utility Boat 



1. A crane is recommended for UTB deployment and retrieval. 



2. Two fenders on both the port and the starboard sides of 



the UTB should be used to protect the UTB. Alternatively, bumpers 

 recommended in reference 8 should be installed. 



3. Speedometers and/or tachometers are not recommended for 

 use on UTBs because they are unnecessary. 



4. The deck of the UTBs should be treated to produce a nonskid 

 surface. 



5. A standard samson post-guardrail design should be developed 

 and it should be incorporated in all present UTBs and all future 

 UTB procurements . 



6. A set of three 6-gal fuel tanks should be provided on each 

 UTB to minimize disruption of the oil removal operation due 



to shortage to fuel. 



7. A reel should be attached to the samson post to facilitate 

 paying, retrieval, and storage of the towing line. Alternatively, 



the line should be stored in a coil form or a figure eight configuration 

 to prevent entanglement. 



8. A roller should be provided in the fairlead, if used, to 

 minimize the wear of the tow line at the point of contact. 



9. The engines should not be run continuously at full throttle. 



10. Towing lengths greater than 50 ft are not required under 

 calm weather conditions . 



11. The UTB could be used to tow a tov/able oil storage bag, 

 to connect and disconnect boom sections, to tow a FTB, and to 

 deploy the small mooring system. 



12. The Navy should consider rewriting the specification for 

 larger, more stable, and more powerful UTBs to permit their 

 safe use under adverse weather conditions. 



13. The Navy should consider UTB engines with closed cooling 

 systems to ensure trouble-free operation in harbor oil spill 

 removal operations. Because closed cooling system engines are 

 larger in size, it is anticipated that the UTBs will also have 

 to be larger in size. 



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