Vessel Traffic Services.

Abstract

This paper will examine the historical impetus for Vessel Traffic System (VTS) development in the United States. Cost benefit techniques utilized to establish the VTS requirement are discussed and the data base upon which the analysis is conducted is critiqued. General Accounting Office criticism of the Coast Guard's VTS development process are analyzed. Finally VTS is examined as a single component in the improvement of port logistics, which must be arrayed against other alternatives to make the most effective use of scarce resources. This final element is discussed with respect to the Federal government's attempt to recover clearly allocatable costs in the form of user fees. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA126811

Entities

People

  • William Daniel Lynch

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Algorithms
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computer Science
  • Databases
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Information Processing
  • Law
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Industry
  • Radar
  • Shipping
  • United States
  • Waterways

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design