UNDERWAY OBSERVATIONS OF THE SS AMERICAN MERCHANT, VOYAGE NUMBER 111

This study, the second in a series of three, was conducted for the purpose of determining unnecessarily costly and time consuming operational problems among ocean-going freight vessels. It is expected that the compilation of information garnered from these studies will eventually lead to substantial economies. A record of the observations made of the shipboard organization and activities aboard the vessel is presented. A comprehensive representation and analysis of the costs of ship operations are developed from the observation data. The Appendix contains supporting data from the voyage operations and from U.S. Lines' records.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document is available for review at the Department of Commerce Library, Main Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., under reference number SRI-VR-2.
• Corporate Authors:

  Southwest Research Institute

  6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510
  San Antonio, TX  United States  78228-0510
• Authors:
  • Bunch, H M
• Publication Date: 1960-8-12

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 277 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Costs; Economic analysis; Personnel performance; Ship management; Ship operations; Shipboard personnel; Vessel operations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic analysis (Ship operation); Shipboard operations
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026267
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SRI-VR-2 Prog Rpt
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 6 1973 12:00AM