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Project Title: Risk of Vessel Accidents and Spills in the Aleutian Islands: A Study to Design a Comprehensive Risk Assessment

PIN: SASP-P-06-01-A         

Major Unit:
Transportation Research Board

Sub Unit:
Studies and Special Programs Division

RSO:
Huey, Beverly

Subject/Focus Area:



Risk of Spills in Aleutian Islands
January 7, 2008 - January 8, 2008
Keck Center
500 5th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001



If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:


Contact Name: Laura Toth
Email: ltoth@nas.edu
Phone: 202-334-2545
Fax: 202-334-3510


Agenda:

Draft Meeting Agenda

Monday, January 7, 2008
OPEN SESSION
8:00 a.m. Working Breakfast and Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 Review of Agenda and Meeting Objectives
9:15 Presentations: Examples of Related Maritime Risk Assessments
Methodologies and approaches in recent and ongoing assessments in US(Puget Sound & San Francisco)[Dr. Jason Merrick, Virginia Commonwealth University; Dr. Jack Harrald, George Washington University]
Methodologies and approaches in recent assessments in Europe [TBD]
Methodologies employed in limited scope risk analyses [TBD]
10:15 Committee discussion of lessons from related work
10:45 Break
11:00 Presentations: Spill Response and Environmental Impacts Issues
Vessel Casualties and Oil Outflow Modeling [Kirsi Tikka, ABS and former Chair of MB Study on evaluating tanker designs]
Impacts from spills of persistent oils (i.e. Bunker C)[Dr Deborah French McCay, Applied Science Associates, Inc.]
12:00 p.m. Working Lunch
1:00 Presentations and Discussions: Commercial Vessel Operations/Practices
Panel of experts familiar with at-sea commercial ship operations, operating practices, standards and voyage planning, regulatory regimes
[Capt. Julio Soares, American President Lines Director Marine Operations; Rodney Gregory, former ship’s officer and former Marine Board member; Catherine Prifiti, Laskaridis Shipping Co., Athens (by phone); Robert Kramek, American Bureau of Shipping and retired USCG Commandant; Rep of Weather Routing Company (TBD)]
2:30 Discussion/ Q&A Session
3:00 Break

3:20 CLOSED SESSION (National Academies/TRB Committee Members and Staff Only)
5:30 Adjourn for the Day

OPEN SESSION
7:00 Working Dinner at Nearby Restaurant


Tuesday, January 8, 2008
OPEN SESSION
8:30 a.m. Working Breakfast
9:00 Discussion: Status of Information Collected to date and need for additional data
10:05 Break
10:20 Discussion: Risk Assessment Output Requirements

CLOSED SESSION (National Academies/TRB Committee Members and Staff Only)
Noon Working Lunch
5:00 p.m. Adjourn


Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Dennis Bley
Thomas Leschine
Henry Marcus
Denise McCafferty
R. Keith Michel
Ali Mosleh
Robert North
Margaret Williams

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
During the closed session, the committee discussed available data and current gaps, risk assessment models, and risk prevention/mitigation strategies. They then reviewed the workplan and schedule, discussed and expanded the draft report outline, agreed on writing assignments and deadlines, and set up small group writing sessions.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: January 23, 2008



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