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Tanker Spills : Prevention by Design.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
National Academies Press,
1990.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Tanker Spills""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""RISK OF SPILLS IN U.S. WATERS MAY BE INCREASING""; ""IMPROVED TANK VESSEL DESIGNS SHOULD REDUCE, BUT WILL NOT ELIMINATE, THE RISK OF OIL SPILLS""; ""EXISTING TANK VESSEL DESIGN STANDARDS ARE NO LONGER ADEQUATE""; ""AVAILABLE INFORMATION IS INADEQUATE FOR DECISION MAKING""; ""DOUBLE HULLS SHOULD REDUCE POLLUTION FROM GROUNDINGS AND COLLISIONS""; ""MERITS OF OTHER DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR NEW VESSELS""; ""FEWER OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR BARGES""
- ""DOUBLE HULLS NEED NOT INCREASE INCIDENCE OF FIRES OR EXPLOSIONS, IMPAIR POST-ACCIDENT STABILITY, OR�""""PERSONNEL HAZARDS DIFFER WITH VARIOUS DESIGNS, BUT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE""; ""EXISTING VESSELS WILL COMPRISE THE MAJORITY OF THE FLEET SERVING THE UNITED STATES FOR MANY YEARS""; ""A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM SHOULD BE MOUNTED IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""NOTE""; ""1�Introduction ""; ""THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM""; ""Tanker Traffic in U.S. Waters Is Heavy and Is Increasing""
- ""Traffic Is Heaviest from Alaska to the West Coast and Along the Gulf of Mexico and for Imports to the East Coast""""Intercoastal and Intracoastal Activity Is a Large Part of U.S. Trade""; ""The Type and Control of Tank Vessels in U.S. Trade Varies""; ""Ocean-Going Barges""; ""Tank Vessel Pollution Accidents Are Diverse""; ""Most Tanker Casualties Do Not Cause Pollution""; ""Groundings and Infrequent Large Spills Dominate U.S. Outflow""; ""Vessel Size and Age May Play a Role in Casualties""; ""Size of Tanker""; ""Age""; ""Safety of Life""; ""REDUCING THE RISK OF POLLUTION FROM TANK VESSELS""
- ""Background""""Defining Risk""; ""Is the Existing Risk of Pollution Acceptable?""; ""SUMMARY""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2�Tank Vessel Design, Operation, and Regulation ""; ""TANK VESSEL DESIGN AND OPERATION""; ""Tanker Design""; ""Barge Design""; ""Tank Vessel Operations""; ""Lightering""; ""Economic Considerations""; ""Safety Considerations""; ""LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSEL DESIGN AND POLLUTION PREVENTION""; ""International Legal Requirements""; ""The Significance of MARPOL""; ""Implementation of International Law""; ""Domestic Legal Requirements""; ""Classification Requirements""
- ""Survey Procedures""""How Requirements Are Implemented in the United States14""; ""Coast Guard Responsibilities""; ""New Construction""; ""Vessel Maintenance""; ""SUMMARY""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3�Physical Bases of Phenomena Active in Casualties ""; ""STRUCTURAL AND DYNAMIC ASPECTS""; ""Momentum Exchange and Energy Dissipation in Collisions and Groundings""; ""Residual Strength Following Damage""; ""FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS""; ""Conditions for Igniting/Sustaining Combustion""; ""Fires and Explosions Outside of Cargo Tanks""; ""CORROSION AND FATIGUE""