stopped, and transition is made to a return-to-port power feeding step in which a self-dependent navigation step of the ship  1 A is performed (Step S 5 ). 
     For this, as indicated by a bold line in  FIG. 7 , the switch  96  is brought into a closed state, and the equipment-side switchboard  92  of the second power feeding line L 2  and the equipment-side switchboard  97  of the third power feeding line L 3  are electrically connected. With this, power fed from the emergency generator  30  can be fed to the return-to-port equipment  104  through the generator-side switchboard  91 , the second power feeding line L 2 , the equipment-side switchboard  92 , the switch  96 , the equipment-side switchboard  97 , and the third power feeding line L 3 . With this, for example, it is possible to operate at least a preset part of the air conditioning equipment  21 , the refrigerating and freezing system  22 , the drinking water facility  23 , the toilet drainage facility  24 , the living quarter facility  25 , cooking facility  26 , and the general illumination  27 . 
     In the return-to-port power feeding step, one of the engine room  8 A and the engine room  8 B is disabled due to fire or flood. Accordingly, the main generators  20 A or  20 B (in the example of  FIG. 7 , the main generator  20 B of the engine room  8 B) provided in the other engine room of the engine room  8 A and the engine room  8 B, that is, the engine room where fire or flood does not occur are operated, and power is fed to equipment at least required for returning to the port through self-dependent navigation, for example, the navigation equipment  101 . With this, the propulsion motor  11 , the steering system  12 , and the like constituting the navigation equipment  101  are operated, thereby making the ship  1 A navigate in a self-dependent manner. 
     In the return-to-port power feeding step, the main generators  20 A and  20 B may feed power only to at least a part of the navigation equipment  101 , for example, the propulsion motor  11 , and the emergency generator  30  may feed power to the steering system  12 . 
     In addition, in the return-to-port power feeding step, the emergency generator  30  can feed power only to a part of the living quarter appliances  102  as the return-to-port equipment  104 , and the main generators  20 A and  20 B can feed power another part of the living quarter appliances  102 . 
     With the navigation method for a ship, and the ship of the first embodiment, transition is made to the return-to-port power feeding step in which power is fed to the return-to-port equipment  104  required for navigation for returning to the port using the main generators  20 A and  20 B and the emergency generator  30  after fire or flood has subsided. In this way, power is fed to the return-to-port equipment  104  required for navigation for returning to the port using the emergency generator  30  after fire or flood has subsided, whereby it is possible to secure power required for operating the return-to-port equipment  104 . 
     In addition, even in a case where a part of the main generators  20 A or the main generators  20 B that should be operated in the return-to-port power feeding step is disabled due to failure, maintenance, or the like, it is possible to operate a part of the return-to-port equipment  104  with power to be fed from the emergency generator  30 . With this, it is possible to suppress shortage of power required for navigation for returning to the port, and even in a case where a part of the main generators  20 A or the main generators  20 B is disabled due to failure, maintenance, or the like, it is possible to make the ship  1 A return to the port through self-dependent navigation. 
     Accordingly, in order to secure power that is fed to the return-to-port equipment  104  required for returning to the port after fire or flood has subsided, there is no need to increase the capacity of the main generators  20 A and  20 B or the number of main generators  20 A and  20 B is not required. As a result, it is possible to suppress shortage of a power feeding amount in returning to the port through self-dependent navigation after fire or flood occurs while suppressing an increase in equipment cost and an increase in weight. 
     In addition, in the return-to-port power feeding step, the emergency generator  30  feeds power to at least a part of the living quarter appliances  102 . With this, it is possible to feed power to a part of equipment required for living quarters within the ship body  2  using the emergency generator  30  in returning to the port after fire or flood has subsided. 
     In addition, in the return-to-port power feeding step, when the main generators  20 A and  20 B feed power to at least a part of the navigation equipment  101 , it is possible to feed power to the minimum navigation equipment  101  required for returning to the port using the main generators  20 A and  20 B. The main generators  20 A and  20 B can feed power another part of the living quarter appliances  102  excluding a part of the living quarter appliances  102  to which power is fed from the emergency generator  30 . With this, it is possible to feed power to the equipment required for living quarters inside the ship body  2  using the main generators  20 A and  20 B and the emergency generator  30  in returning to the port after fire or flood has subsided. 
     In normal navigation, it is possible to feed power from the plurality of main generators  20 A and  20 B to the navigation equipment  101  and the living quarter appliances  102  through the first power feeding line L 1 . When fire, flood, or the like occurs, it is possible to feed power from the emergency generator  30  to the emergency equipment  103  through the second power feeding line L 2 . When the ship  1 A is made to return to the port in a state in which fire or flood has been stopped, it is possible to feed power from the emergency generator  30  to the return-to-port equipment  104  through the third power feeding line L 3 . 
     The main generators  20 A and  20 B are provided in a lower portion inside the ship body  2 , and the emergency generator  30  is provided in the upper structure  6  that is a part equal to or higher than the upper deck  5  of the ship body  2 . With this, even though fire or flood occurs in the engine rooms  8 A and  8 B where the main generators  20 A and  20 B, it is possible to operate the emergency generator  30  to feed power while suppressing the influence of fire or flood. Accordingly, it is possible to reliably execute subsidence of fire or flood and return-to-port of the ship  1 A after fire or flood has subsided. 
     Second Embodiment 
     Next, a navigation method for a ship, and a ship according to a second embodiment of the invention will be described referring to the drawings. In the second embodiment described below, since only a power feeding form in the return-to-port power feeding step is different from in the first embodiment, the same portions as those in the first embodiment are represented by the same reference numerals, and overlapping description will not be repeated. 
       FIG. 8  is a diagram showing a power feeding system from main generators and an emergency generator in a ship according to a second embodiment of the invention.  FIG. 9  is a diagram showing a power feeding state in normal navigation of the ship according to the second embodiment of the invention.  FIG. 10  is a diagram showing a power feeding state when fire or flood occurs in the ship according to the second embodiment of the invention.  FIG. 11  is a diagram showing a power feeding state in returning to a port through self-dependent navigation after fire or flood has subsided in the ship according to the second embodiment of the invention. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , a ship  1 B of the embodiment does not include the third power feeding line L 3 , the switch  96 , and the equipment-side switchboard  97  in contrast to the configuration shown in the first embodiment. 
     In the ship  1 B, third power feeding lines L 4  that connect the generator-side switchboard  91  connected to the emergency generator  30  and a part of the equipment-side switchboards  82  are provided. In the third power feeding lines L 4 , switches  99  are provided. The generator-side switchboard  91  and the equipment-side switchboards  82  can be electrically connected and disconnected by the switches  99 . 
     In the ship  1 B having such a configuration, in normal navigation, as shown in  FIG. 9 , similarly to the ship  1 A of the first embodiment, power is fed from the main generators  20 A and  20 B provided in the engine rooms  8 A and  8 B. At this time, the switches  99  of the third power feeding line L 4  are brought into an open state, and the generator-side switchboard  91  and the equipment-side switchboards  82  are electrically disconnected. 
     With this, power to be output from the main generators  20 A and  20 B is fed to the normal equipment  100  (the navigation equipment  101  and the living quarter appliances  102 ) through the generator-side switchboards  81 , the first power feeding lines L 1 , the transformers  83 , and the equipment-side switchboards  82 . With this, the propulsion motor  11 , the steering system  12 , and the like constituting the navigation equipment  101  are operated, the ship  1 B is made to navigate, and power is fed to the living quarter appliances  102  of the parts inside the ship  1 B. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10 , in a case where fire or flood occurs in the engine room  8 A or the engine room  8 B (see Step S 2  of  FIG. 4 ), power feeding from the main generators  20 A and  20 B is stopped, and transition is made to the emergency power feeding step in which power is fed from the emergency generator  30  to the emergency equipment  103  (see Step S 3  of  FIG. 4 ). With this, power to be output from the emergency generator  30  is fed to the emergency equipment  103  through the generator-side switchboard  91 , the second power feeding line L 2 , the transformer  93 , and the equipment-side switchboard  92 . 
     The drainage pump  31 , the ballast pump  32 , and the fire pump  33  are selectively operated with power fed from the emergency generator  30  in this way as necessary, thereby performing drainage of water entering the ship body  2 , improvement of inclination of the ship body  2 , and extinction of fire. Furthermore, minimum illumination inside the ship  1 B is performed with the emergency illumination  34 . In addition, at least the steering system  12  is operated with power to be fed from the emergency generator  30 , thereby preventing drifting or the like of the ship  1 B. 
     In a case where fire or flood has subsided in the engine room  8 A or the engine room  8 B (see Step S 4  of  FIG. 4 ), the operations of the drainage pump  31 , the ballast pump  32 , the fire pump  33 , and the emergency illumination  34  of the emergency equipment  103  are stopped, and transition is made to a return-to-port power feeding step in which a self-dependent navigation step of the ship  1 B is performed (see Step S 5  of  FIG. 4 ). 
     In the second embodiment, in the return-to-port power feeding step, power feeding from the main generators  20 A or the main generators  20 B and power feeding from the emergency generator  30  are interlocked. For this, as shown in  FIG. 11 , the switch  99  of the third power feeding line L 4  is brought into a closed state, and the generator-side switchboard  91  and the equipment-side switchboard  82  are connected through the third power feeding line L 4 . With this, power fed from the emergency generator  30  is fed to the normal equipment  100  constituting the return-to-port equipment  104  through the generator-side switchboard  91 , the third power feeding line L 4 , and the equipment-side switchboard  82 . 
     In the embodiment, the emergency generator  30  feeds power to equipment having small load fluctuation in the return-to-port equipment  104 , for example, the living quarter appliances  102  and the steering system  12  in the navigation equipment  101 . 
     The main generators  20 A or the main generators  20 B provided in the engine room where fire or flood does not occur between the engine rooms  8 A and  8 B feed power to the propulsion motor  11  constituting the navigation equipment  101  as the return-to-port equipment  104 . 
     The emergency generator  30  has facility capacity (or rated output) lower than that of the main generators  20 A and  20 B. 
     In the ship  1 B of the embodiment, in the return-to-port power feeding step, power to be fed from the emergency generator  30  is fixed, and power to be fed from the main generators  20 A and  20 B is made to fluctuate according to load fluctuation or the like of the propulsion motor  11 . 
     Accordingly, with the navigation method for a ship, and the ship of the second embodiment described above, when required power fluctuates according to load fluctuation or the like of the propulsion motor  11 , power to be fed using the main generators  20 A and  20 B having facility capacity (or rated output) greater than that of the emergency generator  30  is made to fluctuate. With this, whereby it is possible to cope with large load fluctuation more than in a case where power to be fed using the emergency generator  30  having smaller facility capacity (or rated output) is made to fluctuate. With this, it is possible to make fed power cope with fluctuation of required power more flexibly. 
     As in the first embodiment, power is fed to the return-to-port equipment  104  required for navigation for returning to the port using using the main generators  20 A and  20 B and the emergency generator  30 , instead of only the main generators  20 A and  20 B, after fire or flood has subsided, whereby it is possible to increase power capable of being fed to the return-to-port equipment  104 . 
     Furthermore, even in a case where a part of the main generators  20 A or  20 B that should be operated in the return-to-port power feeding step is disabled due to failure, maintenance, or the like, it is possible to operate a part of the return-to-port equipment  104  with power to be fed from the emergency generator  30 . With this, it is possible to suppress shortage of power required for navigation for returning to the port. 
     Accordingly, in order to secure power to be fed to the return-to-port equipment  104  required for returning to the port after fire or flood has subsided, there is no need to increase the capacity of the main generators  20 A and  20 B or the number of main generators  20 A and  20 B. 
     As a result, it is possible to suppress shortage of a power feeding amount in returning to the port through self-dependent navigation after fire or flood occurs while suppressing an increase in equipment cost and an increase in weight. 
     OTHER MODIFICATION EXAMPLES 
     The invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes embodiments obtained by modifying the above-described embodiments in various ways without departing from the gist of the invention. That is, the specific shapes, configurations, or the like exemplified in the embodiments are merely examples, and can be appropriately modified. 
     For example, in the above-described embodiments, although a power feeding destination from the emergency generator  30  and the main generators  20 A and  20 B is illustrated in return-to-port power feeding, the power feeding destination can be appropriately modified. 
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               1 A,  1 B: ship 
               2 : ship body 
               2 A: stern part 
               2 F: bow part 
               2   b : ship bottom 
               2   s : broadside 
               3 : freeboard deck 
               4 : lower deck 
               5 : upper deck 
               6 : upper structure 
               7 : screw 
               8 A,  8 B: engine room 
               9 : transverse bulkhead 
               11 : propulsion motor 
               12 : steering system 
               20 A,  20 B: main generator 
               21 : air conditioning equipment 
               22 : refrigerating and freezing system 
               23 : drinking water facility 
               24 : toilet drainage facility 
               25 : living quarter facility 
               26 : cooking facility 
               27 : general illumination 
               30 : emergency generator 
               31 : drainage pump 
               32 : ballast pump 
               33 : fire pump 
               34 : emergency illumination 
               81 ,  91 : generator-side switchboard 
               82 ,  92 ,  97 : equipment-side switchboard 
               83 ,  93 : transformer 
               96 ,  99 : switch 
               100 : normal equipment 
               101 : navigation equipment 
               102 : living quarter appliance 
               103 : emergency equipment 
               104 : return-to-port equipment 
             FA: bow and stern direction 
             L 1 : first power feeding line 
             L 2 : second power feeding line 
             L 3 , L 4 : third power feeding line