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Title Environmental performance of tanker designs in collision and grounding : method for comparison / Committee for Evaluating Double Hull Tanker Design Alternatives
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 136 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Special report / Marine Board, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council ; 259
Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ; 259.
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
Summary Accompanying CD-ROM contains " ... [full text with resource papers and study data."--Disc label
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Tankers -- Design and construction -- Evaluation -- Methodology
Tankers -- Accidents -- Environmental aspects
Petroleum -- Transportation -- Safety measures
Oil spills -- Data processing
TRANSPORTATION -- Ships & Shipbuilding -- Pictorial.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval.
Oil spills -- Data processing
Petroleum -- Transportation -- Safety measures
Tankers -- Accidents -- Environmental aspects
Acidente marítimo (aspectos ambientais)
Navio tanque (projeto e construção)
Form Electronic book
Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Evaluating Double Hull Tanker Design Alternatives.
National Research Council (U.S.). Marine Board.
ISBN 0309550335
9780309550338