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Opening of the Symposium and Welcome from Sponsors
Pages 17-22

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... Proceedings of the Symposium on the Purposeful Jettison of Cargo OPENING OF THE SYMPOSIUM AND WELCOME FROM SPONSORS
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... He is a member of the Permanent Advisory Board of the Admiralty Law Institute (Tulane University) , a past president of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, and is a titulary member of the Comite Maritime International.
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... · Are there any historical data or casualty analyses that demonstrate a costbenefit relationship, with respect to environmental harm, that support oil cargo jettisoning as a viable ship rescue tool? As the head of the Coast Guard's Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection, and as a former Captain of the Port of New York and federal on-scene coordinator, ~ have a great deal of interest in the subject of ship salvage and of jettisoning.
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... As the Coast Guard implements OPA 90 through regulations such as the vessel response plans, it has encountered a Tot of controversy regarding marine salvage capabilities. Through a negotiated ruTemaking process and consideration of the various points of view expressed by industry, environmentalists, the public sector, and the private sector, the agency has required that salvage capabilities be identified in the response plans.
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... We are the federal backstop for salvage, and are frequently called upon by the Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers to support or conduct salvage operations and open water pollution control. We maintain a wide range of salvage and pollution control equipment in stand-by, including 24 open-water skimming craft, several miles of 42-inch oil boom, mooring systems, pumps, of!
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... · That responsible preparedness requires specific provision for this action in law anchor regulation, that the provision be carefully considered and circumscribed, and that the designated decision path be streamlined enough to support real-time action. · That this recommendation be positive, clear, and unambiguous.
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