United States Maritime Administration
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United States Maritime Administration |
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| State level | Federal agency within the remit of the United States Department of Transportation |
| Supervisory authority | United States Department of Transportation |
| founding | May 24, 1950 (as US Maritime Commission ) |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
| Authority management | Rear Admiral a. D. Mark H. Buzby , Maritime Administrator |
| Servants | 754 |
| Web presence | www.marad.dot.gov |
The United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) is a federal authority under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport of the United States , based in Washington, DC head of agency is currently Mark H. Buzby, a former rear admiral of the US Navy .
history
On May 24, 1950 , the United States Maritime Commission was dissolved and its then responsibilities and duties were divided between the US Federal Maritime Board and the Maritime Administration . On August 6, 1981, MARAD was placed under the Ministry of Transport.
tasks
The authority
- administers programs for the National Merchant Marine (United States Merchant Marine)
- , the transport infrastructure of commercial shipping , and optimizes these
- conducts research in relevant areas such as shipping economics
- regulates the registration of US ships in another shipping register
- maintains federal watercraft and maritime facilities
- maintains the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point
MARAD also maintains the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) , an organization for civil protection and special military operations. The NDRF has bases in Beaumont (Texas) and in Benicia ( Suisun Bay , California) and today owns 28 watercraft .
The US Maritime Administration's ship type system
After the continuation of the tasks of MARCOM by the United States Maritime Administration in 1950, this continued the system introduced by MARCOM for the identification of the series and individual ships designed and built under its supervision. The system consisted of a three-block combination of letters and numbers that provided basic information about the type and size of the designated type of ship. However, MARAD changed the system. This was followed by the now somewhat more arbitrary preceding designation of the basic design (1, 2, 3, etc.) in the third group of digits, followed by an appended small letter to identify the individual design. The first draft, the Mariner class with the designation C4-S-1a, for example, is a dry cargo ship with a water length of over 500 feet, steam propulsion system and single propeller and the original design of its series.
The first group identifies the basic type and size of the ship. The first letter stands for the type of ship. The appended number indicates the length of the waterline.
- C - Cargo (cargo ship)
- T - tanker (tanker)
- P - Passenger (passenger ship)
etc.
- 1 - less than 400 feet
- 2 - 400 to 450 feet
- 3 - 450 to 500 feet
- 4 - over 500 feet
The second group identifies the type of machinery and the number of propellers.
- S - single-screw steamship (steamship with single propeller)
- ST - steamship, twin-screw (steamship with twin screw drive)
- SE2 - single screw steamship, electric propulsion,> 12 passenger (steamship with turbo-electric drive, single propeller and equipment for more than twelve passengers)
- ME - single screw ship, dieselelectric propulsion (ship with diesel-electric propulsion and single propeller) etc.
The appended “T” identifies ships with a twin screw drive, an appended “1” or “2” identifies ships with facilities for more than twelve passengers.
The third group describes the individual ship design. The individual types are numbered. If necessary, an attached small letter provides information about the particular design, whereby the "a" represents the original design. In addition, conversions of the two largest construction programs of the Second World War, the Liberty freighter and the Victory ship under MARAD supervision, each kept their prefix preceding the first group of digits, "E" for Emergency (Liberty) and "V" for Victory.
For a list of MARAD drafts, see List of MARAD Ship Types
Web links
- Official Websites (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.marad.dot.gov About Us> History> Short History (Engl.). Accessed July 6, 2013.
- ^ Website of the United States Maritime Administration. Retrieved May 24, 2020 . .
- ^ Maritime Administration At A Glance (Engl.). Accessed April 13, 2018.
- ↑ Overview ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
