CONTENTS PAGE 



INTRODUCTION 1 



BACKGROUND 1 



DISCUSSION 2 



General Comments 2 



Evaluation of the Power Assistance Unit 3 



Evaluation of the Utility Boat 7 



Evaluation of the Flattop Boat 14 



Evaluation of the Mooring Systems 25 



Evaluation of the Sorbent Distribution System 33 



CONCLUSIONS 35 



RECOMMENDATIONS 44 



REFERENCES 50 



APPENDICES 



A - Detailed Work Breakdown Structure for 



Evaluation of Utility Equipment 79 



B - Purchase Description for 20-foot Utility 



Boat 88 



C - Instructions for Slickbar Folding Boat 



with Trailer 95 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Figure 1. Boom retaining modification for the PAU 51 



Figure 2. Boom retaining and protective modifications 



for the PAU 51 



Figure 3. Deployment of the PAU on a pier as seen 



from the pier 52 



Figure 4. Deployment of the PAU on a pier as seen 



from the water surface 52 



Figure 5. Modifications of the PAU to protect the boom 



during deployment and retrieval 53 



Figure 6. Emergency foot control of the PAU 54 



Figure 7. Boom faked on pier prior to deployment 54 



Figure 8. Deployment of boom from the pier 55 



Figure 9. Samson post modification of the UTB 55 



Figure 10. Fairlead attachment on the samson post of the UTB. . 56 



