Thermal comfort in boats

The field of thermal comfort surveys has recently expanded to other areas such as vehic- les and external spaces. An area that has not been examined is boats. This research will attempt to approach thermal comfort conditions in boats and establish a background for thermal comfort surveys in boats generally. The first part took place during the summer months of the year 2003 in Greece under real conditions. Several boats took part and also people with different characteristics such as age, sex and weight answered the questionnaires. The methods from thermal comfort surveys in building have been adapted for this research and the confirmation of the Nicol graph equation has been studied. The project will repeat the summer test during the 2005.