WEATHER CRITERIA FOR MARINE OPERATIONS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON TOWING OPERATIONS

Present procedures for determining weather criteria for marine operations, particularly towing operations, have been reviewed and found inadequate. Potential substitutes are discussed and it is concluded that for operations lasting longer than 5 days a storm approach should be employed to take into account the tendency for extreme environmental characteristics to occur in "bursts". For shorter operations, weather forecasts and transition/duration statistics should be used.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Work performed by Det norske Veritas, Veritas Report 79-1055.
• Corporate Authors:

  Selvigs Publishing A/S

  P.O. Box 9070 Vaterland, Christian Krohgs gt. 16
  Oslo 1,   Norway 
• Authors:
  • Eide, L I
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 39
• Serial:
  • Norwegian Maritime Research
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific & Indus Res

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Storms; Towing devices; Warning signals; Weather forecasting; Weather stations
• Old TRIS Terms: Storm warnings; Towing operations; Weather reporting
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00323299
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 6 1981 12:00AM