DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL MARINE OIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MODEL

This paper presents the development. of a model of the marine oil tran sportation in the United States. NMOTSM, the National Marine Oil Trans portation System Model, is a high-level strategic decision-making tool that will be used to systematically identify causes of oil spills and prioritize oil pollution R and D needs for prevention and response. T hree distinct phases in the analysis are identified, namely the formul ation of the oil transport model, the risk and safety performance asse ssment and the evaluation of potential prevention, and response measur es and approaches. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.