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CONTENTSMarineNews September 2012  Volume 23 Number 9 BY THE NUMBERS 8 Boats for Sale As the market improves, will owners buy or Þ x-up? INSIGHTS10 Andrew Altendorf President, Spill Control Association of America COMPLIANCE 20 A Primer on Current Environmental Standards EEDI, SEEMP, ECAs, ISO 14001 Ð and you, too! By Captain Katharine Sweeney ENVIRONMENTAL 28 OSVs: The New Norm? Innovative designs are plentiful in the oil patch, in the name of saving fuel and increasing efÞ ciencies. By Susan Buchanan U.S. WEST COAST32 Gulf Coast to West Coast Converting an Oil Spill Response Vessel. By Raina Clark REGULATORY UPDATE 36 Soothing Sub M Uncertainties Germanischer Lloyd, Baker Lyman combine to offer turnkey TSMS solutions. By Joseph Keefe 2428(Photo:  oma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C. ) 22September 20122 MNMNSept2012 Layout 1-17.indd 2MNSept2012 Layout 1-17.indd 28/31/2012 12:04:28 PM8/31/2012 12:04:28 PM