Oil Spill Response Plans
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- New Service Offered To Develop Oil Spill Response Plans Maritime Reporter, Nov 1991 #123
Owners and operators of tank vessels calling at U.S. ports are in a predicament. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and proposed Coast Guard regulations require tank vessel owners and operators to prepare and submit oil spill response plans for each vessel. Besides identifying a qualified individual with the full authority to implement immediate removal actions, the response plan must identify and ensure by contract the availability of private personnel and equipment sufficient to remove a worst case oil spill. The plan is to also address the protection of sensitive natural resources in the particular port area.
Florida's Oil Spill Response Group, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., i s developing NAT.PORT/ M.E.T.E.R.S., a national subscription contingency plan system, to meet the needs of t a nk vessel owners and operators. The specific port plans when completed will meet all Federal and State governmental r e q u i r e m e n t s . NAT.PORT/ M.E.T.E.R.S., which stands for National Port/Marine Emergency Tankship Environmental Response System, provides for a qualified shore agent in each of the petroleum ports that customers request service in. The shore agent is responsible to meet each tanker or barge with the pre-approved port contingency plan in hand. He or she will know governmental people in the port t h a t need to be contacted should an incident develop. The tanker must still have an internal plan to prevent, and in the case of a spill, to reduce pollution. Florida's Oil Spill Response Group staff can also assist vessel owners in developing such a plan.
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- Coast Guard's Oil Spill Committee Sets Schedule For New Meetings Maritime Reporter, Mar 1992 #88
A Committee of civilian experts, formed to assist the Coast Guard in developing regulations governing oil spill response plans for tank vessels, recently set the dates for future meetings over the next few months. Mandated by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the committee, known as the Oil Spill
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- Nontank VRP Regs Maritime Reporter, Nov 2013 #20
are historically navigable by interstate or foreign commerce or are navigable in fact. The new NTVRP regulation then attempts to require that the oil spill response plans prepared for nontank vessels include response planning for waters in the offshore area and the open ocean area as defined in the original
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- Open Letter to the U.S. Coast Guard Regarding Maritime Security Maritime Reporter, Mar 2003 #18
with external impacts (particularly oil spills) that might result from a security incident. The Conference Report cites the OPA 90 tank vessel oil spill response plans (VRP) and the non-tank vessel oil spill response plans required by several states as examples. It is recommended that the Coast Guard
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- Vessel Response Plans: A Primer for the US Waterfront Marine News, Jun 2018 #30
400 gross tons carrying oil as fuel for main propulsion and operating on the navigable waters of the United States within the requirement to have oil spill response plans. Regulations implementing the requirement were not promulgated until 2013. By that time, most if not all covered nontank vessels had response
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- Insights: Dennis L. Bryant, Bryant’s Maritime Consulting Marine News, Nov 2013 #12
Plan regulations: The NTVRP final rule was published on 30 September 2013. Covered vessels (nontank vessels of 400 GT and over) must submit oil spill response plans to the Coast Guard by 30 January 2014. Larger nontank vessels must enter into contracts with response providers, while smaller nontank vessels
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- Maritime Security and the Hazards of Unilateralism Maritime Reporter, Aug 2002 #15
by IMO. The international maritime community will thus be facing a situation not wholly dissimilar from that of just over ten years ago when the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) challenged the approach taken by IMO with regard to double hulls on oil tankers and related matters. It is hoped
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- Adjusting To Post-Macondo Safety Rules Marine News, Nov 2013 #32
and regulations and emphasizes a culture of safety in all offshore activities; oil spill response preparation including review of industry Oil Spill Response Plans to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements; environmental enforcement with a focus on compliance by operators with all applicable
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- The Maritime Transportation Security Act 101 Maritime Reporter, Jan 2003 #20
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers, and container ships will be found vulnerable (at least to some extent) under this criteria. Similar to oil spill response plans under the Oil Pollution Plan of 1990 (OPA 90). the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating has been tasked with
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- Maritime Industry Gets A New Act Maritime Reporter, Dec 2002 #13
gas (LPG) carriers, and container ships will be found vulnerable (at least to some extent) under this criteria. Security Plans Similar to oil spill response plans under the Oil Pollution Plan of 1990 (OPA 90), the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating has been tasked with
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 42versions Image courtesy Kongsberg Discovery are featured in the series, and all withstand reverse pressure, too, and can be installed into both dry and oil-? lled canisters. MacArtney introduced a space and weight-saving ø12.7 mm SubConn Nano, a Nano connector which offers a versatile and robust performance
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 397 A 35Ah AGM lead-acid battery is tested using the West Mountain Radio CBA to show the effect of simply ? lling the battery voids with mineral oil as a compensating ? uid. The CBA is programmed to cut-off at a voltage of 10.50v. The top line (red) shows the unmodi? ed AGM battery capacity of
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 37miscible barrier ? uid heavier than seawater (sg=1.026) and lighter than the battery electrolyte (sg=1.265). The original cell vent cap was screwed into the top of the riser pipe to vent the gases associated with charging. Wires were soldered to the lead (Pb) posts. The lead-acid battery was additionall
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 36, Thus, there are no implodable spaces, and so are candidate and UPS, have speci? c guidelines available on their websites. cells for pressure-balanced, oil-? lled (PBOF) assemblies. This author has personally tested pouch LiPos to 20,000 psi im- Lead-Acid: The venerable lead-acid battery comes in three
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 35.com/BPD.htm). have been tested ? Alkaline (alkaline-manganese dioxide): These prima- ry cells are available in the widest number of standard sizes, in oil-? lled bags and are commonly available around the world. This is handy to pressures of 20,000psi without if you are in a remote port and need
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33in the world.” How- ever, commercial success depends on many factors, not least a predictable OPEX. Over the past four years, SMD has worked with Oil States Industries to calculate cost per tonne ? gures for prospective customers. Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’ Merlin riser systems
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32and buoyant syntactic foam. The collec- tion plan on nodules by March 2024. tion vehicle uses sonar to identify the position of the nodules UK-based Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) designed, devel- and has attained collection ef? ciency rates of at least 97% in oped and delivered the mining machinery planned
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 30FEATURE SEABED MINING bilical. It has passive heave compensation which nulli? es the necott. “The focus since then has been on scaling while en- wave, current and vessel motions that in? uence loads in the suring the lightest environmental impact,” says The Metals power umbilical. The LARS can
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17• Integrity assessment, and otherwise covered, e.g., by rock dump. As for depletion of • Mitigation, intervention and repair. sacri? cial anodes, this can be dif? cult or even impossible to Selecting the best method for collecting the data these work- estimate due to poor visibility, the presence of
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 16TECH FEATURE IMR Image courtesy FORCE Technology OPTIMIZING CATHODIC PROTECTION SURVEY USING NON-CONTACT SENSORS By Svenn Magen Wigen, FORCE Technology he principle behind sacri? cial anodes, which are water structures, reducing the need for frequent repairs and used to safeguard underwater pipelines
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 13nyone familiar with glider hardware options integrated for a broad Glider answers that need,” said Shea autonomous underwater ve- range of missions. Quinn, Slocum Glider Product Line hicles (AUVs) is certainly “As the use of Slocum Gliders grew, Manager at TWR. A familiar with the popular- so did
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 8INSIGHTS SUBSEA DEFENSE Copyright RomanenkoAlexey/AdobeStock WHEN THE SHOOTING STOPS: BLACK SEA MINE CLEARANCE WILL FEATURE ADVANCED TECH, CONOPS By David Strachan, Senior Analyst, Strikepod Systems ince the beginning of the war in Ukraine, mine warfare mines have been the weapon of choice for both
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 43“The industry is an ecosystem which includes owners, managers, mariners, shipyards, equipment makers, designers, research institutes and class societies: all of them are crucial,” – Eero Lehtovaara, Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs, ABB Marine & Ports All images courtesy ABB Marine and Ports provi
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 42OPINION: The Final Word Seeing the Ship as a System Shipping must engage with the decarbonization realities that lie ahead by changing the way it crafts maritime legislation to re? ect its place in the interconnected, interdependent world economy, said Eero Lehtovaara, ABB Marine & Ports. ABB Marine &
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 41maritime environments: • GMDSS/NAVTEX/NAVDAT coastal surveillance and transmission systems • Offshore NDB non-directional radio beacon systems for oil platform, support vessel & wind farm applications • DGPS coastal differential global positioning systems • VHF port communication systems Nautel
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 39Tech Files Latest Products, Systems and Ship Designs “Wall Climbing Robot” Danish Pilot calls gets ClassNK Nod LEGO Model "A tribute build to a work life at sea" Image courtesy MOL, Sumitomo Heavy Industries lassNK granted its Innovation Endorse- Image courtesy Espen Andersen/DanPilot ment for
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 38, including collecting MARPOL liquid The tanker vessel Archangel, 274 meters long and 85,474 and solid waste, transporting personnel and provisions, and oil gt, was moored using the 3-ton pulling capacity of the moor- spill response services. Images courtesy Consulmar Crowley's New LNG Containerships Carbon
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 37SIMULATION "A simulated vessel ? ooding can help teams work together to solve the challenge using different systems on the bridge." – Jussi Siltanen, Lead, "The gami? cation of Product Marketing, learning makes it fun." Safety Solutions at NAPA – Captain Pradeep Chawla, Founder, MarinePALS Image
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 35becoming as interconnected as onboard sys- size training materials, including micro-learning videos, gam- tems. Kongsberg Digital has integrated NORBIT’s oil spill ing apps, VR programs and online mentoring. detection system with its K-Pos DP system for simulation- “These digital methods are more effective
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 34scenarios, but zooming in, the industry is now working on more speci? c targets. By Wendy Laursen Image above: Kongsberg Digital has integrated NORBIT’s oil spill detection system with its K-Pos DP system for simulation-based training of offshore professionals at Equinor. 34 Maritime Reporter & Engineering
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 32? xed wind. The subsidies won’t be a plentiful, and then a second on a luf? ng jib. This reduces the time it would there won’t be the same downturn in oil and gas that made all ordinarily take, weeks, to recon? gure the wiring of an ordi- the high-spec construction vessels available at attractive rates
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta/released U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander, United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command, visits USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) for a tour of the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., November 20, 2023.
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 25vessels can MSC will see up to 20 new ships deliver to carry the equivalent of 30 C-17 transports. the ? eet in the next ? ve years. This includes new oil- Our Combat Logistics Force (CLF) is the key to keep- ing our ships at sea and in the ? ght, and sustain our forces ers, towing, salvage and rescue