Tanker Spills:

Prevention by Design

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Size: 384 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1991

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Committee on Tank Vessel Design, National Research Council
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Can we design an oil tanker that meets our complex demands for environmental protection, economical operation, and crew safety? This volume evaluates and ranks a wide variety of tank ship hull designs proposed by experts around the world.
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Front Matter	i-xxx
1 Introduction	1-28	(skim)
2 Tank Vessel Design, Operation, and Regulation	29-54	(skim)
3 Physical Bases of Phenomena Active in Casualties	55-76	(skim)
4 Engineering Considerations	77-100	(skim)
5 Design Alternatives	101-157	(skim)
6 Benefits and Costs of Design Changes	158-181	(skim)
7 The Need for Research	182-189	(skim)
Summary of References	190-198	(skim)
Appendix A: MARPOL 73/78 Annex I	199-207	(skim)
Appendix B: Structural Design of Tankers	208-214	(skim)
Appendix C: Large Tanker Structural Survey Experience	215-217	(skim)
Appendix D: 35,000 DWT Tanker Cargo Capacity and Damage Stability Study	218-225	(skim)
Appendix E: Double Hull Tanker Design	226-237	(skim)
Appendix F: Comparative Study on Potential Oil Spill in Collision and/or Grounding--Different Tanker Designs	238-302	(skim)
Appendix G: Transport Cost Model Calculations	303-313	(skim)
Appendix H: Expert Judgment Technique	314-322	(skim)
Appendix I: Biographies of Committee Members	323-327	(skim)
Appendix J: Presentations to the Committee	328-329	(skim)
Appendix K: Committee Estimates of Oil Outflow Relative to MARPOL Standard	330-334	(skim)
Glossary	335-338	(skim)
Index	339-350	(skim)

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Can we design an oil tanker that meets our complex demands for environmental protection, economical operation, and crew safety? This volume evaluates and ranks a wide variety of tank ship hull designs proposed by experts around the world.
Based on extensive research and studies, the book explores the implications of our rising demand for petroleum and increase in tanker operations; U.S. government regulations and U.S. Coast Guard policies regarding designs for new tank vessel construction; how new ship design would affect crew safety, maintenance, inspection, and other technical issues; the prospects for retrofitting existing tankers to reduce the risk of oil spills; and more.
The conclusions and recommendations will be particularly important to maritime safety regulators in the United States and abroad; naval architects; ship operators and engineers; and officials in the petroleum, shipping, and marine insurance industries.

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Prevention by Design

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