<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Small closed sea shipping regions (such as the Baltic Sea) are specially vulnerable to consequences of ecological disasters due to spills of fuel oil used for ship propulsion and carried in single-plating double-bottom tanks. An alternative solution (against the recommended double- plating structure) was proposed. It consists in applying the second, elastic protection barrier to decrease risk of oil spills resulting from loss of tightness of ship plating in consequence of e.g. collision or grounding.</p></abstract>

Small closed sea shipping regions (such as the Baltic Sea) are specially vulnerable to consequences of ecological disasters due to spills of fuel oil used for ship propulsion and carried in single-plating double-bottom tanks. An alternative solution (against the recommended double- plating structure) was proposed. It consists in applying the second, elastic protection barrier to decrease risk of oil spills resulting from loss of tightness of ship plating in consequence of e.g. collision or grounding.

Elastic protection coatings for ship fuel tanks, intended for the increasing of environment protection level

Polish Maritime Research

Small closed sea shipping regions (such as the Baltic Sea) are specially vulnerable to consequences of ecological disasters due to spills of fuel oil used for...

Elastic protection coatings for ship fuel tanks, intended for the increasing of environment protection level

Published Online: Oct 06, 2008

Page range: 4 - 7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10012-007-0069-y

Keywords
elastic protection coatings, ship tanks, environment protection

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Elastic protection coatings for ship fuel tanks, intended for the increasing of environment protection level

Published Online: Oct 06, 2008

Page range: 4 - 7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10012-007-0069-y

Keywordselastic protection coatings, ship tanks, environment protection

This content is open access.

Keywords
elastic protection coatings, ship tanks, environment protection