Environmental performance of tanker designs in collision and grounding : method for comparison / Committee for Evaluating Double-Hull Tanker Design Alternatives.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Evaluating Double Hull Tanker Design Alternatives.

National Research Council (U.S.). Marine Board.

Series:

Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ; 259.

Special report / Marine Board, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council ; 259

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tankers--Design and construction--Evaluation--Methodology.

Tankers.

Tankers--Accidents--Environmental aspects.

Petroleum--Transportation--Safety measures.

Petroleum.

Oil spills--Data processing.

Oil spills.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 136 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Describes a modeling process for evaluating alternative designs. This work describes the process that encompasses the structural deformations from collisions and grounding and the environmental consequences of spills of different sizes, and uses a risk-based approach for comparing designs.

Contents:

""PREFACE""; ""ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARY""; ""CONTENTS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2 ASSESSMENT OF PREVIOUS EVALUATION METHODS, PROPOSALS FOR ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS, AND HISTORICAL DATABASES""; ""3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED METHODOLOGY""; ""4 APPLICATION OF THE METHODOLOGY""; ""5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""APPENDIX A: PRESENTATIONS AT COMMITTEE MEETINGS""; ""APPENDIX B: THE COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1998""; ""APPENDIX C: SUMMARY OF IMO 13F GUIDELINES""; ""APPENDIX D: STRUCTURAL DESIGNS FOR NEW DOUBLE- HULL TANKERS""; ""STUDY COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-309-55033-5

OCLC:

923274330