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at Kings Point, N.Y. This information will be used in connection 
with the research conducted at the Computer Assisted Operational 
Research Facility (CAORF). CAORF is also under construction at 
the National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point, N.Y., and pro- 
vides a ship-bridge simulator for national use to identify and relate the 
vital human, operational, technical, and other factors which affect 
safety, economy, and environmental impact of maritime operations by 
measuring of human responses in a controlled marine environment. 
The Maritime Administration through its concern in the control of 
vessel source pollution is supporting research programs relating to the 
collection of data and development of techniques for use in evaluating 
the distribution and baseline levels of hydrocarbons in the world’s 
oceans. The Maritime Administration has conducted jointly funded 
research work with private industry and other government agencies 
to collect, measure, and analyze levels of hydrocarbons along tanker 
routes covering the Pacific, east, and gulf coasts, the Caribbean, the 
Mediterranean Sea, and the Persian Gulf. This type of research data 
will be used by the Maritime Administraticn in the formulation of 
standards for the control of ship-generated pollution. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
The National Science Foundation supports basic and applied oceano- 
eraphic research at academic, nonprofit, and industrial institutions, 
as well as in Federal agency laboratories. Seven offices within the 
Foundation fund research programs as well as provide support for the 
ships and equipment necessary to carry them out. 
The International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE) is the 
Foundation’s major marine research effort. Its basic objective is to 
accelerate understanding and prediction of the oceans and _ their 
resources through support of large-scale, multi-institutional, inter- 
national projects. Programs are in four areas: environmental quality, 
seabed assessment, environmental forecasting, and living resources. 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
The U.S. Coast Guard, maritime arm of the Department of Trans- 
portation, has as its main mission, safety of life and property at sea 
and the enforcement of maritime laws and treaties, particularly as 
they relate to pollution prevention and fisheries conservation. 
The former mission includes search and rescue, aids to navigation, 
merchant marine safety, and recreational boating safety. Ancillary to 
and in support of both of the main missions are the collection of 
oceanographic data by ocean station vessels, oceanographic vessels, 
and polar icebreakers, the processing of such data, and the entire 
Coast Guard research and development program. 
The research and development program goals are to apply the 
benefits of science and technology to Coast Guard missions and 
responsibilities, to improve service to the public, and to reduce costs. 
To achieve these goals, three major objectives have been identified. 
These are: (1) To increase the capacity of the national marine trans- 
portation system, (2) to protect and enhance the marine environment, 
and (3) to protect public safety at sea. 
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