Shipping vehicles generally

These laws have granted consistent authority through an act from the very first Congress [70]. On this basis, the Supreme Court has generally allowed searches of marine vessels without warrants due to marine vessels being easily transportable, and the lack of abihty to set up roadblocks at sea as on land [71, 72]. The analysis is not dissimilar to those of motor vehicles, as both ships and vehicles are instruments of transportation. 

The general design considerations for a ship-of-opportunity towed vehicle, such as UOR Mark 2, require that it be small, lightweight, robust, and stable at speeds up to 10 m/s (20 knots). It must be easily and safely launched and recovered by unsupervised, nonscientist, ship s crew while the vessel is underway at full speed. The data logger and sensors should be small and reliable, have low electrical power consumption, and be capable of unattended operation for periods up to 1 day. 

The management of vehicle fleets, for enterprises that have their own, enteiils the capture of maintenance and spare parts information and the capture of vehicle staffing, routes tmd schedules, and current orders, states, and locations. In general, the activities are the same as those of contract shipping organizations, but the manufacturer s transportation fleet has only one customer and usually a small and mainly predefined set of destinations. 

General Accounting Office, Chemical and Biological Warfare. Use of Collective Protection on Vehicles, Aircraft, and Ships, GAO/NSIAD-91-273FS, September 1991. 

Studying the most frequent general cause (impact failure) yields some interesting information. Almost half of these accidents (43%) were caused by excavating machinery fewer accidents were caused by collisions 17% (vehicle) and 14% (ship-coast impact). The same... 

Maintenance and avionics technicians install and repair flight instruments and avionics. They may work on general aviation airplanes, commercial airliners, or military aircraft. With more and more modes of transportation using INS and GPS, mechanics and technicians may also be employed to install and repair these systems on other types of vehicles—ships, trains, guided missiles, tanks, or UAVs. NASA and private companies employ technicians to work with spacecraft. Most of these positions require an associate s degree with specialization as an aircraft or avionics technician, or the training may be acquired in the military. 

The starting point is generally that of material selection and performance and the end point that of the consideration of structural safety (if relevant). A second aspect concerns the combustion products and what risk these pose to occupancy of a building or enclosed space like a ship, aircraft or motor vehicle. 

Process chemicals and hydrocarbon fuels of all kinds are transported by road. These vehicles are generally referred as tank trucks, and distinct from tank cars, which travel by rail. Issues to do with the loading and unloading of tank trucks are discussed in this section. The same general principles apply also when loading or unloading tank cars, barges, or ships. 

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