Oil spill risks from tank vessel lightering / Committee on Oil Spill Risks from Tank Vessel Lightering, Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Oil Spill Risks from Tank Vessel Lightering.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum--Transportation--Environmental aspects.

Petroleum.

Lighterage--Environmental aspects.

Lighterage.

Tankers--Safety measures.

Tankers.

Oil spills--Risk assessment.

Oil spills.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The safety record of lightering (the transfer of petroleum cargo at sea from a large tanker to smaller ones) has been excellent in U.S. waters in recent years, as evidenced by the very low rate of spillage of oil both in absolute terms and compared with all other tanker-related accidental spills. The lightering safety record is likely to be maintained or even improved in the future as overall quality improvements in the shipping industry are implemented. Risks can be reduced even further through measures that enhance sound lightering standards and practices, support cooperative industry efforts to maintain safety, and increase the availability of essential information to shipping companies and mariners. Only continued vigilance and attention to safety initiatives can avert serious accidents involving tankers carrying large volumes of oil.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preface

Contents

Figures, Tables, and Boxes

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 Lightering Primer

3 Lightering Vessels, Systems, and the External Environment

4 Procedures, Practices, and Human Factors

5 Conclusions and Recommendations

Acronyms

Appendix A BIOGRAPHIES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Appendix B COMMITTEE MEETINGS, SUBGROUP MEETINGS, AND SITE VISITS

Appendix C U.S. Coast Guard Data on Lightering Incidents, 1984 to 1996

Appendix D DATA ON EAST COAST LIGHTERING OPERATIONS AND INCIDENTS

Appendix E DATA ON WEST COAST LIGHTERING OPERATIONS AND INCIDENTS

Appendix F LETTER REGARDING CHEVRON SHIPPING COMPANY'S OFFSHORE LIGHTERING PLANS

LIGHTERING ZONE REGULATIONS Appendix G

Appendix H SAFETY CHECKLISTS

STATEMENT OF TASK Appendix I.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309173582

0309173582

9780309523028

0309523028

9780585143613

0585143617

OCLC:

614695648