The Marine Transportation System and the Federal Role
Year: 2004 Language: english Author: National Academy of Sciences Publisher: National Academy of Sciences Edition: 2004 ISBN: 0-309-09452-6 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 198 Description: The federal role in the MTS is defined to include activities in support of safe navigation (such as vessel traffic management, charting, marine safety, search and rescue, salvage, weather and oceanographic information), waterway maintenance (dredging of harbors and channels, maintenance and upgrading of locks and dams), environmental protection (e.g., oil and hazardous waste spill prevention and response, vessel discharges, wetlands/habitat protection, and air pollution), security, and customs services. The federal role also includes setting national goals and standards, identifying and implementing funding mechanisms, and evaluating MTS performance.
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The Marine Transportation System and the Federal Role
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The Marine Transportation System and the Federal Role
Language: english
Author: National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
Edition: 2004
ISBN: 0-309-09452-6
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 198
Description: The federal role in the MTS is defined to include activities in support of safe navigation (such as vessel traffic management, charting, marine safety, search and rescue, salvage, weather and oceanographic information), waterway maintenance (dredging of harbors and channels, maintenance and upgrading of locks and dams), environmental protection (e.g., oil and hazardous waste spill prevention and response, vessel discharges, wetlands/habitat protection, and air pollution), security, and customs services.
The federal role also includes setting national goals and standards, identifying and implementing funding mechanisms, and evaluating MTS performance.
The Marine Transportation System and the Federal Role
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