Regulatory assessment of supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on structural measures for existing single-hull tankers. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:189855

This Regulatory Assessment (RA) examines certain alternative pollution prevention measures on a selected range of existing single-hull tank vessel categories. First, a screening analysis was conducted to evaluate the impacts of certain structural measures on a selected number of baseline analytical tank vessel models. The screening analysis included an estimation of onetime expenses associated with refitting the vessel at a shipyard, the cost of losing cargo carrying capacity due to the implementation of a measure that would not allow cargo carriage in certain tanks or above certain levels, and other costs such as loss of revenue during the shipyard period. Second, a detailed analysis was conducted to estimate the costs and benifits of those measures which were deemed the most effective at reducing oil outflow on the affected existing single-hull tank vessel fleet. The detailed analysis included a breakdown of costs and benefits, and included a cost-benefit analysis over the potential 19-year period that this regulation would be in effect.

• Research Organization: Department of Transportation, Cambridge, MA (United States). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
• OSTI ID: 189855
• Report Number(s): PB--96-119086/XAB; CNN: Contract DTRS-57-93-D-00098
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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