Standby Vessels - Masters Pocket Book Series Leeward Islands Flags and recreational sailors alike

and recreational sailors alike

SUDS Sustainable drainage systems

scale 1:89

Offshore coverage from 5 miles offshore

Postgraduate marine insurance students

Standby Vessels - Masters Pocket Book Series Leeward Islands Flags and recreational sailors alikeOverview This book examines the operations of standby vessels covering the older, newer and converted types. When the first oil platforms were installed in the North Sea, a system of standby vessels was introduced. Initially these consisted of fishing boats hired casually to standby in the area of the platform to perform some kind of assistance in case of emergency. In 1988 came the Piper Alpha disaster which had a traumatic effect on the whole oil