OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE COAST GUARD THROUGH THE NEXT TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. VOLUME II. DETAILED FORECASTS

This three-volume study forecasts the universe of offshore installations (OSI) in waters proximate to U.S. territory out the year 2005, and assesses the impact of the growth in numbers and types of these installation on the Coast Guard. Volume II present detailed forecasts of a variety of categories of offshore installations related to energy, food, minerals, industrial expansion seaward, military and space, transportation, and science and technology. The conclusions of the study are summarized: By the year 2005 the population of oil and gas OSI will have expanded very significantly; OTEC installations will be a distant second; all other types of OSI will be a still farther distant third. The expansion of the OSI universe will increase the operating load on the Coast Guard enormously by the year 2005; there will be a strong need for decision to either expand Coast Guard capability or to reduce Coast Guard load. The study recommends that the Coast Guard opt to move in a direction that makes maximum use of its unique operational capability, if necessary at the expense of its regulatory and other nonoperational roles. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 3, AD-A100 672.
• Corporate Authors:

  Williams (Charles W), Incorporated

  801 N Pitt Street
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22314

  United States Coast Guard

  2100 Second Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Authors:
  • Simmons, K W
  • Burton, W J
  • Williams, C W
• Publication Date: 1980-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 241 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy; Facilities; Food; Forecasting; Impacts; Industries; Minerals; National security; Offshore structures; Recreation; Transportation
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard
• Uncontrolled Terms: Missions
• Old TRIS Terms: Growth general
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Energy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00343545
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: USCG-D-23-81-VOL-2
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-916668-A
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 2002 12:00AM