Tanker spills : prevention by design /
Tanker spills : prevention by design /
Committee on Tank Vessel Design, Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1991.
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 350 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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."
Electronic reproduction.
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HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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91012489
Tankers--Accidents.
Oil spills.
TRANSPORTATION--Ships & Shipbuilding--Pictorial.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Marine & Naval.
Oil spills.
Tankers--Accidents.
Electronic books.
Electronic book.
VM455 / .N35 1991eb
623.8/245
VM455.N35
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Use copy
"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."
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
0585002029 9780585002026
91012489
Tankers--Accidents.
Oil spills.
TRANSPORTATION--Ships & Shipbuilding--Pictorial.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Marine & Naval.
Oil spills.
Tankers--Accidents.
Electronic books.
Electronic book.
VM455 / .N35 1991eb
623.8/245
VM455.N35