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Risk of Vessel Accidents and Spills in the Aleutian Islands Designing a Comprehensive Risk Assessment - Special Report 293 (2009) / Chapter Skim
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A Potential Risk Reduction Options
Pages 151-154

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... This step can be accomplished independently of other tasks involved in the risk assessment and may result in an understanding of which options can be implemented with minimal or reasonable time and effort. • What is included in the option (i.e., descriptive details)
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From page 152...
... and Canadian ports and transiting the Aleutians. Vessel Personnel and Pilotage • Enhance requirements for vessel safety equipment and crew training, and enforce existing requirements.
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... Vessel Equipment and Design • Require redundant steering and propulsion for tankers. • Require redundant steering and propulsion for tugs towing tank barges.
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... has in the past implemented VTS in a number of ports and waterways in the United States on the basis of analyses of vessel accident risks in these locations. Various approaches are used for these existing USCG-authorized VTS, including USCG owned and operated, marine pilot operated, and marine exchange operated, all under USCG waterways management authority.
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Key Terms

  • risk reduction
  • reduction options
  • initial list
  • vessel tracking
  • require redundant

  • redundant steering
  • marine exchange
  • emergency towing
  • response capabilities
  • dutch harbor

  • implement speed
  • exchange operated
  • near dutch
  • stations throughout
  • towing package

  • committee proposes
  • receiver stations
  • alaskan marine
  • enforce existing
  • tasks involved

  • weather rules
  • existing requirements
  • additional automatic
  • operations center
  • uscg waterways

  • vessel equipment
  • implement storm
  • operate additional
  • marine pilot
  • tugs towing


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