Accession Number:

AD0694966

Title:

POLAR TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS STUDY REPORT. VOLUME 1.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

COAST GUARD WASHINGTON D C

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1968-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

92.0

Abstract:

The problem with which the study deals can be stated in three parts To determine the justification for Coast Guard icebreakers by establishing a role in the polar regions related to the marine environment To recommend how this role can best be implemented and To define a Coast Guard polar role and evaluate the need for icebreakers within the context of that role. Author

Descriptors:

• *TRANSPORTATION
• *POLAR REGIONS
• COAST GUARD RESEARCH
• ICEBREAKERS
• INDUSTRIES
• RECREATION
• NATURAL RESOURCES
• ARCTIC REGIONS
• SAFETY
• SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
• NATIONAL DEFENSE
• QUESTIONNAIRES

Subject Categories:

• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE