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TCRP Report 152: Guidelines for Ferry Transportation Services (2012)
Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)

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Bruzzone, Anthony, Transportation Research Board. "Front Matter." TCRP Report 152: Guidelines for Ferry Transportation Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2012.

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Front Matter (R1-R10)
Part 1 - Background Information and Case Studies (1-1)
Objectives and Methodology (2-3)
Report Organization (4-4)
Definitions (5-5)
Types of Ferry Service (6-7)
Ferry Functions (8-9)
Ferry Route Typology (10-11)
Federal Regulatory Agencies (12-12)
Other Federal Agencies (13-13)
Funding Sources (14-16)
Initial Survey of Ferry Operators (17-17)
ConnecticutLong Island (New York) Ferry Services (18-26)
New York Harbor Ferries (27-37)
North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division (38-45)
U.S. Virgin Island Ferries (46-50)
Washington Island Ferry Line (Wisconsin) (51-55)
Seattle Metropolitan Area Ferry System (56-69)
Hawaii Superferry Project (70-76)
British Columbia Ferry System (77-86)
Part 2 - Practitioner and Policymaker Guidance (87-87)
Section 6 - Summary of Guidance (88-89)
Problem Identification (90-90)
Assessment of All Transit Alternatives - Incorporation of Goals, Criteria, and Measures (91-94)
Analysis of the Ferry Alternative (95-101)
The Go/No-Go Decision (102-108)
Recruiting, Development, and Retention of Personnel (109-109)
Vessel Technology (110-112)
Terminal Design (113-119)
Land Use and Traffic and Transit Coordination Issues (120-121)
Regulatory and Safety Requirements (122-123)
Maintenance Requirements (124-124)
Marketability (125-126)
Strategic Plan (127-127)
Business Plan (128-131)
References (132-134)
Appendix A - Bibliography (135-138)
Appendix B - Ferry Operators' Survey Results (139-149)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (150-150)