welding, scraping, painting and associated work on the boat body and 

 compartments, and repairs of auxiliary mechanisms such as generators, 

 pumps, winches, anchorage gear, etc. Electronic repairs are made on 

 instruments, such as radios, radar, LORAN, and fathometers [26]. Large 

 vessels, such as pipe-laying barges, drill ships, semi-submersibles, and 

 other large OCS-related carriers will be serviced of necessity in major 

 shipyards. These large shipyard facilities are involved with construction 

 and conversion of vessels, as well as with repair and maintenance. Here 

 the largest boats can find dry dock facilities and most other services 

 normally required by such vessels. The OCS-related vessels will merely 

 be a new client for existing businesses. 



The most likely sources of service for these vessels is at those 

 harbors that customarily service larger commercial fishing vessels. The 

 facilities used by commercial fishermen normally have sufficient "haul 

 out" and repair capability [26]. 



Community Effects 



Marine repair and maintenance facilities in developed harbors may 

 expand if warranted by increased demand for services from OCS-related 

 vessels. Expansion may include additional waterfront, but it is more 

 likely to be reflected in new equipment, increased employment, and 

 expanded service facilities such as machine shops. 



Employment : Employment in existing yards will increase if the firms 

 are to provide the additional service. Labor requirements range from 

 skilled and specialized capabilities for repairing electronic gear to 

 semi-skilled and unskilled jobs of scraping hulls and other heavy labor. 

 Some skilled positions may attract new workers from other areas, especially 

 if those skills are not readily available in the regional labor pool. 



Induced Effects : Expansion should require only a minor increase in 

 the demand for services. The greatest effects would involve sewage and 

 solid waste disposal. However, these services may already be provided 

 within the repair yard. Any increased development because of increased 

 employment should be minimal. Expansion of an existing enterprise under 

 these circumstances is desirable for a community because it costs little 

 in additional services; but it increases the tax base, employs people in 

 categories of potential chronic unemployment, and helps insure the 

 survival of the businesses for a few years. 



Effects on Living Resources 



A marine repair and maintenance facility has the following character- 

 istics of particular concern to fish and wildlife: (1) piers and bulk- 

 heads; (2) channels and turning basins; (3) dry docks; and (4) filling 



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