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- Underwater search and rescue; non-military submersibles; United States Coast Guard; Mutual Assistance Rescue and Salvage Plan (1)
- United States; Delaware; Delaware Coastal Zone Act; coastal zone management; constitutional law (1)
- United States; merchant fleet; shipping; marine resources; legislation; Merchant Marine Act of 1970; merchant marine (1)
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The Development And Constitutionality Of The 1971 Delaware Coastal Zone Act, Francis Cameron
The Development And Constitutionality Of The 1971 Delaware Coastal Zone Act, Francis Cameron
Theses and Major Papers
In June 1971, the Delaware Legislature passed the Delaware Coastal Zone Act that barred heavy manufacturing industry from locating in an area one to six miles deep along the state's 115 mile coastline. The act created a State Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board to hear appeals from decisions of the State Planner. In addition, the act prohibited the construction in the bay of marine terminals for the transshipment of liquid and solid bulk materials of any substance, (specifically aimed at offshore oil and coal transfer) from vessels to onshore facilities. The law's immediate effect was to block several hundred million …
Underwater Search And Rescue For Non-Military Submersibles, Peter A. Joseph
Underwater Search And Rescue For Non-Military Submersibles, Peter A. Joseph
Theses and Major Papers
A system of underwater search and rescue for non-military submersibles utilizing a helicopter delivered rescue submersible is proposed. In the last 10 years there has been a substantial increase in manned underwater endeavors. This expansion is expected to continue with increasingly greater emphasis in the recreational field. The necessity to overcome the relatively short iife support of the small recreation submersible dictates a rapid response. This system should be capable of providing the lift necessary to rescue the entrapped personnel by bringing the submersible to the surface. At the present time the Coast Guard must rely on other submersible operators …
The U.S. Merchant Fleet: Patterns For The Seventies (U), Glenn Edward Whisler Jr.
The U.S. Merchant Fleet: Patterns For The Seventies (U), Glenn Edward Whisler Jr.
Theses and Major Papers
An analysis of recent U.S. maritime legislation in order to predict the possible effect it may have on our merchant fleet growth patterns for the seventies. Major attention is devoted to the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 which the Administration and Congress hopes will halt the continuing decline of the U.S. merchant fleet. The investigation is limited to the shipbuilding industry and is concerned primarily with government incentives, provided to both shipbuilders and shipowners, designed to stimulate new building programs. This study finds that the U.S. merchant fleet will experience a healthy growth during this decade as a result of …