Proceedings of the Marine Safety CouncilU.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, 1992 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 24
Page 5
... ( MODUs ) and offshore supply vessels in international service . The branch is responsible for safety com- pliance , enforcement and standards develop- ment relating to specialized offshore industries , such as oil patch and commercial ...
... ( MODUs ) and offshore supply vessels in international service . The branch is responsible for safety com- pliance , enforcement and standards develop- ment relating to specialized offshore industries , such as oil patch and commercial ...
Page
... MODUs have new lease on life Mr. Robert Bowie " Dynamic positioning " for deep ocean drilling Mr. John Rouse 18 ) What is in store for offshore service vessels ? Mr. Robert J. Alario 22 ) Piper Alpha disaster prompts new offshore safety ...
... MODUs have new lease on life Mr. Robert Bowie " Dynamic positioning " for deep ocean drilling Mr. John Rouse 18 ) What is in store for offshore service vessels ? Mr. Robert J. Alario 22 ) Piper Alpha disaster prompts new offshore safety ...
Page 2
... ( MODUs ) operating in the United States outside of the central and western Gulf of Mexico , the main area for offshore operations . According to Offshore Data Services , some 42 MODUS were removed from the Gulf of Mexico during the past ...
... ( MODUs ) operating in the United States outside of the central and western Gulf of Mexico , the main area for offshore operations . According to Offshore Data Services , some 42 MODUS were removed from the Gulf of Mexico during the past ...
Page 3
... MODUS are , for the most part , well main- tained , well equipped with modern safety sys- tems , and generally meet or exceed all federal , state and classification society requirements . The establishment in 1988 of the National ...
... MODUS are , for the most part , well main- tained , well equipped with modern safety sys- tems , and generally meet or exceed all federal , state and classification society requirements . The establishment in 1988 of the National ...
Page 8
... . Photographs accompanying this article are courtesy of Terminator , Inc. , a subsidiary of Rowan Companies . MODUS HAVE NEW LEASE ON LIFE By Mr. Robert Bowie 8 Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council - November - December 1992.
... . Photographs accompanying this article are courtesy of Terminator , Inc. , a subsidiary of Rowan Companies . MODUS HAVE NEW LEASE ON LIFE By Mr. Robert Bowie 8 Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council - November - December 1992.
Common terms and phrases
activities agencies benzene boat boom cargo tank chemical clean-up Coast Guard headquarters Command commercial fishing Committee contingency plan Continued crew deck documentation double hulls drilling unit engine ensure environment Environmental Protection equipment Exxon Valdez facilities federal final rule fishing vessel safety flammability limit flammable Gulf of Mexico Hazardous Materials industry inland inspectors issues LCDR liftboat loading LTJG MARAD marine chemist Marine Inspection Marine Safety Council maritime ment Military Sealift Command MODUS National navigation Office of Marine Oil Pollution oil spill OPA 90 staff operations percent personnel Photo port production ready reserve force regulations requirements response plans river rulemaking Saudi Security and Environmental ships shipyards spill response standards Strike Team tank barges tank vessels tankers Telephone tension-leg platform testing tion Transportation U.S. Coast Guard vapor Waterway zone
Popular passages
Page 51 - Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Housing and Urban Development...
Page 47 - ... with particular expertise, knowledge, and experience regarding the commercial fishing industry as follows: (A) ten members from the commercial fishing industry who — (i) reflect a regional and representational balance; and (ii) have experience in the operation of vessels to which this chapter applies or as a crew member or processing line worker on an uninspected fish processing vessel; (B) three members from the general...
Page 24 - With respect to any response plan submitted under this paragraph for an on-shore facility that, because of its location, could reasonably be expected to cause significant and substantial harm to the environment by discharging into or on the navigable waters or adjoining shorelines or the exclusive economic zone...
Page 22 - A vessel of less than 20 metres in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the passage of a vessel which can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway.
Page 11 - (1) the construction or reconstruction by an applicant is made necessary to replace vessels the continued operation of which is denied by virtue of the imposition of a statutorily mandated change in standards for the operation of vessels, and where, as a matter of law, the applicant would otherwise be denied the right to continue operating vessels in the trades in which the applicant operated prior to the taking effect of the statutory or regulatory change; "(2) the applicant is presently engaged...
Page 48 - USC 2700 et seq., gives hope to coastal areas that they will have new immunity from oil spills and increased resources for responding to and recovering from spills. OPA provides for the prevention of, liability for, removal of and compensation for the discharge, or substantial threat of discharge, of oil into or on the navigable waters of the United States, adjoining shorelines or the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Page 47 - Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA.
Page 50 - This resolution was given impetus by the Charter of the Organization of American States, signed at Bogota in 1948, The United States Senate gave its advice and consent to ratification of the Charter on August 28, 1951. The Charter provides for entry into force of the instrument when two- thirds of the signatory states have deposited their ratifications.
Page 20 - II are those designed to carry products which require substantial preventive measures to preclude uncontrolled release to the atmosphere, but whose uncontrolled release to the waterways does not constitute a longlasting public or operating personnel hazard, though local and temporary pollution may occur. (3) Type III barge hull Barge hulls classed as Type III are those designed to carry products of sufficient hazard to require a moderate degree of control.
Page 35 - Those carrying non-crude oil must be able to contain or control 15 percent of the maximum capacity of the vessel or barge, or the realistic maximum oil discharge, whichever is greater, within 48 hours and clean up the discharge within the shortest possible time consistent with minimizing damage to the environment.