MARAD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

On March 17, 1977, President Carter sent a message to Congress concerning, in part, a requirement for collision avoidance equipment on all tankers over 20,000 tons deadweight entering U.S. ports. On May 16, 1977, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a proposed rule requiring vessels over 10,000 gross tons, both U.S. and foreign, calling at U.S. ports to have collision avoidance equipment. MARAD has required collision avoidance systems on all tankers built with Construction Differential Subsidy since June 30, 1972. This paper discusses collision avoidance systems in general, and compares MARAD specifications with the pending USCG rule. Brief descriptions of the two major systems in current use are also included.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • McCoy, J C
• Publication Date: 1977

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash avoidance systems; Fatalities; Marine safety; Prevention; Safety; Tankers; Water transportation crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Ship casualties; Tanker safety
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164842
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM