PREVENTION OF POLLUTION DURING OIL TRANSFER OPERATIONS: AN EVALUATION OF USCG PREVENTIVE ACTIONS
Durings its journey from a production facility to a refinery, the most probable time for oil to enter the water is during vessel cargo-transfer operations. This paper describes the origins, implementation, and effects of the U.S. Coast Guard's operational and regulatory program designd to prevent oil transfer-related discharges. Statistical data from the USCG Pollution Incident Reporting System (PIRS) is used to measure the effectiveness of these actions. A review is presented of the results of an on-scene transfer monitoring program conducted in 1972 in Seattle, Washington. Coast Guard pollution prevention regulations and the present nationwide transfer operations monitoring program is presented. The paper concludes that the Coast Guard preventive program has had a measurable effect on the incidence of transfer-related pollution incidents.
-
Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the 1977 Oil Spill Conference, March 8-10, 1977, New Orleans, Louisiana. Sponsored by American Petroleum Institute, Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Coast Guard.
-
Corporate Authors:
American Petroleum Institute
1220 L Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20005-4070 -
Authors:
- Harrald, J R
- Karwan, K R
- Stone, C M
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1977-3
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 223-227
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Intermodal transfer; Oil spills; Petroleum; Pollution; Pollution control; Prevention; Regulation; Tankers; Water quality management
- Old TRIS Terms: Oil spill prevention; Oil transfer operations; Tanker pollution prevention; Water pollution prevention
- Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00152038
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM